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US and Vietnam No clever subtitle

A New Look Vietnam History US’s Role in Vietnam

Vietnam History Before WWII, Vietnam was a French colony, part of Indochina Japanese took control after Germany defeated France Resistance was led by Ho Chi Minh After WWII, France tried to regain power Ho and his followers, communists, fought a war for liberation Defeated France in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were independent

Vietnam History North Vietnam became communist and South Vietnam was not S. V. gov’t was corrupt because it was run by wealthy land owners and businessmen In the 1960s, the Viet Cong emerged and attempted to overthrow the gov’t They were SV communists VC asked NV for help

US’s Role in Vietnam US wanted to prevent the spread of Communism What is this called? Sent military advisors and equipment to Vietnam In response, NV sent in troops to SV to fight in the civil war By 1965, the US was in a full scale war with NVA and VC US lost the war and 50,000 American troops

US’s Role in Vietnam SV fell in 1975 to communism and Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City The Vietnam War caused division in American society People left the US rather than serve in the war War protests on college campuses

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New Opportunities Trade Embargo Vietnam as a Place for Business

Trade Embargo Lifted in 1994 by Clinton Had been in effect since 1975 Some wanted to wait until American MIA were accounted for Families wanted to know The remains of some Americans have been returned Vietnam did this to improve relations

Trade Embargo The lifting of the embargo was accompanied with a pledge to find MIAs For business, the cessation of the embargo was a windfall Opened up new markets Vietnam is poor, so people are only potential customers Cheap source of labor

Vietnam as a Place for Business Companies like Microsoft and Pepsi moved into Vietnam Mobil Oil given rights in the South China Sea By 1990’s, Vietnam was energetic about American investment Money and technology would improve the lives of the people

Vietnam as a Place for Business Provide protection against China Traditional enemies Imports cheap goods Building airfields on disputed land July 1995, Clinton recognized Vietnam and began ambassador exchange MIA families protested Most welcomed the change

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