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Ho Chi Mihn and the creation of the Viet Minh
The main issue was the struggle for control of Vietnam. The Vietnamese people and the French were against each other. The communist government raised tensions. -
The First Indochina War
The first conflict was between the Viet Minh, a Vietnamese nationalist and communist group led by Ho Chi Minh, and French colonial forces attempting to maintain control over Vietnam. The people of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, as well as France and, to a lesser extent, the United States and China, were all impacted. This raised tension by being a Proxy war. -
America Aids France
The French suffered big-time military defeats. France, French Indochina and Vietnam were all impacted. Us's aid to France raised tensions. -
The Domino Theory
The main issue was that communism was getting passed on. Everybody was affected by this. It raised tensions because it fears spread of communism. -
The Geneva Accords
The main issue with this was the failure to establish stability. Cambodia and Laos were the most impacted countries. The US refused to do what they said, and it raised tensions. -
Use of Agent Orange
The main issue with this is that it caused big-time health problems. Everybody in the area of Agent Orange was impacted by this. It didn't really raise tensions to bad but it caused mistrust. -
Diệm’s assassination
Killing someone was the biggest issue here. South Vietnamese military general officers, civilian businessmen, religious leaders, criminal syndicates, and peasants were who this impacted the most out of anyone. Killing him raised the tensions. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The main issue was reports on attacks on U.S naval destroyers by the North Vietnamese. North Vietnam and the United States. This led to the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. -
The Tet Offensive
The main issue was that this shifted the public's opinions. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces were all impacted by this. This significantly raised tensions because nobody believed the US government. -
My Lai Massacre
The main issue was that they killed many unarmed and normal people. US people and Vietnamese people were impacted. This raised the tensions because they killed innocent people for no reason. -
U.S. troop withdrawals and Vietnamization
The main issue is that North Vietnamese people had more control over and people. Both the North and South Vietnamese people and the United States were all impacted by this. Did not raise the tensions if anything it lowered them as they pulled troops out. -
War Powers Act
The main issue was the actual effectiveness of this. The US was the one impacted by this. This did not directly raise tensions between US and USSR. -
The Fall of Saigon
The main issue of this was the collapse of the South Vietnamese forces and government. There were many groups impacted by this. This did not raise tensions between the US and USSR but it did play a role in the Cold War.