South Vietnam: A Crumbling and Unstable Government

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Classroom Material
Keywords
national liberation front nlf viet cong Ngo Dinh Diem assassination coups General Nguyen Khanh Lyndon Johnson LBJ President Johnson Robert McNamara Khanh II Saigon puppet government north vietnam south vietnam Ken Burns Vietnam War Le Quan Cong Robert Rheault South Vietnamese coup military coup General Khanh Nguyen Khanh foreign policy Samuel Wilson Bui Diem
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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South Vietnam: A Crumbling and Unstable Government

In early November 1963, President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother were assassinated in a military coup. Coordinated attacks by the Viet Cong swept the countryside and the unstable government in Saigon was hit by more coups.

NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled Fallout after the Diem Coup.
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PBS Learning Media

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