The French Revolution, opened up peoples minds to enlightenment, and World War I was the first to have battles of modern warfare. ... Originally President Kennedy did not want to get involved with the conflict in Vietnam. ... After World War II and The Korean Conflict, the last thing U.S. citizens wanted was for the government to send troops into Vietnam. ... South Vietnam was aided by a coalition of forces including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. ... There was an increasing sense among many people that the government was misleading the American people about a ...

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They were not all communist, although communists actively involved themselves in most of the "wars of liberation", forming blocs within other movements where they did not have the strength to stand alone. ... (Tonkin Annam and Cochin China were regions in the North, Central and South Vietnam. ... French troops were concentrated in fortresses in North Vietnam fighting a static war. ... To this end, Dien Bien Phu was occupied and established as a major fortress in 1953. It was a serious tactical error, being sited too far from major centres where support resources were, and the enemy's capa...

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