The Vietnam War - Eisenhower

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  • The Vietnam War - Eisenhower
    • 1953 - 60
      • FOCUS - AID
    • Involvement:
      • SEATO (1954) - Defied the Geneva Accords
        • Treated S. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia as its 'protected area'
          • Laos and Cambodia officially should have been neutral
      • Political support for Diem's gov. after 1954
      • MAAG heavily involved in training
      • 1955-61: $7 million in aid
    • Didn't get involved:
      • NO GROUND TROOPS
        • Despite the Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954)
        • No military equipment, just aid
      • SEATO (1954) - United alliance
        • Incorporated Thailand, Philippines, Australia, France etc.
      • No nuclear weapons or bombs

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