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The anti-war movement did force the United States to sign a peace treaty, withdraw its remaining forces, and end the draft in early 1973. Throughout a decade of organizing, anti-war activists used a variety of tactics to shift public opinion and ultimately alter the actions of political leaders.

First coordinated nationwide protests against the Vietnam War included demonstrations in New York City (sponsored by War Resisters League, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Committee for Non-Violent Action, the Socialist Party of America, and the Student Peace Union and attended by 1500 people), San Francisco (1000 people) …

Until 1949, the French divided Vietnam into three parts: Tonkin, Annam, and Cochin China.

And here’s where World War II changed Vietnam forever. In 1940, the German army sliced through France like butter. Germany’s ally, Japan, eventually invaded Vietnam and replaced the French as colonial masters. Vietnam was now a Japanese colony, and that put it squarely in the crosshairs of US foreign policy after 1941.

The United States entered Vietnam with the principal purpose of preventing a communist takeover of the region. In that respect, it failed: the two Vietnams were united under a communist banner in July 1976. Neighbouring Laos and Cambodia similarly fell to communists.

All leaders were required to renounce their Vietnamese citizenship. …

Why did the Vietminh attack the French after WWII? Because the French wanted to regain its colony Indochina, which was taken by the Japanese during the war. The French put him in charge of Vietnam but he could only maintain his power while the French controlled Indochina.

After the French Defeat in the First Indochina War, the Geneva conference took place. This split Vietnam into North and South Vietnam. This did not happen because the leader of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, did not want to hold it. He was afraid that if they to reunite Vietnam, they would reunite under communism.

For over thousands of years, China ruled over Vietnam from 111 B.C. — 980 A.D. During the period, many Chinese culture wonders influenced the small country of the world. One of its influence was the classical Chinese writing.

3) What was the result of the overthrow of Diem in Vietnam? Diem’s overthrow made the situation in South Vietnam more unstable. The U.S. then had to use more resources to keep the government in power.

The draft was viewed as unequal because the working class man’s only choice was to go to war, while the wealthy men would go to college or enlist in the National Guard. By the end of the 1960’s the nation was fed up with the war, and they were angry with how the war itself was being carried out.

Ngo Dinh Diem announced that he would cancel elections in the South and was supported by the US. The US feared Diems corrupt government would cause the population to admire the communist north. The US designed several assassinations including the bombing of his palace but were unsuccessful.

Several cabinet members were also at the grave and a eulogy was given by a general of the ARVN. According to the eulogy, Diệm died because he had resisted the domination of foreigners and their plans to bring great numbers of troops to Vietnam and widen a war which would have destroyed the country.

Vietnam at 50: 1968 The Tet Offensive of 1968 transformed the Vietnam War – and America.