The American Industrial/Business Revolution

THE VIETNAM WAR

THE VIETNAM WAR

Introduction

The Vietnam War was one of the outcomes of cold war as America and Russia competed to spread their political ideologies . Vietnam was divided into two as the south supported capitalism and nationalism while the North supported communism . North Vietnam received full support from china which was had instilled its communism ideology in most of Asia The South received full support from America which was scared of the dominance of communism in Asia . The French colonized Vietnam prior to the commencement of WW2

. The Japanese occupied Vietnam during the war and the Vietnamese formed a movement that was against the Japanese . Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Vietminh movement and he was very sympathetic towards communism ideas . Vietminh controlled the North of Vietnam by the end of the Second World War and strived for independence in Vietnam . 1945 saw the return of French in Vietnam with an intention to continue with their rule . The Vietminh strongly resisted this move and fought the French fiercely with assistance from China

American Involvement in the War

This financial aid from China unnerved America as they saw it as a move by the communist to control the entire South East Asia . America aided France and this resulted to setting of a capitalist government in South Vietnam . America introduced many aid programs and through its think tanks and contractors the South Vietnam state was set up . They also set up several institutions and developed the infrastructure...