What reasoning did the National Liberation Front use claim it represented the legitimate interests of the South Vietnamese people?

Assignment 13 Chapter 26

Answer these questions in as much detail as possible and use the book below as a reference.

1. Identify and explain two significant outcomes of the Yalta Conference held in February 1945.

2. How did the United States respond to North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in 1950? What was General Douglas MacArthur’s major mistake in the conflict? What impact did this mistake have on the future of the conflict?

3. What was Sputnik? How did the United States respond to Sputnik? What impact did Sputnik have on U.S.-Soviet relations?

4. Read The Truman Doctrine on page 681. What role did President Truman’s decision to aid Greece and Turkey play in intensifying the Cold War?

5. Read the Opposing Viewpoints “Confrontation in Southeast Asia” on page 698. What reasoning did the National Liberation Front use claim it represented the legitimate interests of the South Vietnamese people?