Step Two: Thailand CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu Thailand was a member of SEATO (Southeast Asian Treaty Organization) and was therefore in a military alliance with the United States and many other Western Nations. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. would use airbases in Thailand, and many of the Hmong people would seek refuge there.

Step Two: Thailand CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu Thailand was a member of SEATO (Southeast Asian Treaty Organization) and was therefore in a military alliance with the United States and many other Western Nations. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. would use airbases in Thailand, and many of the Hmong people would seek refuge there. USAF USAF THAILAND USAF USAF

Step Three: Laos CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu During the Vietnam War, Laos simultaneously experienced their own Civil War between royalists and communists. Much of the Vietnam War was fought across the border in Laos. The U.S. invaded parts of Laos and bombed the country consistently. USAF USAF THAILAND USAF USAF

Step Three: Laos CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu During the Vietnam War, Laos simultaneously experienced their own Civil War between royalists and communists. Much of the Vietnam War was fought across the border in Laos. The U.S. invaded parts of Laos and bombed the country consistently. LAOS USAF USAF THAILAND LAOS USAF USAF

Step Four: Cambodia CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu Cambodia became a monarchy in 1953, and then a Republic in 1970. North Vietnamese used supply routes in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Americans invaded Cambodia during the war to disrupt these supply lines. LAOS USAF USAF THAILAND LAOS USAF USAF

Step Four: Cambodia CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu Cambodia became a monarchy in 1953, and then a Republic in 1970. North Vietnamese used supply routes in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Americans invaded Cambodia during the war to disrupt these supply lines. LAOS USAF USAF THAILAND LAOS USAF USAF CAMBODIA

Step Five: Hmong CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu The Hmong were a nomadic people from China and Southeast Asia that were secretly allied to the U.S. in the Vietnam War. They were expecting to establish their own nation after a U.S. victory, which never occurred. Instead, the Hmong were (and still are) persecuted in the forests of Laos and Vietnam. Large numbers have come to the U.S. since the 1970s. LAOS USAF USAF THAILAND LAOS USAF USAF CAMBODIA

Step Five: Hmong CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu The Hmong were a nomadic people from China and Southeast Asia that were secretly allied to the U.S. in the Vietnam War. They were expecting to establish their own nation after a U.S. victory, which never occurred. Instead, the Hmong were (and still are) persecuted in the forests of Laos and Vietnam. Large numbers have come to the U.S. since the 1970s. LAOS Hmong USAF USAF THAILAND LAOS USAF USAF CAMBODIA

Step Six: Bodies of Water CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu Since the United States was the world’s dominant naval force, launching air strikes from ships and bombing raids from carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea or Gulf of Thailand would be a theme of the Vietnam War. LAOS Hmong USAF USAF THAILAND LAOS USAF USAF CAMBODIA

Step Six: Bodies of Water CHINA Vietnam Map Activity Dien Bien Phu Since the United States was the world’s dominant naval force, launching air strikes from ships and bombing raids from carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea or Gulf of Thailand would be a theme of the Vietnam War. LAOS Gulf of Tonkin Hmong US Navy USAF USAF THAILAND LAOS USAF USAF CAMBODIA South China Sea Gulf of Thailand US Navy US Navy