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US INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM GROWS
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JOHNSON• After Gulf of _____________ Vietnam
shifts into high gear
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER• First major bombing campaign on
the north• Hoped it would convince the north
to stop helping the Vietcong• American soldiers moved beyond
their “advisor” roles now
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WILLIAM WESTMORELAND• General • In charge of S. Vietnam• Believed we needed
more presence in Vietnam – more fighting in order to win
• Believed it would “Americanize” the war
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1965-1973• 6 million tons of
bombs dropped!• 3 times the amount
in WWII
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NAPALM• Jellied gasoline –
dropped in large canisters
• Exploded creating massive flames
• Clung to ANYTHING it touched!
• Hard to put out!
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NAPALM• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_9B677RXg&safe=active
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AGENT ORANGE• Herbicide that killed
plant life• Half of S. Vietnam
sprayed at least once• Disrupt the enemy’s
food supply
• Causes cancer and other physical problems
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• 1965 - 184,000 troops --- 636 Americans dead
• 1968 – 550,000 troops --- 30,000 Americans dead
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VIETCONG• Fought small battles
with the US• Jump out of foliage
with grenades and rifles
• Mostly fought at night
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1965• By now, most men had been
drafted• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
IiZxCsZRPo4&safe=active
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ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT EMERGES
• By 1967, congress and US were divided
• Hawks – those who supported Johnson
• Supported containing communism
• Accepted rising troop levels, cost and deaths
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• Doves – Liberals, pacifists, student radicals and Civil Rights leaders
• Questioned the morality of the war
• Many considered it a civil war in the US
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WRITING EXERCISE
In a two paragraph essay, answer the two questions and hand in. Each paragraph must answer one question. You may us the book on pages 537-543 to help you write your answers.
1. How were Communist combat tactics different from those of American troops?
2. What difficulties did American soldiers face in Vietnam? What effects did these difficulties have?