the Vietnam war

• When did the Vietnam war start?

  November 1, 1955
• what was the Vietnam war?

  conflict between North & South Vietnam that also involved US soldiers
• when did the Vietnam war end?

  1975
• what was the role of France in the Vietnam war?

  -1945,France fought to keep control of its colonies in Indochina

  -France fought against Vietminh for 8 years
• why did the USA get involved in the Vietnam war?

  1) To prevent the Domino Theory from occurring, as Vietnam was in danger of turning communist.

  2) And, to show they were serious about containment, to avoid humiliation.
• which US presidents were involved in the Vietnam war?

  -Truman

  -Eisenhower

  -Kennedy

  -Nixon

  -Johnson
• how did the Vietnam war effect the cold war?

  -humiliating defeat for USA

  -Failure of containment policy as vietnam was now under communism

  -helped lead to greater cooperation between superpowers

  -USA sought soviets help in ending war
• What was the cost of the Vietnam War?

  167 billion dollars
• what were the reasons for the Vietnam war being unwinnable?

  -USA unable to close ho chi minh trail

  -USA knew little about country

  -American soldiers unused to jungle warfare

  -US military struggled to defeat Vietcong tactics

  -North Vietnam determined to withstand USA