Unfortunately Vietnam has historically been under attack or control from outside countries, and such was the case at the end of World War 2, when the French refused to leave. However, the people would not stand for this, and the Vietminh, led by Ho Chi Mon, declared themselves free from French control. With two headstrong countries there was no other alternative but to fight for the control, and by 1954 the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu. After the French were defeated The Geneva Accords was called to decide who would govern the country. Here it was decided that Vietnam would be divided into two zones, north and south, and the 17th parallel would be the boundary. It was decided that North Vietnam would be governed by Ho Chi Mon and would be a communist society, and South Vietnam would be an anti-communist government run by the corrupt President Diem. Finally, an election date was set for 2 years and it was decided that the

The Vietnam War is also known as the war the U.S. lost on T.V. Pictures and film brought back from Vietnam showed the terrible manner in which this war was fought, it was also being reported how the U.S.’s loses were minimal when compared to Vietnamese. By 1968, the U.S. had total air and sea control and was winning every battle they fought in, but still was getting nowhere. The main reason the U.S. was getting nowhere is because the really didn’t know where they were going, they had no plan of attack; no plan to win the war! The war reached its peak in 1968 with the Tet Offensive. The U.S. took loses during the Tet Offensive and the U.S. embassy was over ran by the Viet Cong. This was another shock to Americans at home, and protests against the war were now a common thing.

After the Tet Offensive it is said that three out of every four Americans no longer approved in Johnson’s conduct of war; the American people were looking for a new leader.

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