Vietnam War
Geneva Accord 1954: Vietnam divided at 17th Parallel.
As a proxy
- north Ho Chi Minh (communist)
- south anti communist USA
- USA believed, if vietnam under communist, then SEA will be influenced
- similar to korean war, afghan conflict, proxy war in vietnam
- intensified in backdrop of arms race & cold war
As anti colonial struggle
- initially french rule, removed at Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1954
- Gevena Accords divided Vietnam, creating a fresh aspiration of unification
- Ho Chi Minh symbolised nationalism & communism, got popular support
- resistance to USA foreign intervention because just got free from one imperial power
- Fall of Saigon 1975 ended war
Consequences
- vietnam:
- human, economic loss
- national reunification under communist govt
- long term reconstruction & economic challenges
- Global
- exposed limits of military interviention
- strengthened peace & anti war movements worldwide
- kicked of detente