The Vietnamese Revolution Ho Chi Minh Bringer of Light Nguyen Sinh Cung Vo Nguyen Giap Student of Maos theories of Revolutionary War The French in I ndochina Trung Tran amp Trung Nhi revolt ID: 766924
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The Vietnamese Revolution
Ho Chi Minh (Bringer of Light)Nguyen Sinh Cung
Vo Nguyen Giap Student of Mao’s theories of Revolutionary War
The French in I ndochina Trung Tran & Trung Nhi revolt agains the Chinese in 40AD The French in Indochina – Michelen Rubber 1908 Uprising in Bien Din 1914 WWIHo Chi Minh (Bringer of Light) and the VNQED1930 Nationalist Uprising at Yen Bay – Ho Chi Minh jailed1940 Japanese OccupationNguyen Giap & the Vietminh1945 Japanese Surrender/ Ho declares independence1950 Coup de Main1954 Dien Bien Phu & Geneva division at the 17th parrallel
French Defeat at Dien Bien Phu May 1954/Geneva Accords * Comparison to Khe Sanh for U.S.
U.S. CounterinsurgencyBegins in 65 after GOT Resolution “Search & Destroy” v. “Jungle Bashing” British Mission to MACV “Strong Temptation to hit someone”
U.S. Strategy: Direct or Indirect?68 Tet Offensive
Combined Action ProgramIndirect – Too Little, Too late? CAP Chu Hoi PROVN
The U.S. In Vietnam - the Fighting years (CAP)
Vietnam War Protests Relate to French Experience in Algeria
U.S. Withdrawal 72-75 “ Vietnamization ” April 72 Spring Offensive 73 Paris Peace Accords POWs Congressional Funding
South Vietnamese Defeat 75