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Case Study → Vietnam (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Revision Notes

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Case Study \to Vietnam Context The Vietnam War ● In the 1950s, the Vietnamese, led by the communist Ho Chi Minh, fought for independence against the French ● The French were defeated and left Vietnam. But the USA supported an anti-communist regime in South Vietnam ● A civil war broke out in Vietnam between North and South. The USA aided S Vietnam. The USSR & China aided the North. The superpowers 'fought' each other without actually going to war ● Vietnam was divided into North Vietnam and S Vietnam in 1954 . In 1975 N Vietnam defeated S Vietnam. The country was unified under a communist leadership Costs of the Vietnam War ● 1 million Vietnamese soldiers died, and 1 million civilians ● Around 58,000 US troops were killed ● There were 11 mil refugees ● 7 mil tonnes of US bombs ● US chemical weapons caused heavy environmental damage and harmed 1 mil people, and it destroyed Vietnam's infrastructure Vietnam War *

Context	The Vietnam War ● In the 1950s, the Vietnamese, led by the communist Ho Chi Minh, fought for independence against the French ● The French were defeated and left Vietnam. But the USA supported an anti-communist regime in South Vietnam ● A civil war broke out in Vietnam between North and South. The USA aided S Vietnam. The USSR & China aided the North. The superpowers 'fought' each other without actually going to war ● Vietnam was divided into North Vietnam and S Vietnam in 1954. In 1975 N Vietnam defeated S Vietnam. The country was unified under a communist leadership
Costs of the Vietnam War	● 1 million Vietnamese soldiers died, and 1 million civilians ● Around 58,000 US troops were killed ● There were 11 mil refugees ● 7 mil tonnes of US bombs ● US chemical weapons caused heavy environmental damage and harmed 1 mil people, and it destroyed Vietnam's infrastructure

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