The Vietnam War 

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The new episode of "History Lessons with Tamara Eidelman" is dedicated to the Vietnam War - one of the most significant events of the 20th century. The war, or more accurately, the wars that took place in Vietnam over several decades, involved various political forces - two republics that emerged in the former French colony, French troops trying to retain control, and later American troops attempting to support the government of South Vietnam. All of this led to immense sacrifices and countless tragedies. What were the reasons behind it all? What were the consequences?
BOOKS:
1. Max Hastings. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975.
2. Maurice Isserman, Michael Kazin. America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s.
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00:00:00 Introduction. Lecture topic.
00:00:28 Advertisement.
00:03:04 French colonial war. Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
00:04:58 Massacre in My Lai.
00:08:24 Publicizing the My Lai atrocity. Photos by R. Haeberle. Trial.
00:12:00 Vietnamese refugees. How and where did people evacuate after the war?
00:16:35 Endless wars in Vietnam. Casualties. Environmental damage.
00:20:24 Wars in Indochina. Colonial life in Vietnam.
00:23:13 Childhood and youth of Ngo Dinh Diem.
00:25:58 Reflections of Ngo Dinh Diem in his youth.
00:27:43 Youth of Ho Chi Minh. Activities in different countries.
00:33:32 World War II. Japanese invasion of Indochina.
00:35:04 Activities of Ngo Dinh Diem and Ho Chi Minh during the war.
00:38:10 Rise to power of Ho Chi Minh. Proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
00:40:01 How Ngo Dinh Diem tried to prevent Ho Chi Minh from coming to power?
00:41:06 Ho Chi Minh's attempts to negotiate Vietnam's independence. Indochina War. Growth of communist strength in Vietnam.
00:44:03 Ngo Dinh Diem and the search for allies. Emigration.
00:45:11 Geneva Conference. Division of Vietnam. "Exchange" of population.
00:47:46 Referendum on the reunification of Vietnam. Expectations. Preparation. Cancellation.
00:50:42 Referendum in South Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem - president.
00:53:47 Partisan war. Terror. How did the USSR support North Vietnam?
00:56:56 Ho Chi Minh Trail. Extensive transportation system.
01:02:38 Domino theory. Why did the USA decide to support South Vietnam?
01:05:17 Life in South Vietnam under Ngo Dinh Diem.
01:06:53 Formation of the Viet Cong. How did China support North Vietnam?
01:07:56 US fear of the spread of communism. Sending advisors to South Vietnam.
01:10:53 Construction of fortifications around South Vietnamese villages. Why did the program fail?
01:13:46 Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
01:17:08 Maneli case. Negotiations between North and South Vietnam. Military coup and the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem. Chaos.
01:21:18 Clash of North Vietnamese and American forces. Increase in the number of American troops in South Vietnam.
01:22:57 US military draft. Anti-war protests.
01:25:17 Bombing of North Vietnam by US forces.
01:27:51 Stabilization of South Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky and President Nguyen Van Thieu.
01:29:47 Tet Offensive by the Viet Cong. Capture of the US Embassy in Saigon.
01:33:01 TV host W. Cronkite in South Vietnam. How did television hasten the end of the war?
01:35:07 Paris Peace Accords. How did the easing of international tension affect the situation in Vietnam?
01:38:01 US bombings in Cambodia.
01:40:03 Collapse of the American and South Vietnamese armies.
01:41:48 Paris Agreement 1973. Withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam.
01:43:52 Collapse of the South Vietnamese army. Retreat to Danang. Resignation of Thieu. Evacuation from Saigon. Fall of Saigon.
01:47:36 How did Thieu's life end?
01:48:47 Ky's further life.
01:50:03 Consequences of the Vietnam War. Were the lessons learned?