what was the tet offensive? what was the gulf of tonkin?
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What was the Tet Offensive? What was the Gulf of Tonkin?. Protests. Vocabulary. Protests Draft. Vocabulary. Protest - making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval Draft – Military procedure that chooses men to join. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What was the Tet Offensive?
What was the Gulf of Tonkin?
PROTESTS
Vocabulary Protests Draft
Vocabulary Protest - making a strong public
expression of disagreement and disapproval
Draft – Military procedure that chooses men to join
After years of fighting, people began protesting the war
Young men were drafted to fight but refused to go.
Over 58,000 American soldiers were killed in the years of fighting.
Officially, the war lasted from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975
Protests started in the early 1960s
POWs Held captive for 5 and a half years
Country Year of Death Number Killed
USA[35]
1956–1964 4011965 1,8631966 6,1431967 11,1531968 16,5921969 11,616
1956–1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 19690
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
Deaths
Deaths
Enlistment Number Killed
Volunteer 40,484
Draftees 17,725
Volunteer Draftees0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
Number Killed
Number Killed
Race and Ethnicity Number Killed
White 47,041
Black 7,241
Hispanics 3,070
Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians 229
Native Americans 226
More than one Race or Unknown 204
Asians 139