An idiots guide to the Vietnam war.
Vietnam:
Background to the conflict:
- Before WWII, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia were classed as French Indo – China.
- During WWII, Japan has conquered these countries and had gained control of their natural resources.
- Japan treated these people badly and this gave rise to many resistance groups, including the Vietminh.
- Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam a free republic.
- War broke out to ensure that communism did not spread ~ USA believed in the domino theory which meant that if one country became communist then the one next door would become communist too.
- USA gave the French nearly $3 million to help them to oppose it.
