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THE THREE INDOCHINA WARS

THE THREE INDOCHINA WARS. Historical background of Indochina First Indochina War Second Indochina War Third Indochina War. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF INDOCHINA. Colonial occupation by French Japanese Occupation during World War II Home to indigenous insurgent movements

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THE THREE INDOCHINA WARS

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  1. THE THREE INDOCHINA WARS • Historical background of Indochina • First Indochina War • Second Indochina War • Third Indochina War

  2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF INDOCHINA • Colonial occupation by French • Japanese Occupation during World War II • Home to indigenous insurgent movements • Indochina Communist Party (ICP) launches war of liberation • French fight communists after 1945 • Communist struggle gets linked to Cold War

  3. FIRST INDOCHINA WAR • Communist insurgency against French • Insurgency led by Ho Chi Minh • Communists supported by China • French supported by United States • Major French defeat at Dien Bien Phu • Geneva Accords signed in 1954 • Division of Vietnam at 17th parallel

  4. SECOND INDOCHINA WAR (1) • Continuation of insurgency • Fight between North and South Vietnam • North Vietnam supported by China • South Vietnam supported by United States • Cambodia and Laos become involved • American use of indiscriminate bombing • Large casualty list

  5. SECOND INDOCHINA WAR (2) • Direct U.S. involvement in 1960s • Resistance to War grows in U.S. • Peace talks begin in 1970s • North Vietnam wins war in 1975 • Vietnam becomes reunited • Country renamed Socialist republic of Vietnam (SRV)

  6. THIRD INDOCHINA WAR • Begins in December 1978 • Khmer Rouge harass Vietnam(ese) • Vietnam invades and occupies Cambodia • Khmer Rouge supported by China • Vietnam supported by Soviet Union • Conflict part of Sino-Soviet rift • Vietnam withdraws troops in 1989

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