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Vietnam War: Key Events and Figures by Eskil Larsen is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides an outline of key events in the conflict in Vietnam from the 1940s to the 1960s. It discusses the Chinese occupation of Vietnam, the rise of Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh independence movement. It then summarizes the First Indochina War between France and the Viet Minh, the Geneva Conference of 1954 which divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel, and Ngo Dinh Diem becoming president of South Vietnam in 1955. It concludes with the growing involvement of the United States through militar
- Author
- Eskil Larsen
- Language
- EN