PPT-Sixties Culture and Vietnam

ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why was the Vietnam War so controversial among Americans TEKS and Objectives We will 8D explain reasons and outcomes for US involvement in the Vietnam War 8E analyze . 6480/7480 | Studies . in Contemporary Literature: . Mad Men . and the Sixties. .  . Dr. David Lavery. Summer 2015.  . Season 4. ENGL . 6480/7480 | Studies . in Contemporary Literature: . Mad Men . 6480/7480. , Studies in Contemporary Literature: . Mad Men . and the Sixties. .  . Dr. David Lavery. Summer 2015.  . Meeting 1.  . ENGL . 6480/7480. , Studies in Contemporary Literature: . Mad Men . 6480/7480. , Studies in Contemporary Literature: . Mad Men . and the Sixties. .  . Dr. David Lavery. Summer 2015.  . Characters: First & Last Appearances. ENGL . 6480/7480. , Studies in Contemporary Literature: . Introduction . In the 1960’s the Americans have elected a young president who pledged to get the country moving again. . The 1960’s will bring . in a youth culture, a devastating war in Vietnam, civil rights and a feminist revolution. By the end of the century many Americans would yearn nostalgically for the comparative calm of the fifties.. LIKE A BANANA!!!!!!. Tarzan. Tarzan. Swinging on a rubber band. Smacked into a frying pan. Ouch that’s hurts. Now Tarzan has a tan. And I hope he doesn’t peel. Like a banana.  .  . Cheetah. Dancing on a pizza. Mad . Men . and the Sixties. .  . Dr. David Lavery. Fall 2015.  . Weeklies.  . ENGL 2020 | Themes in Literature & Culture: . Mad . Men . and the Sixties.  . Movies of the 60s. Mike Nichols, 1967. Mad . Men . and the Sixties. .  . Dr. David Lavery. Fall 2015.  . Weeklies.  . ENGL 2020 | Themes in Literature & Culture: . Mad . Men . and the Sixties.  . Movies of the 60s. Dennis Hopper, 1969. Main events of . The big battles that we won cannot be reversed. We were young, self-righteous, reckless, hypocritical, brave. , silly. , headstrong and scared half to death.. And we were right.. What were these battles?. War on both sides of the world. History of Vietnam. At Geneva Conference. – 1954, North Vietnam controlled by Ho Chi Minh, a Communist supporter. Vietminh form to get French out of Vietnam. In South, Ngo . 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 . 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. By: Dominic Cao. Vietnam’s Main Source of Income. The economy of Vietnam is a developing planned economy and market economy. Vietnam is a net exporter of agricultural products such as rice, coffee, pepper, cashews, tea, rubber, wood products, and fishery products. Discouraging. The Vietnamese, both our ally and enemy, were difficult to keep separate. The majority of the Vietnamese fought as civilian militia (no uniforms). Deadly. Aside from combat . Americans had to deal . The Vietnam War Era (1954-1975) 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.