vietnam war explicitly assess information and draw conclusions
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The Beginnings of US Involvement
• French Indochina• Ho Chi Minh• Vietminh
• Dien Bien Phu (1954)• Domino Theory• Geneva Accords (1954)
– 17th parallel– Promised elections in 1956
• Ngo Dinh Diem
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U.S. Involvement in Vietnam
• Believed in the Domino Theory• Increased the number of military advisors and
army special forces, or Green Berets• Advisors were not to take part in combat, but
many did
Eisenhower
• Began sending money and weapons to South Vietnam
• Military advisors sent to train South Vietnamese army
Kennedy
• Believed an expanded U.S. effort was the only way to prevent a Communist victory in Vietnam
• Asked Congress to pass the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Johnson
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Resistance Intensifies• NLF (National Liberation Front)
– Vietcong VC (South Vietnamese rebels)• NVA
– North Vietnamese Army (regular)• JFK sends Advisors/ Green Berets
– “Hearts and Minds”
• Protests – Buddhist self-immolations • Diem overthrown
– coup Nov 1963
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Gulf Of Tonkin IncidentEvents:
Aug 2nd and 4th 1964 - US destroyers “attacked” by N. Vietnamese patrol boats
LBJ Tonkin Gulf Resolution, all necessary power to prevent aggression.
“Fog of War” Clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76wv2ybJelQ
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Johnson Sends Ground ForcesJohnson Sends Ground Forces
-Remembers Truman’s “loss” of China
Domino Theory revived
-”I’m not going to be the president who saw Southeast Asia go the way China went.”
-1964 campaign promise-”We are not going to send boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves”
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Escalation under LBJ
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Operation Rolling Thunder
• A bombing campaign over North Vietnam
• Bombed military targets—army bases and airfields—as well as bridges, roads, railways, and power plants
• Main target was the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Weapons of the Air War
• Agent Orange—defoliant, or chemical, that destroys vegetation
• Napalm—jellied form of gasoline used to create firebombs
• “Cluster bombs”—sprayed sharp metal fragments when exploded
Why did U.S. superiority in the air war fail to win quickly in Vietnam?
The Air War • Bombing did not
succeed• Flow of goods from
North to South Vietnam actually increased
• Vietcong repaired bridges, had bunkers underground, and used weapons from the Soviet Union and China
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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The Ground War1965-1968
The Ground War1965-1968
General Westmoreland, late 1967:
We can see the“light at the end of the tunnel.”
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The Ground War 1965-1968
The Ground War 1965-1968
-No territorial goals-Body counts on TV every night
(first “living room” war)“
“Breakfast where the news is read, television, children fed..” – The Doors
-Viet Cong supplies over the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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U.S. Forces MobilizeThe Draft
• 25 percent were excused for health reasons; 30 percent received deferments, or postponements of service.
• College students were deferred, so men from higher-income families were less likely to serve.
• A high percentage of combat soldiers were African Americans.
• A draft lottery began in 1969; the draft ended in 1973.
• 3 percent of eligible men escaped the draft by either refusing to register or by leaving the United States.
Non-combat Positions• Most Americans in Vietnam
served in non-combat positions—administration, communications, engineering, medical care, and transportation.
• About 10,000 American military women served.
• Some 20,000 to 45,000 more women worked in civilian capacities, many as volunteers for the Red Cross or other humanitarian relief organizations.
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Victims
Patrols
Search and Destroy
SuppliesPontoon Boats
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Where is the Enemy?
Hueys
Dangers on Patrol Soldier (Draft and Volunteer)
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Strengths and Weaknesses
“We own the day, Charlie owns the night”
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Who Is the Enemy?Who Is the Enemy?
-Vietcong:-Farmers by day; guerillas at
night.-Very patient people willing to
accept many casualties.-The US grossly
underestimated their resolve and their resourcefulness.
The guerilla wins if he does not lose, the conventional army loses if it does not win. -- Mao Zedong
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“Dear America – Letters Home from Vietnam”
Questions:– How do the opinions of soldiers change over the
course of the war?– What do you think of the conditions of Vietnam? – How do US soldiers’ morale change?– What were the psychological effects of war?– How do they respond to events at home?
Remember:– Average age of combat soldier = 19
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War Protests
• Why did some people oppose the Vietnam War?
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Media’s Impact • Reporters and
television crews went on patrol with the soldiers.
• Television brought scenes of firefights and burning villages into America’s living rooms.
• Criticized the government’s reports about the war
Hawks and Doves• Doves—people
opposed to the war• Hawks—people
who supported the war’s goals
• Both criticized the war effort.
• Hawks wanted more troops and bombing.
• Doves opposed the war for many reasons.
Public Opinion Regarding the Vietnam War
Antiwar Movement • Movement attracted
a broad range of participants
• Much antiwar activity took place on college campuses.
• Most vocal group—Students for a Democratic Society.
• Antiwar protesters made up a small percentage of the U.S. population.
