PDF-[BOOK]-Footprints of War: Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam (Weyerhaeuser Environmental

When American forces arrived in Vietnam they found themselves embedded in historic village and frontier spaces already shaped by many past conflicts American bases and bombing targets followed spatial and political logics influenced by the footprints of past wars in central Vietnam The militarized landscapes here like many in the worlds historic conflict zones continue to shape postwar landuse politicsFootprints of War traces the long history of conflictproduced spaces in Vietnam beginning with early modern wars and the French colonial invasion in 1885 and continuing through the collapse of the Saigon government in 1975 The result is a richly textured history of militarized landscapes that reveals the spatial logic of key battles such as the Tet OffensiveDrawing on extensive archival work and years of interviews and fieldwork in the hills and villages around the city of Hue to illuminate wars footprints David Biggs also integrates historical Geographic Information Systems GIS data using aerial highaltitude and satellite imagery to render otherwise placeless sites into living multidimensional spaces This personal and multilayered approach yields an innovative history of the lasting traces of war in Vietnam and a model for understanding other militarized landscapes. What was it?. The Vietnam War was . a war that had . C. ommunist North . Vietnam and its southern . allies, the . Viet Cong, . fighting against . South . Vietnam and the . United States. .. The war ended in 1973 because of the withdrawal of United States help.. 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 . 1965-1975. America’s Involvement in Vietnam. 30 years of involvement. Five Presidents (Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon). 164 billion dollars. 58,132 Americans died / 2 million Vietnamese. POTENTIAL. -. . OIL1 . AND OIL2 SENSORS MONITOR DIFFERENT HYDROCARBON SUITES AND ALSO . AT . DIFFERENT SENSITIVITIES. -. . IN . THIS EXAMPLE ONLY FOOTPRINTS OF THE STRONGEST 25% OF SIGNAL STRENGTH AND AT LEASE 1KM. Lesson Plan 1 – 5. Beginnings of War. 1953: Eisenhower greatly increases aid to France in fighting Vietnam. May 1961. President Kennedy sends 400 Green Berets “Special Advisors” to South Vietnam to train South Vietnam soldiers on methods of counter-insurgency. Overview. Pretest. Timeline. BIO’S: Ho Chi Minh & Ngo Dinh Diem. The Language of War. The First Vietnam War. Reasons for US Involvement. Exploring The Four Stages . Why did America lose?. Pictures. During the Cold War, the U.S. was committed. . to. . containing. . communism. The U.S. was effective in limiting communist influence in Europe. But, the spread of communism in Asia led the U.S. to become involved in a civil war in Vietnam . Chapter 22. Section 1. Beginning. 1950. French Indochina War. France = trying to gain control back in Vietnam after WWII. America Supports France . Massive economic aide. France ruled. Vietnam. Laos. 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 . Who was the Vietnamese nationalist that became the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?. Mao . Tse. -Tung. Tu. Thong. Ho Chi Minh. Ngo . Dinh. Diem. Who . was president in 1955 when the US began acting as an advisor to South Vietnam?. 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. Do Now. Analyze the “Vietnam War Timeline” with your partner.. How was the U.S. involved in Vietnam pre-1964?. Do you think the . U.S. planning to go to war with North Vietnam before . the Gulf . Today’s Agenda. Check-in. Lecture: Digital Footprints. Topics: . What is a digital footprint?. Why did we start leaving such big footprints?. What is the economic bargain for . Internet . users? . Are digital footprints a problem?.