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The Vietnam war. I mean the Vietnam Conflict, excuse me not war!. Teaching the Vietnam Experience. By Tony Miller. Where is Vietnam?. Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969 ) Why did USA get involved?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
I mean the Vietnam Conflict, excuse me not war!
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By Tony Miller
Where is Vietnam?
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"You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of yours, yet even at those odds, you will lose and I will win.“
The Wanderer Child of History A Tourist in America?
The USA went into the Vietnam to stop the spread of communism. Domino Theory- belief that if one country in SE Asia fell
to communism others would follow; would fall like dominoes
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Dwight D. Eisenhower drafted plans to send military advisors into Vietnam in 1958.
The South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an collective defense system (collective security) in Southeast Asia.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution/incident- an American ship was supposedly fired upon by the North Vietnamese; this led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that allowed LBJ to take “any necessary measures” to protect
Americans in Vietnam (gave him unlimited powers in escalating the war).
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Hawks - pro Vietnam War
Doves- Anti-War movement
“Five O’clock War”- also called the “Six O’clock war” depending on your time zone; name given to the war b/c Americans could go home and watch footage of the war every night on the evening news; first war to be “televised”
Napalm, Agent Orange, guerilla warfare
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War destroys
Lottery System- new method of drafting soldiers based on their birthday; all 366 days of the year were put into the “hat” and drawn; young men were drafted in the order in which their birthday was pulled
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Vietnamization- process of withdrawing American soldiers from Vietnam and replacing them with newly trained Vietnamese soldiers
On this day in 1968, a platoon of American soldiers brutally kill between 200 and 500 unarmed civilians at My Lai, one of a cluster of small villages located near the northern coast of South Vietnam. (ages 1-14) 14 Court martials
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Paris Peace Accords The Paris Peace Accords ending the conflict
were signed January 27, 1973, and were followed by the withdrawal of the remaining American troops. The terms of the accords called for a complete ceasefire in South Vietnam, allowed North Vietnamese forces to retain the territory they had captured, released US prisoners of war, and called for both sides to find a political solution to the conflict.
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The War Powers Resolution requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidential veto.
Congress declares war not the president. CHECK AND BALANCES
The passage of the War Powers
Resolution of 1973 influenced the foreign policy decisions
of future Presidents by — A requiring Supreme Court review of
presidential military decisions. B restricting the powers of the President as
commander-in-chief. C prohibiting Congress from borrowing
money to pay for future wars. D changing the way international treaties
are made and ratified.
During the late-1960s, declining United States' public support for the Vietnam War was
linked to — A the Soviet decision to give new technology to South Vietnamese industrialists. B the Vietcong’s deployment and use of modern helicopter gun-ships in Saigon. C the successful Apollo landing of men on the moon in the summer of 1969. D the graphic new coverage of the war provided
by television networks.
Bombing of Cambodia- Nixon ordered the bombings in order to stop supplies along the Ho Chi Minh trail; Caused a huge uproar in the US; Americans were told he was withdrawing troops even though he was expanding the war into Cambodia
Kent State and Jackson State protests- protestors were upset with the Cambodia bombings and protested on campuses across the country; several college students were killed when Nat. Guardsmen opened
fire; guardsmen had been called in to restore order on the campuses
Pentagon Papers- classified documents stolen by Daniel Ellsberg from the Pentagon that contained top secret info about our early involvement in Vietnam; Nixon tried to stop the NY Times from publishing them but the Supreme Court sided with the Times right to “free press”
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college
During the Vietnam War, Kent State University students were shot by national
guardsmen while protesting United States military actions in —
A Cambodia. B Burma. C Japan. D Thailand.
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26th amendment- changed the voting age from 21 to 18; Americans argued that if you could fight and die for your country then you should be able to vote (Vietnam)
War Powers Act- passed by Congress over Nixon’s veto to “prevent another Vietnam”; limits the # of days soldiers can be deployed without a Congressional declaration of war
Visits to China and USSR- Nixon made historic visits to both communist countries
Détente- relaxing of tensions b/t the US and USSR; when the situation b/t both improved
SALT treaties- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties; signed by the US and USSR and limited the # of
weapons
Watergate- office bldg in Washington DC where the Democratic National Cmte had its headquarters; was
burglarized by the “plumbers” who were paid with funds to re-elect Nixon
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Woodward and Bernstein- two Washington Post reporters that investigated the break-in and were basically responsible for Nixon’s resignation
Nixon’s resignation- Nixon is the only president in our history to resign; did so in August of 1974
Pardon- to drop criminal charges against someone; Ford pardoned Nixon which ruined his chance in the next election
1)1) Conspiracy to Obstruct JusticeConspiracy to Obstruct Justice2)2) Abuse of PowerAbuse of Power3)3) Contempt of CongressContempt of Congress4)4) Unconstitutional Bombing of Unconstitutional Bombing of CambodiaCambodia
Which of the following congressional actions, passed during the Vietnam conflict,
gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to send troops to Vietnam without
a declaration of war? A The Treaty of Versailles B The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution C The Atlantic Charter D The War Powers Act of 1973
During the late-1960s, declining United States' public support for the Vietnam War was
linked to — A the Soviet decision to give new technology to South Vietnamese industrialists. B the Vietcong’s deployment and use of modern helicopter gun-ships in Saigon. C the successful Apollo landing of men on the moon in the summer of 1969. D the graphic new coverage of the war provided
by television networks.