PPT-The Vietnam War Era (1954-1975) Lesson 1 The Cold War and Vietnam

The Vietnam War Era 19541975 Lesson 1 The Cold War and Vietnam Learning Objectives Explain the steps Kennedy took to change American foreign policy Analyze the causes and effects of the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Objective 4.5: . Consider the involvement of the USA in Vietnam from 1950 to . 1973. Warm-Up . : . Class Review—Truman . Doctrine. Read the following excerpt from the Truman Doctrine…. I believe that it must be policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures…I believe that we must assist peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way…The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. . Interesting Facts…. - Thought Canada should have stayed out of the Korean War and NATO.. “. Typical French-Canadian”. http://www.jontattrie.ca/ThreeNightsinHavana.htm. - Trudeau tried to paddle a canoe to Cuba from Florida in 1960, but turned back half way.. Semester 2. Week 12. The Vietcong is Born. After Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold Nat'l elections, Ho Chi Minh & his followers began an armed struggle to reunify the nation; they organized a new guerrilla army, which became known as the . W - . 5. Lessons and Legacies. Vietnam. Détente. Economic shocks. The end of the Cold war. Vietnam: A profound FP setback. Robert McNamara, . In retrospect. The power of nationalism. Ignorance of history, culture and politics. U.S. replaced France as the supporter of South Vietnamese. CIA installed Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam . Ho Chi Minh (North- Communist). Catholic Diem alienated mostly Buddhist nation. Viet Cong guerrillas began launching attacks in 1957 . Prosperity at Home, Cold War Abroad. The U.S. had tremendous prosperity in the 1950s – with an increase in national income each year.. But to counter the spread of Soviet influence, the U.S. also maintained a peacetime draft (Universal Military Training), and a large peacetime army, navy, and air force.. Vietnam. Vietnam. War - . outline. Origins. of the . Vietnam. War. The First . Indochina. war. The French . lose. . Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh. Geneva. . accords. South. . Vietnam. Buddhist. . revolt. Conquest and colonialism in Indochina. 200 B.C. Chinese invade Red River Delta. 939 A.D. After nearly 1000 years of Chinese control, the Vietnamese win independence but the Chinese remained a threat. A.P. U.S. History. Mr. Krueger. Filling in the Gaps…. Flexible Response. Berlin Wall. Containment in S.E. Asia. Bay of Pigs. Cuban Missile Crisis. War on Poverty. Great Society. Medicare. Voting Rights Act 1965. Background. Containment: . the American policy of preventing the spread of Communism . led to American involvement in several overseas affairs. These fights were against . communism. , but never technically against the . Vietnam. Ruled by the Chinese for 100’s of years. 1800-1940’s- was a French colony.. Post-WWII- seen as vital to contain communism.. French Indochina. : Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam ruled by France until WWII. Cold War. George H. W. Bush. End of Cold War/waning power of the Soviets. May 1989: Hungary opens the border to Austria: the “Iron Curtain” is breached.. June 1989, Solidarity wins elections in Poland. If your cold emails do not match these standards then yes, you’ve got to go back and revise them. Yes, that’s a pain, but at least you’ll know what to do the next time around. 2-27-15 The Cold War DO NOW: Why a Cold War? Agenda Analyze & Apply Data Interpret & Draw Conclusions-Multimedia Summarize & Generalize Notes Student Workbook-Organize/Classify