vietnam. moving towards conflict communism domino theory n. vietnam – communist s. vietnam
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Vietnam
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Moving Towards Conflict
CommunismDomino TheoryN. Vietnam – Communist
S. Vietnam
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Moving Towards Conflict
Ho Chi Minh
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U.S. Steps In
Ngo Dinh DiemVietcong – Communist opposition group
Ho Chi Minh TrailP.733
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President Johnson’s Decision
Tonkin Gulf Resolution – August 7 –Congress gives Johnson broad military power
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Leaders of U.S.President JohnsonRobert McNamara – Secretary of Defense
Dean Rusk – Secretary of State
William Westmoreland – American Commander
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Fighting in the Jungle
Vietcong – jungle terrain, hit-and-run, and ambush tactics was all to their advantage
They also had Tunnels
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Fighting in the Jungle
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Fighting in the Jungle
U.S. planes dropped napalm
Agent Orange Often wounded civilians and
later Agent Orange was blame for cancer in U.S. veterans of Vietnam
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Fighting in the Jungle
Tet Offensive 1968 – Attack on S. Vietnam/U.S.
P.749
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Fighting in the Jungle
U.S. soldiers conducted search-and-destroy missions, uprooting civilians with suspected ties to the Vietcong, killing their livestock, and burning villages
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Prisoners of War
400,000 imprisoned
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War at Home
Became America’s first “living-room war”
Soldiers turned to alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs
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War at Home
Draft – all males had to register with their local draft board when they turned 18
10,000 women served most being nurses
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War at Home
April of 1965 march of 20,000 protested in Wash., D.C.
Doves – strongly opposed the war
Hawks – felt America should unleash military force to win
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War at Home
MLK Jr. died on April 4th, was shot
Robert Kennedy – was assassinated June 5th by Sirhan Sirhan in a hotel kitchen
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End of the War
Vietnamization – gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops in order for the South to take more of an active role
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End of the War
March of 1972 North Vietnamese launched biggest attack since Tet Offensive
Americans have final push in Dec. of 1972 dropping 100,000 bombs
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End of the War
March 29, 1973 – last U.S. combat troops left for home. Vietnam War had ended
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Legacy of the War
New period of violence and chaos in Southeast Asia
A controversial war in which the U.S. lost