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WhereisVietnam?backgroundimformation•In1860,Francebeganitsdominationoftheareaandhad,bythelate19thcentury,implementeditscolonizationinanumberofregions.DuringWWII,theJapanesegovernmenttookcontrolofmuchoftheareaandsetupapuppetregimethatwaseventuallyforcedoutbytheVietnameseattheendofthatwarin1945.•AfterWWIIanduntil1955,Francefoughthardtoregaintheirformerterritoriesintheregion,butwithapoorlyorganizedarmyandlittledeterminationamongthetroops,theireffortssooncollapsed.TheFrenchwerefinallydefeatedin1954.TheFrenchtroopswithdrew,leavingabufferzoneseparatingtheNorthandSouth.ThecommunistregimesetupitsheadquartersinHanoiundertheleadershipofHoChiMinh.whileinthesouth,NgoDinhDiemformedtheRepublicofVietnam.NorthSouthItwaspatriotism,notcommunism,thatinspiredme.HoChiMinhCommunistAnti-CommunistLeader:HoChiMinhLeader:NgoDinhDiemSupportedby:USSR&ChinaSupportedby:USAIncrementalpolicies:Truman,Eisenhower,Kennedy&JohnsonDiem’spersecutionofBuddhistsTrainingofguerrillatroops(Vietcong)Nov.1963:coupledbyS.VietnamesegeneralsDinhDiemdiesRefugeesfledtotheSouthEscalationofAmericanmilitaryprocessofwarfivestages1955-1960Eusenhowersupportsouthtopersecuteandkillcommunists•1961-1964Kennedylaunchedspecialforces特种战争•1965-1968Johnsonexpandedlocalwar局部战争•1969-1973Nixoninvolved“Vietnamization.”•1973-1975TheNorthVietnamesefinallyconqueredSouthVietnamTheWarinAmerica•TheVietnamWarhadamajorimpactoneverydaylifeinAmerica,andtheJohnsonadministrationwasforcedtoconsiderdomesticconsequencesofitsdecisionsdaily.•Sincetherewerenotenoughvolunteerstocontinuetofightaprotractedwar,thegovernmentinstitutedadraft.Anti-WarSentiments•AsthedeathsmountedandAmericanscontinuedtoleaveforSoutheastAsia,theJohnsonadministrationwasmetwiththefullweightofAmericananti-warsentiments.Anti-WarProtests•Protestseruptedoncollegecampusesandinmajorcitiesatfirst,butby1968everycornerofthecountryseemedtohavefeltthewar'simpact.LongestandMostUnpopularWar•TheVietnamWarwasthelongestandmostunpopularwarinAmericanhistory.Duringthewar:–58,000Americanslosttheirlives.•Theoldestmankilledwas62yearsold;theyoungest,16.•61%ofthemenkilledwere21oryounger.–304,000werewounded.–75,000wereseverelydisabled.–TheUnitedStatesspentover$200billiondollarsonthewar.•越南人民军和越南南方民族解放阵线：1176000人死亡(最高估计)、600000人受伤。•中国：参战17万人（1969年），1100人死亡，60000受伤。•苏联：参战3000人，16人死亡。•共计死亡：1177462（最高估计）共受伤：604200人以上。•7.2南越•美国：参战650000人，58209人死亡、304000人受伤、2000余人失踪。•越南共和国(南越南)：120万军队;220357人死亡(最低估计)316000人死亡(最高估计)、1170000人受伤。•韩国：参战53000人，5099人死亡、10962人受伤，4人失踪。•澳大利亚：参战7672人，521人死亡、3000人受伤。•泰国：参战10450人，1351人死亡、5000人受伤。•新西兰：552人参战、37人死亡，187人受伤。•中国台湾：参战人数不详;1人死亡。•thewarisend,butitmakesalotofrefugeesandsufferings.Wenowarelivinginapeacefulword.Weshouldreflectwhathappenedinthepastandcherishthehard-earnedpeacefullife.