07179. ESCALATION OF THE VIETNAM WAR AFTER THE POLITICAL DIVISION OF NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAM IN 1956. Discusses and analyzes the gradual buildup of U.S. involvement in Vietnam following the 1956 separation of North and South Vietnam. Influences of the Marshall Plan, hawkish Kennedy policies, and communist military buildup in the North are considered. 6p. 5f. 1b.