... French Communist Party against the war gained momentum. French Prime minister, Pierre Mendes-France, became determined to end the war quickly to avoid public criticism and uphold his promise of peace. Ultimately, the Viet Minh were in a position of strength after their defeat, this was detrimental for the French outcomes in the Geneva conference of May-July 1954. In the ... American involvement and maintain Vietnamese foreign credibility. However the result was still a major defeat for American diplomacy, having 'lost' half of Vietnam, the US now believed that the peace of the worl...

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... , was ruled by France until 1954 which ended with the Battle of Dienbiophu where a huge French army was defeated. The acceptance of the Geneva Conference to recognize Vietnam as two separate independent countries, North Vietnam and South Vietnam, was signed by representatives of French union and Vietminh forces. Elections were scheduled for 1956 in South Vietnam for reunification of Vietnam. It ... the Vietnamese new years, or "The Tet"-- North Vietnam and the Viet Cong allies attacked major cities in South Vietnam, this was labeled the Tet Offensives. It overshadowed the Tet. Peace talk...

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... briefly explaining the war, and then I will share about the propaganda. The Korean War was over the spread of Communism. After WWII a line at the 38th parallel was established to separate North Korea from South Korea. The North was completely Communistic (probably due to the high influence of Japan, and the Russian soldiers that occupied their land) and the South (occupied ... planes or heavy guns and no tanks. Obviously, the South couldn"t defend them self properly. So this is where the UN stepped in and called the invasion a violation of international peace and demanded that the Commu...

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