AP EH CHAPTER 28:COLD WAR AND A NEW WESTERN …

The Vietnam War. after the Vietnamese had defeated their French colonial rulers in 1954 (Battle of Dien Bien Phu), Vietnam, like Korea, was divided into antagonistic northern and southern states (North-led by Ho Chi Minh received Soviet aid/South-led by Emperor Bao Dai and later strong man Ngo Dinh Diem received American assistance) ................
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