Before WWII France controlled Vietnam, then Japan took over Vietnam during WWII. The leader of Vietnam was a man by the name of Ho Chi Minh, the form of government was anti-communistic. On September 2nd, 1945 Vietnamese declared independence, the actions Ho Chi Minh took was settling for a hormial autonomy as a member of the French Union. By the end of 1943 the French took Japan out of Vietnam and took control back. The U.S. aided the French during the French Indochina War by giving them 15 million dollars. The Geneva Accords are agreement of the war ending between France and Vietnam in 1954, French split up into 3 colonies. The Communistic North Vietnam leader was Ho Minh, the anti-communistic South Vietnam leader was Ngo Dien.
Some practices of Diem that angered the South Vietnamese were No land distribution to peasants, angered majority of the Buddhist population by restricting buddhist practices, He was also Brutal and Repressive. The Vietcong were communist guerrillas, some were trained, most south were hated, their goal was to gain enough Communist support from Major Japanese countires to declare war on the United States, the Vietcong was supported by Northern Vietnam. The actions that were taken on November 1,1963 were the republic Vietnam officers overthrowing Ngo Diem. The Gulf of Tonkin incident was North Vietnamese patrol boats attacking 2 U.S. boats. The fighting tactics used by Vietcong were unpredictable, unconventional, deceitful, depriving, and they were Search and Destroy missions. The elected President through the 1968 election was Richard Nixon, his policy of Vietnamization was by dropping bombs on their tunnels and hideouts. On the day of April 30, 1975 the communist took over Saigon, Vietnam U.S. and allies retreated and evacuated. This was the day that all the communist dominated the North.
Some practices of Diem that angered the South Vietnamese were No land distribution to peasants, angered majority of the Buddhist population by restricting buddhist practices, He was also Brutal and Repressive. The Vietcong were communist guerrillas, some were trained, most south were hated, their goal was to gain enough Communist support from Major Japanese countires to declare war on the United States, the Vietcong was supported by Northern Vietnam. The actions that were taken on November 1,1963 were the republic Vietnam officers overthrowing Ngo Diem. The Gulf of Tonkin incident was North Vietnamese patrol boats attacking 2 U.S. boats. The fighting tactics used by Vietcong were unpredictable, unconventional, deceitful, depriving, and they were Search and Destroy missions. The elected President through the 1968 election was Richard Nixon, his policy of Vietnamization was by dropping bombs on their tunnels and hideouts. On the day of April 30, 1975 the communist took over Saigon, Vietnam U.S. and allies retreated and evacuated. This was the day that all the communist dominated the North.