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How Did The Us Use Vietnam In The 1960s

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In 1963, after the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother, John F. Kennedy who was the President of the United States has involved in Vietnam by sent 17,500 American military advisors to train with the South Vietnam military to have an ability to fight against Vietcong which is a rebel group that connect with vietminh in South Vietnam which also known as the 1st strategy. In 1964, Two U.S. Navy, USS Maddox and Turner Joy, were attacked by the North Vietnam army at the Golf of Tonkin, So U.S. sent Air Strike to destroy the North Vietnam boats base and oil storage depot. In 1967, General Nguyan Van Thieu became the President of South Vietnam. Meanwhile, President Kennedy was assassinated, and President Johnson, who was President Kennedy’s successor, had decided to increased military and economic support to confronted the Vietcong and dropped the bombing campaign on the Ho chi Minh Trail (2nd strategic) which was the series of connection between North and South Vietnam that go through Cambodia and Laos to South Vietnam which to support the military supply to the Vietcong to fight against the South Vietnam, because of the Geneva agreement Vietminh can’t go through South Vietnam, so they have to use Laos and Cambodia territory to transport the supply to Vietcong in the south Vietnam. …show more content…

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