Case Study: Vietnam How was a small country like Vietnam able to win a war against the USA? Pause to contextualise and put this on the board + where, when,

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Case Study: Vietnam How was a small country like Vietnam able to win a war against the USA? Pause to contextualise and put this on the board + where, when, who, what, why? Position Vietnam War within the Cold War but also within the post-war anti-colonial national liberation struggles. Essay Question

This section includes: Background 1957 to 1965 – Struggle in Vietnam between the South Vietnamese army and the communist-trained rebels (Viet Cong) 1965 to 1969 – North Vietnamese-USA struggle The war from the Vietnamese and USA perspective The war as a world issue 1969 to 1975 – USA withdrawal from Vietnam Conclusion: How the war is remembered today (Refer to CAPS, p26)

Where in the World is Vietnam? USA Vietnam

Background In the 19th century France colonised a large part of SE Asia including modern day Vietnam. (French Indo-China) 1941: Japan invaded and occupied SE Asia. 1941: Two communists / Vietnamese nationalists (Ho Chi Minh and Nguyen Vo Giap) set up Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam) Viet Minh funded by the US. Ho Chi Minh – 1890 – 1969: born into poverty, went to France in 1917 became a communist, founded the Indo-China Communist Party in 1930.