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Ngo Dinh Diem Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Diem , 1901-63, president of South Vietnam (1955-63). A member of an influential Roman Catholic family, he was a civil servant before World War II and was connected with the nationalists during the war. He repeatedly refused high office with the government of Bao Dai until 1954, when he... Read more
John Foster Dulles John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles 1888-1959, U.S. Secretary of State (1953-59), b. Washington, D.C.; grandson of John Watson Foster , Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison, and nephew of Robert Lansing , Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. A graduate (1908) of Princeton, he was admitted... Read more
Bao Dai Bao Dai
Bao Dai , 1913-97, emperor of Annam (1926-45) and chief of state of Vietnam (1949-55). Born Prince Nguyen Vinh Thuy, he was the son of Emperor Khai Din and succeeded to the throne in 1926, but did not occupy it until 1932. Bao Dai cooperated with both the Vichy French and Japanese during World War... Read more
Vietnam War Vietnam War
Vietnam War conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. The war began soon after the Geneva Conference provisionally divided (1954) Vietnam at 17° N lat. into the Democratic... Read more
anti-Vietnam War movement anti-Vietnam War movement
Vietnam War (1965–75) the most domestically divisive and least militarily decisive overseas campaign ever fought by the U.S. Given the slow and hesitant commitment to the war, its ambiguous results may not be that surprising. From 1950 to 1965, U.S. presidents gradually increased military... Read more
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puli (pl. pulik), a breed of wiry, medium-sized working dog developed nearly 1,000 years ago in Hungary. It stands from 16 to 18 in. (40.6-45.7 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 25 to 35 lb (11.3-15.9 kg). The weather-resistant double coat is composed of soft, woolly underhairs and a... Read more
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chemical fossil Any of various organic compounds found in ancient geological strata that appear to be biological in origin and are assumed to indicate that life existed when the rocks were formed. The presence of chemical fossils in Archaean strata indicates that life existed over 3500 million years... Read more
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Atlantic, battle of the, popular name for the six-year struggle from 1939 to 1945 to secure the Atlantic routes vital to Allied victory. It was not, therefore, a battle in the traditional sense like Trafalgar, Jutland, or Midway, but rather a long fight to organize, protect, and manage the movement... Read more
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