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The Atlantic Charter
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(1941)President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill call for a postwar world that respects “the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live”—principle of self-determination
In 1945 Ho Chi Minh hopes U.S. will honor Charter by recognizing Vietnam’s independence |
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Dien Bien Phu 1954
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•Gen. Navarre puts 13,000 troops at remote outpost
.Giap surrounds with 50,000 troops •Siege prevents air support from March 27 until French surrender, May 7 |
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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•No tolerance for dissent--effort to imprison or execute former Viet Minh fighters who support Ho
•Corruption: wealth and position to family members and Catholic elite •Growing opposition from Communists, Buddhists, and nationalists of many ideologies |
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Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969
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•1930: Founder of Vietnamese Communist Party
•1941: Founder of the Viet Minh (League for Vietnamese Independence). Communist-led but recruits widely •Leads uprising against France and Japanese during World War II •Declares independence on Sept. 2, 1945. American officers attend ceremony |
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NSC #68
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National Security Council produced a secret memo before the Korean War even started- deemed that the U.S. would have to triple its military spending to be a major power- the Korean War came about as sort of a blessing.
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The 38th parallel
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divided Korea into North-Soviets install Communist Kim Il Sung- South-U.S. installs right-wing dictator: Syngman Rhee
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Great Migration
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(1910-1960)Movement of African Americans from South to North: Largest internal mass migration in U.S. history.
1910: 90 percent of African Americans live in South 1960: 50 percent live in South |
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Journey of Reconciliation
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(1947)Forerunner of 1961 Freedom Rides--Two week trip (8 blacks, 8 whites) through upper South. Planned by Congress of Racial Equality (founded in 1942 and inspired by Gandhi)Riders arrested numerous times. Judge Henry Whitfield in North Carolina: “It’s about time you Jews from New York learned that you can’t come down here bringing your niggers with you to upset the customs of the South.”
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