First American military aid arrived on South Vietnam soil in 1955, just on the rising wake of cold war. ... By 1950's South-East Asia became place where interest of superpowers, such as United States, China and USSR, as well as fading colonial empires like France and United Kingdom, created deadly tensions. ... Cuba, Algeria, China, and some African countries already fall into the communist hands, and many others could follow. Pro-communist guerilla movements spread across South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. ... Government overstates danger, and understates, or did not report tru...

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• Grade Level: High School

"A final battle was over the provisions of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) agreement. ... South Vietnam was still being defeated and needed a serious intervention from America. ... The Truman Doctrine, which was initially meant for Europe and the Middle East, was adopted and used by future presidents and applied the new Vietnam conflict. ... It was now obvious that the problem of communism went much further than just Europe and the Middle East and this alone proved to America that communism anywhere was a threat. ... Due to this fact, many South Vietnamese joined together aga...

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• Grade Level: High School

Vietnam had been divided into two, in the midst of a communist administration in the North under Ho Chi Minh and an egalitarian government in the South under Ngo Dinh Diem. ... Despite their rivalry for leadership of the communist bloc of nations, the Soviet Union and China collaborated to support North Vietnam's effort to destroy South Vietnam. Ho used guerilla warfare in South Vietnam, piloted by Viet Cong divisions, with the target of bringing together the country under communist decree (Westdad, Cuban and Vietnamese Challenges). ... They finally had to pull out of South Vietnam after...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School