Question

What are important events in the Vietnam war? Important people? Effects of the war? Out come of the war?

Answer 1

• The vietnam war started in 1950s.
• In 1887,France imposed a colonial system in Vietnam.
• In 1930 Ho chi Minh vietnamese nationalist found Indo chinese communist party in Hong Kong.
• In 1940 when Japanese troops invaded french,Indo china and occupied Vietnam, Ho chi Minh and his colleagues established the league for Independence of Vietnam.
• In 1945, when Japan got defeated in the world warll,France re asserted its authority over Vietnam.
• Ho chi Minh declared an independent north Vietnam and rejected a French proposal which granted Vietnam limited self government and began a guerilla war against french.
• During September 2nd 1945 Democratic Republic of vietnam was formed where the Japan surrendered and Ho chi Minh proclaimed the Independence of Democratic Republic of vietnam with Hanoi as the capital and Ho chi Minh as its president.
• In 1946 after Japan's defeat, french troops came back to occupy Vietnam . This conflict led to a conventional war between french and Vietnam.
• In 1950, the people's Republic of china recognized Ho chi Minh's government.
• In 1954 ,ffrench surrendered to Vietnam and soon after the Geneva conference began to discuss the status of Indo china.
• Bao dai appointed Ngo dinh diem as the new leader of south Vietnam.
• In the same year the Geneva accords was signed for peaceful with drawal of french troops from vietnam and desperate Vietnam in to north and south at the general election to Re unify the country.
• The important people in the vietnam war were Ho chi Minh.
• Ngo dinh diem
• Lyndon Johnson
• Robert macna Mara
• John f.kennedy
• Richard Nixon
• Henry kissinger
• William Calley
• General west more land
• Clark Gifford.
• During the Vietnam war 58,000 American soldiers were killed and also many were wounded.
• The war shook US terribly.
• The vietnamese land and people paid a much heavier price for the war .
• 4, million vietnamese were killed and wounded on both sides of the conflict.
• Among them many included people who were not involved in the military including women and children.
• The US military used more than 14 million tons of Explosives during this war which led to death and destructions from bombing.
• The US military spread millions of chemicals that killed or burnt crops,forest and other vegetations.
• This turned the huge number of peasants in to home less refugees.
• The war was accompanied with poverty and destruction which resulted in major changes to vietnamese families,culture and society.
• Combination of bombing and spraying of chemicals destroyed the crops and the war led to hunger and starvation among the rural people.

• Many vietnamese were displaced from their homes due to the war.
• 2 million vietnamese were killed and 3 million were wounded.
• Vietnamese Economy shattered at the end of the war and the violence continued for many years.
• US also suffered because of its involvement in the war.
• War led to the division of nation and led to conflicts,anger and bitterness by Anti war Citizens.
• The veterans returned with post traumatic stress and illnesses due to the toxic chemicals used during the war.
• The agent orange,a toxic chemical used by Vietnam during the war created long time Environmental and human consequences.
• The war led to the death of 58,000American soldiers as well.
• The fighting between south vietnamese and communist continued despite the peace agreement until north Vietnam launched an offensive in early 1975.