Discuss Cold War conflict in Vietnam: Why did France colonize French Indochina and why try to hold on after WWII? Describe the “First Indochina War” between France and Vietnam –who led the fight and what strategies? Why did the French fail? How was Vietnam divided and why? What led to American involvement – What did each American president try to support South Vietnam and how did the military commitment grow: JFK and Diem? LBJ? Nixon? How did the war end and what were the costs? Was Ho Chi Minh a nationalist or a communist? (Pick one side & defend).