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Reasons that Doves Opposed the War
• Argued that Vietnam was not crucial to American national security (Ex. George Kennan)
• Argued that the United States was fighting against the wishes of a majority of Vietnamese (Ex. Dr. Benjamin Spock)
• Argued that the war was draining needed resources from Great Society programs (Ex. Martin Luther King Jr.)
• Argued that it was unfair for African Americans to fight for democracy in a foreign land when discrimination continued at home (Ex. Civil rights activists)
• Argued that Johnson’s policies were too extreme (Ex. J. William Fulbright)
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Counterculture Values• Rock and Roll• Drug use• Free Love• Communal living• Eastern philosophy• Hippies• Youth
• Pro-Environment• Pro Civil Rights• Anti-imperialism• Anti-establishment• Anti-war
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Reflecting on Counterculture Values
• David Crosby: "We were right about a lot of things. We were right about the war. We were right about the environment. We were right about civil rights and women's issues. But we were wrong about the drugs."
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March on Washington (1965 and 1967)
Jan.- MLK speaks out (1967)
Anti- War
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“New Left”
Berkeley, CA
Free Speech Movement
1964
OriginsSDS
– (Students for a Democratic Society)– Port Huron Statement, 1962
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Tactics
Teach-ins
Marches and Protests
Draft Card Burning
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The Pentagon, 1967
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Universities
Columbia 1968Police
Privileged
Or
Protestors
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Soldiers become disconnected from war effort
Some turn to drugs, alcohol, and awaiting the end of their tour
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1968- The Turning Point
• Themes• Clash of Values• Violence and Protest• Vietnam quagmire• Loss of leaders• Youth Disillusionment• Return of
Conservatism
• Events:• Tet Offensive• MLK and RFK
Assassinated• LBJ Drops out• Wallace and AIP• Dem. Nat. Convention• Columbia Univ.• Nixon Elected
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TET Offensive• Vietnamese New Year
1968 : Tet offensive– shocks US military– US is demoralized (TV)– V.C. and fight escalates
South Vietnamese Soldier shooting a VC prisoner
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Khe SahnKhe Sahn
1968
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Effects of the Tet OffensiveGrowing Doubts
• Walter Cronkite broadcast a television report in which he gave his personal assessment of the situation in Vietnam.
• Major national magazines such as Time and Newsweek also expressed doubts about the war and began to call for its end.
• Public criticism of the government’s policies grew louder and more intense.
• Leaders within Johnson’s administration began to criticize Johnson’s policies.
• Robert S. McNamara began to seek ways to end the war.
Democratic Challengers• Roughly 3 out of 4 Americans
opposed his policies in Vietnam.• Minnesota senator Eugene
McCarthy challenged Johnson for the Democratic Party’s nomination.
• New York senator Robert Kennedy entered the race.
• Shaken by the divisions within his party, Johnson announced that he would not seek nor accept the office of the presidency.
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The Credibilty Gap - Johnson’s popularity dropped in 1968 from 48% to 36%.
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Impact of the Vietnam WarImpact of the Vietnam War
…I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.
Johnson announces (March, 1968):
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1968
Chicago- Democratic National Convention
Humphrey Nominated
Mayor Daley
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Nixon Elected 1968
‘Silent Majority’
Plan to exit Nam?
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US troops begin to pull out of Vietnam…
Nixon’s Vietnamization Plan
Nixon Doctrine
Protests from Vietnam Vets
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Expansion of the Conflict
-1969 Bombings
-1970 US Troops
-Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge
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Expansion Leads to More War Protests
• In 1970 Nixon announced that he had ordered troops into Cambodia.
• Antiwar protests intensified—especially on college campuses.• Antiwar protests erupted into violence.• Nixon believed that antiwar protesters represented only a minority
of Americans.• Radical antiwar groups turned to violent measures to oppose the
war.• More and more Americans began to oppose the war when they
learned about the My Lai massacre and the Pentagon Papers.
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Increasing ProtestsMy Lai Massacre
• Troops under Lieutenant William Calley killed at least 450 men, women, and children in the village of My Lai while on a search-and-destroy mission.
• No Vietcong were found in the village.
• The My Lai massacre was kept quiet at first, but former soldiers began talking about it.
• This atrocity intensified the divisions between war supporters and opponents.
• Calley was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison; he was paroled in 1974.
Pentagon Papers• A collection of secret government
documents that traced the history of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam since the Truman years
• Revealed that government officials had been misleading the American people about the war for years
• Daniel Ellsberg leaked the papers to the press.
• Ellsberg originally supported the war, but then concluded that few South Vietnamese civilians supported the U.S.-backed government.
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Anti-War Demonstrations
Anti-War Demonstrations
-May 4, 1970
-4 students shot dead.
-11 students wounded
Kent State University
-Jackson StateUniversity
-May 10, 1970
-2 dead; 12 wounded
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Campus Violence• Kent State
University in Ohio• 4 students
were killed and 9 injured
• Jackson State College in Mississippi
• 2 students were killed and 9 wounded
Antiwar Movement• Polls showed that
fifty percent of Americans opposed the war.
• Coalition of clergy, trade unionists, and veterans established a nationwide day of protest called Moratorium Day.
