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Vietnam
Title: Vietnam
Category: History
Details: Words: 652 | Pages: 2.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Vietnam
The French colony of Vietnam was over taken by the Japanese in World War 2. The reaction of the Vietnamese nationalists was to form a league for Vietnamese independence. This was also known as the Vietminh. Ho chi Minh, a communist led this organisation. Ho chi Minh declared independence from French colonial rule. This was resisted by the French because Vietnam was rich in minerals.
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…showed last 75 words of 652 total…main tactics they used were also a chemical called Agent Orange, this was dropped on top of trees and dissolved all the leaves so they could then spot the peasants. The Americans gave medical, financial and general aid but this still couldn't get the peasants on their side. President Johnson had to reconsider his position as president because there was rising casualties, the TET offensive, demonstrations at home, increasing costs and a fall in popularity.
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