“The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want.”
Harry S. Truman, March 3, 1947
Harry S. Truman, March 3, 1947
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
•The National Liberation Front (NLF) supported by the North
•Sent supplies on a route from the north through Cambodia, Laos and behind lines into south Vietnam •The U.S. refused to fight on Cambodia or Laotian territory so supplies remained safe
•Sent supplies on a route from the north through Cambodia, Laos and behind lines into south Vietnam •The U.S. refused to fight on Cambodia or Laotian territory so supplies remained safe
The Tet Offensive, 1968
•Offensive launched by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in 1968
•Surprises Americans
•Is played up as a major victory for the North although very little is achieved
•Public relations victory
•Anti-war demonstrations increase as a result
•Surprises Americans
•Is played up as a major victory for the North although very little is achieved
•Public relations victory
•Anti-war demonstrations increase as a result
Summary
He was the leader of the North Vietnamese, the trail through cambodia was also named after him.