the vietnam war
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The Vietnam War. Learning Targets. Explain how the U.S. got involved in the Vietnam War. Compare and contrast the U.S. and NVA/Vietcong strategies. Predict the effectiveness of each plan. A Soldier ’ s Experience. A Soldier ’ s Experience. THE VIETNAM WAR. 1954: Geneva Accords--1954. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Vietnam War
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Learning Targets• Explain how the U.S. got involved in the
Vietnam War.• Compare and contrast the U.S. and
NVA/Vietcong strategies.• Predict the effectiveness of each plan.
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A Soldier’s Experience
A Soldier’sExperience
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1954: Geneva Accords--1954
Ho Chi MinhNgo Dinh DiemDivided at 17th parallel
Vietnam divided when French left North Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh & communist South Vietnam - Ngo Dinh Diem & anti-
communist
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Growing Problems
1. Diem’s leadership Refused electionPersecuted Buddhists Overthrown and followed by unstable gov’ts
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Growing Problems
•80% of countryside supportedVietcong
2. Growth of the Vietcong (VC)communist guerillas in S.Vietnam strategic hamlet plan (move villagers) failed
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Whiteboard Moment!
• If you lived in South Vietnam, would you have joined the Vietcong? Why or why not?
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U.S. Aids South
By 1963, 16,000 American troops are training in SouthVietnam
Eisenhower sent aid b/c of domino theory 1961: JFK follows with “military advisors”
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution
August 2, 1964:
U.S. destroyer
Maddox “attacked”
in Gulf of Tonkin
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Senate Vote: 88 to 2
“to take all necessarysteps, including the useof armed force…”
Congress gave Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) war powers
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Whiteboard Moment• In your opinion, should the U.S. have
involved themselves in the conflict? Explain.
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NVA/Viet Cong Tactics•Guerilla warfare (booby traps, tunnel
system)
•Ho Chi Minh Trail (transport supplies)
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American EscalationGeneral William Westmoreland, U.S.
Commander1968: 538, 000 U.S. troops
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Operation Rolling Thunder
643,000 tons of bombs
5 times Hiroshima
3 years
Air Force Chief of StaffLemey about bombingthem “back to the stoneAge.”
Bombing raids of North Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Ground WarSearch and Destroy Missions: seek VC and
destroyed villagesJungle warfare, so defoliants used (Agent
Orange/Napalm)
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Whiteboard Time !!
• Describe the U.S. fighting tactics in one word. Defend your choice.
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Khe Sanh•Wanted info on Ho Chi Minh Trail
• 40,000 NVA vs. 5,600 U.S. for over 2 mths.
•U.S. win,
shows NVA
resolve
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Tet Offensive
100 towns and citiesAttacked; 12 air bases attacked
42,000Vietcong casualties
Massive attack by North on Vietnamese New YearMilitary victory for South/U.S.Morale victory for North
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Final Reflection
• Read “Vietnam War.”• Using information from your reading and
notes, write as much as you can remember abut the Vietnam War. • DO NOT look at your notes or the
reading.