• 250,000 protesters made up the largest antiwar demonstration in U.S. history.
Increasing ProtestsRadical Protests • Some antiwar
groups turned to violent measures.
• The Weathermen set off more than 5,000 bombs and carried out the Days of Rage.
• Most antiwar protesters did not support extremist groups or terrorist measures.
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Are We Becoming the Enemy?
Are We Becoming the Enemy?
-Lt. William Calley,Platoon Leader
-Mylai Massacre, 1968 (revealed in 1970_
-200-500 unarmed villagers
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry
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The Secret War• Pentagon Papers
1971– Daniel Ellsberg– War from 1945-67
• Gov. has been lying about success in Vietnam
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U.S. Involvement in Vietnam Ends
• Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18• McGovern hoped the ratification of this
amendment would boost his election chances.
George McGovern
• Senator from South Dakota who criticized war• Insisted that the Vietnam War be brought to an
immediate end
26th Amendment
• Nixon stressed law and order at home and told voters he would end the war.
• Kissinger announced a breakthrough in the peace talks just weeks before the election.
• The announcement helped Nixon win by a landslide.
1972 Election
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Détente and Diplomacy• Détente-(hope they will help end
the war)– China 1972– Russia 1972
• SALT I• Henry Kissinger & Le Duc Tho
– "Peace Is At Hand“ – 1972 Election
• Christmas bombings • 1973 Paris Peace Accords• End of draft – 1973
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The Ceasefire, 1973
The Ceasefire, 1973
Conditions: “Peace With Honor”1.U.S. to remove all troops2.North Vietnam could leave
troops already in S.V.3.North Vietnam would resume
war4.No provision for POWs or
MIAsLast American troops left South
Vietnam on March 29, 19731975: North Vietnam defeats South VietnamSaigon renamed Ho Chi Minh City
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War Powers Act – 1973 this provides that the President can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or in case of "a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or
possessions, or its armed forces." i.e. – it reversed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Nixon Resigns - 1974
Saigon falls -1975
US Embassy Evacuated
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Southeast Asia • 635,000 South
Vietnamese died; Vietcong and NVA war dead equaled 1 million
• Severe environmental damage from bombs and defoliants
• More than 1.5 million South Vietnamese fled the country after the fall of Saigon.
Veterans• 58,000 Americans
were killed; 600 were held as POWs; 2,500 soldiers reported MIA; 300,000 wounded
• Experienced a negative reception upon return
• Trouble readjusting to civilian life (post-traumatic stress disorder)
The Legacy of the WarPolitical Impact
• United States failed to prevent Communists from taking over South Vietnam.
• Spent more than $150 billion on the war
• Changed how many Americans viewed government
• Congress passed the War Powers Act in 1973.
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Vietnam and Korea -- Comparisons
• Cold War - Containment• No total victory• Both undeclared wars – constitutional
issue• Civilian control over the military • Fronts – different type of fighting
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-President Carter Pardoned all Vietnam War draft dodgers on
January 21,1977
-President Clinton formally recognized
Vietnam on July 11, 1995
-President Carter Pardoned all Vietnam War draft dodgers on
January 21,1977
-President Clinton formally recognized
Vietnam on July 11, 1995
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Lessons for Future
American Presidents
Lessons for Future
American Presidents1. Wars must be of short duration.2. Wars must yield few American
casualties.3. Restrict media access to battlefields.4. Develop and maintain Congressional
and public support.5. Set clear, winnable goals.6. Set deadline for troop withdrawals.
“We’ve Kicked the Vietnam Syndrome” – G H.W. Bush, 1991
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Memorial to US Servicemen in
Vietnam
Memorial to US Servicemen in
Vietnam
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58,00058,000
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The Vietnam Memorial,
Washington, D.C.
The Vietnam Memorial,
Washington, D.C.
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Protest event• 1. In general, what was the background and experiences of
your person? How did this influence you? Provide any significant biographical information here
• 2.) In general, how did your person feel about the war in Vietnam?• 3.) Did you produce anything in regards to the war in Vietnam?
(Books, Pamphlets, laws, military action, news coverage, protest activities, speeches) Explain. What was the work about?
• 4.) How did/might you view people who held opposite opinions from yourself on our involvement in the war? Give reasons/ Explain.
• 5.) Were you involved in any specific events related to the Vietnam War or counterculture movement? If so, explain
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Specific views on some of the following:
• 6)- the domino theory• 7)-Gulf of Tonkin incident• 8)-Operation Rolling Thunder• 9)-The credibility gap• 10)-impact of war on the Great Society and Civil Rights movement• 11)-student activism, the impact of the protest movement on the war• 12)- hippie and drug culture, counterculture values, music• 13)- the Tet Offensive• 14)- the role of the media• 15)-the My Lai Massacre• 16)-the draft• 17)-Troop morale, combat experience Impact on returning soldiers• 18)-The democratic convention of 1968• 19)-Vietnamization• 20)-Widening the war (Cambodia, Laos)• 21)-Kent State• 22)-Withdrawal and legacy• 23) Are there any people that you might side with? Explain who and why.