HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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to provide natural resources to the Soviets
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to establish democratic elections
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to remove the French from power
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to disprove the domino theory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Independence, freedom, liberation; these became the primary objectives of the South Vietnamese. The Vietnam War proved to be a milestone in the history of Vietnam and greatly impacted the dynamics of the United States as well.
Detailed explanation-2: -The conflict erupted after attempted negotiations over the fate of Indochina between Indochinese nationalists and French colonialists failed. The first few years of the war involved a low-level rural insurgency against the French.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French colonization of Vietnam was based on two ideas, which were economic exploitation and civilizing mission. France continued to rule Vietnam as a colony until France’s defeat in the First Indochina War and the proclamation of Vietnam’s independence in 1954.