SUMMARY

WHY WAS THE US INVOLVED IN THE CIVIL WAR

WHAT HO CHI MINH HOPED TO ACHIEVE

WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE CIVIL WAR

1954 Divided

1961 1960

1956
1961 1964 Ngo Dinh
Vietcong Diem
Refuse to
hold
elections
to unify
Vietnam
 Who controls Which territory
South North
Ngo Dinh Diem Ho Chi Minh
Sponsored by the USA Sponsored by China to bring
to bring down independence to Vietnam,
communism unite Vietnam and also to
spread communism

PLAN
HOW SUCCESSFUL WERE THE VIETCONG MILITARY TACTICS
3 KEY FACTS OF THEIR SUCCESS
• KILLING OF THE SOLDIERS
1.Guerrilla Tactic Booby Traps Demoralised
Surprise attacks Psychological
effects that caused Drugs
Did not know Soldiers were in no
Knowing the land morale problems
who enemy was mode to fight
better than the
enemy Paranoia
Had Caused MY LIE Incident

2. Maintaining The War Vietminh Vietminh Vietminh never gave because it

were Strong never gave up was there country
Had Help US soldiers did Demoralisation
not know why Drugs
from VC on of soldiers Limited &
land as they were Weapons Resourceful
promised by fighting were supplied
Had used some
Ho Chi Minh Shelter given VC continuous to win through the
of the
to VC hearts and minds of Ho Chi Minh
remaining
local civilians Trail. weapons left by
Even though the TET offensive
turned out to be a total loss for the This had caused US and recycle
VC, the VC had turned the Us Public protest in the United bombs to make
Against their own government. States of America booby traps
3. Nullify Us Tactics
•Agent Orange They used the Ho Chi Minh
•Operation Rolling Thunder Avoid fighting in in big Trail to get their weapons
•The Air War battles and always safely to them without
•Search & Destroy stick to guerrilla tactics getting involve in any big
•Napalm battles