1. Bell Ringer 12/11/08 1.Explain the 2 sides of the Korean War, years fought, and the result of the war. 2.Where is Vietnam? TODAY: Vietnam War Intro

3. Vietnam SE Asian country Gained freedom after Japan lost WWII (1945) France had previously ruled Vietnam - wanted power again!

5. Ho Chi Minh Organized Vietnamese revolutionaries to create a Communist Party against French rule. Started the Vietminh - an organization to win Vietnam’s independence from foreign rule.

6. Domino Theory Pres. Eisenhower’s theory - 1954 DTDT = “Countries on the brink of communism are like a row of dominoes waiting to fall, one after the other” U.S. sent millions of $$ to help French fight Vietnamese communists.

7. 17 th Parallel Like Korea, Vietnam was split N & S. 17 th Parallel split by the Geneva Accords in 1954. Communists and Ho Chi Minh controlled N. Vietnam (capital city = Hanoi). Anti-communists controlled S. Vietnam (capital = Saigon).

8. Homework – Ch. 22 Read pages 730-735 Answer questions 1 and 3 on page 735 Due Monday