Ho Chi Minh was inspired by Marxism and worked with Mao Zedong to create the Viet Minh movement in Vietnam. The First Indochina War began as a conflict between Vietnam and France, eventually resulting in the division of Vietnam into North and South. The Vietnam War then emerged from the Cold War as the US supported South Vietnam to prevent the spread of communism, while North Vietnam was backed by Communist China. Over 47,000 American soldiers and 900,000 Vietnamese troops were killed in the war. The fall of Saigon in 1975 led to a unified Vietnam under communist rule.

1. VIETNAM
WAR
(1959-1975)

2. Ho Chi Minh: the trailblazer of Vietnam
• inspired by Karl Marx
• collaborate with Mao Zedong
• created the Viet Minh
• inspired 80% of Vietnam to follow his
leadership

3. The Vietnam War: causes & conflicts
First Indochina War
•Conflict between Vietnam and France
•Viet Minh was founded and assisted US to
defeat Japanese in Vietnam
•Ho Chi Minh became the secret agent of OSS;
Agent 19
•Ho Chi Minh declared independence of Vietnam
•US collaborate with the French and recapture
Vietnam
•First Indochina war began
•French reclaimed the North
•Geneva Conference-divided Vietnam into North
and South
First Indochina War
•Conflict between Vietnam and France
•Viet Minh was founded and assisted US to
defeat Japanese in Vietnam
•Ho Chi Minh became the secret agent of OSS;
Agent 19
•Ho Chi Minh declared independence of Vietnam
•US collaborate with the French and recapture
Vietnam
•First Indochina war began
•French reclaimed the North
•Geneva Conference-divided Vietnam into North
and South
Vietnam War
•derived from the symptoms, components and
consequences of the Cold War
•Communism was prevented by the US
•US become engage in war
•North controlled by Communist as to South
controlled by non-communist
•Viet Minh become more active militarily—Viet
Cong---collaborate with Communist China
•South had the support of US
•Serve as the proxy war among alliances
•small antiwar movement grew into an
unstoppable force, pressuring American leaders
to reconsider its commitment
Vietnam War
•derived from the symptoms, components and
consequences of the Cold War
•Communism was prevented by the US
•US become engage in war
•North controlled by Communist as to South
controlled by non-communist
•Viet Minh become more active militarily—Viet
Cong---collaborate with Communist China
•South had the support of US
•Serve as the proxy war among alliances
•small antiwar movement grew into an
unstoppable force, pressuring American leaders
to reconsider its commitment

4. The Domino Effect of
Communism

5. Vietnam War as the Second Indochina War
• US joined the war for the
prevention of communism
and for their other set of
ambitions
• US creates the anti-
Communist South
Vietnamese government
• Prevent Domino effect of
communist among Asian
countries.

7. The Vietnam War and its affliction
• 47,000 Americans were killed in action
and another 313,00 were wounded n the
war
• The North and Vet Cong suffered about
900,000 troops killed and an unknown,
but huge, number of wounded
• Some parts/cities/towns were heavily
damage
Economic Effects

8. The Vietnam War and its affliction
• Agriculture business and
industry had been disrupted
• U.S government raised taxes
to pay for the war
• Cost of war $200 billion that
damaged U.S Economy

9. The Vietnam War and its affliction
Psychological and sociological effects
•Veterans of Vietnam War formed an organization known as
Vietnam Veterans Against War (VVAW)
•Children were born with physical deformities.
•Post-traumatic stress disorder among the veterans.
•Some veterans reported a variety of health problems.
•Some South Vietnamese sent to “new economic zone”

10. Political effects
•Inspired Congress to attack the “imperial” presidency through the War
Power Act. (U.S)
•Widespread public distrust of the U.S government and made military less
popular.
•Fall of Saigon- April 30,1975
•Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City
The Vietnam War and its affliction

11. • With the communist victory in South Vietnam and communist
takeovers in neighboring Cambodia and Laos, the new Vietnam
emerged as an important Southeast Asian Power.
• Unified Vietnam called Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The Vietnam War and its affliction

12. Sources:
o Brigham, Robert K., and Atwood, Paul. "Vietnam War." Microsoft®
Encarta® 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.
o The New Encyclopedia Britannica Volume 122
o www.thefamouspeople.com/HoChiMinh
o www.USHistory.org/Theantiwarmovement
o "The Causes of the Vietnam War". HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. 2014.
Web.

13. The Vietnam War: causes, conflicts
and effects
Balladares, Roxanne Jane M.
BSEd 3-2 Social Studies