People

Admiral Jean Decoux – Governor of Indochina who replaced Cartroux

Alexandre Rhodes – missionary that developed “romanized writing”

Emporer Tu Duc – signed Treaty of Saigon with French

General Georges Catroux – appointed governor of Indochina by French

Ham Nghi – 13 year old emporer

Ho Chi Minh – well-known figure who supported Vietnamese Independence

Louis-Napoleon – encouraged French invasion of Indochina to establish protectorate

Ly Thai To – Ly Dynasty Emperor in 1009

Ngo Quyen – declared a new Vietnamese nation after Chinese rule

Pathet Lao – rose to dictator of Laos

President John F. Kennedy – increased aid and troop support to Vietnam

President Lyndon B. Johnson – authorized bombing of North Vietnam

President Richard M. Nixon – began secret bombing of Cambodia

President William J. Clinton – repealed trade embargo on Vietnam

Pol Pot – Cambodian dictator

Ton That Thuyet – Led Scholarly Revolt against French occupation

Events

Tet Offensive – Communist attack of over 100 cities in 1968

Geneva Agreements – partitioned Vietnam at the 17^th parallel

Golf of Tonkin Resolution - allowed more U.S. support in Vietnam

Versailles Peace Conference – Held at the end of WWII

Maps

Indochinese Peninsula -1954 – Map of Vietnam and surrounding area

Mekong River Delta. - Map

North Vietnam – Communist controlled portion of Vietnam

Red River Delta – Map

Political Maps & Battles – Maps of battles in Vietnam

South Vietnam - 1964 – Supported by the United States and tried to remain democratic

Other

Buddhism - religion

Capitalism – type of economic system

Communism – form of government

Democracy – form of government

Laos Human Rights Council - letter to Secretary of State

Romanized system of writing in Vietnamese

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center – Website about Southeast Asian immigrants

Pictures from top to bottom left to right:

1. Vietnamese woman carrying box on her head.
2. Mothers offering fruit and care to the army.
3. Ruins of a South Vietnamese village burned, thought to be Viet Cong stronghold
4. Funeral of a fifteen year old by killed in a riot.
5. Buddhist Monk burning himself to protest persecution of Buddhist in Vietnam.
6. U.S. helicopters arriving to airlift Vietnamese soldiers.
7. U.S. soldiers training for anti-guerilla tactics in Vietnam jungle.
8. Bombs tumble over burning a Viet Cong hideout.
9. Vietnamese soldiers inspecting the shoreline.

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http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/index.htm.

Creators

Josh Heller ~ Jenna Pittman ~ Brent Hill