The Vietnam War, 1954-1975 - Mr. Schuhmann's Social Studies Class
The Vietnam War, 1954-1975 - Mr. Schuhmann's Social Studies Class
The Vietnam War, 1954-1975 - Mr. Schuhmann's Social Studies Class
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SEATO:Fearing that thecommunists would win amassive amount of voteswith the Buddhist peasantpopulation who weredisgusted by thematerialism of the DinhDiem government, the US- refuses to allow theseelections to take place- forms the SoutheastAsia Treaty Organization(SEATO) to protect theindependence of <strong>Vietnam</strong>. Containment / Domino <strong>The</strong>ory Truman (President 1945-53) =“Containment” = Europe Eisenhower (President 1953-61) = “Domino <strong>The</strong>ory” = Asia “You knock over the first one,and what will happen to thelast one is the certainty that itwill go over very quickly” (South <strong>Vietnam</strong> > Cambodia >Laos > Thailand > Burma >India > ??? Ho Chi Minh responds with aguerrilla campaign against thesouth.7
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