Ngo Dinh Diem's Rise to Power

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Republic of South Vietnam President Diem voter referendum foreign policy nation building Leslie Gelb Vietnamese nationalism independence movements nationalist movement South Vietnam American involvement anti-colonialsim Diem regime Ngo Dinh Diem Communist Party Viet Minh Viet Cong Binh Xuyen crime syndicate organized crime Rufus Phillips CIA President Eisenhower Dwight Eisenhower French troops French withdrawal Vietnamese reunification containment policy US aid foreign aid John Kennedy JFK nation building Marshall Plan
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Ngo Dinh Diem's Rise to Power

Learn how the United States hoped to encourage the creation of a democratic government in South Vietnam under the leadership of Ngo Dinh Diem, and the many challenges presented by this goal.

NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled The US Becomes Further Involved in South Vietnam.
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PBS Learning Media

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