I'm Eric- and this is my Walkie Talkie Podcast™. Here you may explore a collective of my inner thoughts, detailed notes and day-to-day experiences. this is my own personal podcast; whilst listening to this album you are quite literally entering my mind. I hope you enjoy!
Welcome to this weeks episode where I will discuss the new range of Toy Story toys that Mattel has released information on and are currently in the process of distributing to the global markets.
Summary: Vietnam ‘kicked out’ the Japanese using guerrilla warfare in 1945. France tried to re-colonise with $500 million support yearly from the US, but Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh defeated them in 1954 at the battle of Diem Bien Phu. Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel following the Geneva Agreement. Reason 1 - Containment Policy Reason 2 - Domino Theory 20,000 Vietcong fighters in South Vietnam by 1961 Reason 3 - Domestic Politics Reason 4 - Military Industry Complex 3.5 million people within the defence establishment Eisenhower pumped $11.6 billion into the Diem government. Diem was replaced by a military government. By 1962, 11,000 military advisers were sent to Vietnam. Hawks and Doves JFK - dove Johnson - hawk The Gulf of Tonkin happened in 1964. US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and in March 1965 the war began.
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