Vietnam3

In the early 1960’s, North Vietnam wished to unify North and South Vietnam through military force. Since the United States feared the spread of communism in Asia, John F. Kennedy provided economic and military aid to South Vietnam to prevent the takeover by North Vietnam. At this time, this was still a civil war. The United States were not yet officially involved. The North Vietnamese resented this intervention by the United Sates and so, three …

…to choose their own future, whether or not to unite with North Vietnam. North Vietnamese troops were given the right to remain in South Vietnam but they could not be reinforced. President Nixon finalized the accepted treaty and began to remove United States troops. After the peace talks, fighting continued between the North and South Vietnamese. North Vietnam went against all that was outlined at the peace talks after the majority of American soldiers left.