Examine the events that turned Vietnam into a war zone after 1954
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Bao Dai’s government in South Vietnam was overthrown by Ngo Dinh Diem through a coup. He set up an oppressive and dictatorial government. Anyone who opposed him was called a communist and jailed.
He allowed Christianity and banned Buddhism which turned the people against him. This led to the formation of National Liberation Front.
With the help of Ho Chi Minh government in the north, NLF started a war against Bao Dai’s government.
The US began to fear the growing communist influence in the region and thus decided to intervene in the situation in Vietnam, turning it into a war zone.