War in Southeast Asia Chapter 15.4
Indochina After WWII 30 years of conflict French colonialism American Japan Overran Indochina Guerrilla warfare
Ho Chi Minh nationalist communist vs French Dienbienphu-Vietnamese led by Ho Chi Minh defeat the French 1954 Vietnam divided between North and South
America Enters the War Domino theory-the idea that if one country becomes communist more will follow Unite Vietnam as non-communist US Aid to South Vietnam grows Guerrilla warfare-Viet-Cong Tet Offensive
Vietnam War Ends Opposition to the war in the US Nixon 1973 wants to end the war US withdrawls 1976 Vietnam united
Southeast Asia After the War Tragedy in Cambodia Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot commit genocide 3 million dead Vietnamese people flee Boat people