PPT-Vietnam: I

P ledge Allegiance Book by Chris Lynch PowerPoint by Jack Morad Characters Morris A sort of wimpy kid who joins the Navy to protect his friends in V ietnam Ivan the toughest of the 4 friends He is the only of the 4 that wanted to go to Vietnam He joined the army. War. BACKGROUND. FRENCH INDOCHINA. BECOMING INDEPENDENT. Before. WW2 France . ruled. . most. of Indochina (Laos, . Cambodia. and Vietnam).. After. . Japan. . lost. . the. . war. , France . tried. Conor. . Bulman. The Vietnamese People . Vietnam was invaded by the French in 1859. . By the end of the Vietnamese conquest (1888) most Vietnamese were rice farmers.. The French separated Vietnam into three different districts for administrative purposes.. By: James Esposito. The Draft for the Vietnam War was Immoral. Many Americans were burning their draft cards and protesting against the war, which hadn’t been very popular in American history to this point. 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. WARNING! . Remember these answers are not full answers but are just suggestions of points that you could include!. What is the message of this cartoon? (7) . An American cartoon, published in 1972. The crows represent the Communist forces.. a . NGO. Pham . Thi Hoang Anh. HealthBridge. Canada, Vietnam Office. EPP12-10. T. rack. : 1 - Stemming the tide: innovations in prevention and screening. 1. EPP12-10. Abstract presented before: No. BACKGROUND. A War of Attrition: Military Strategies. Background Info. Not fought on traditional battlefields. War of attrition: small battles designed to slowly deplete the resources. Hoped to kill off morale and hope of opponent through these “wars of attrition”. Paris in . 1919. was an exciting place to be for . 28-year. old . Nguyen That . Thanh. . . He was one of some . 50,000. Southeast Asians from the colony of French Indochina who were living in France at the end of World War I. How was a small country like Vietnam able to win a war . against the USA?. Essay Question. This section includes: . Background. 1957 to 1965 – Struggle in Vietnam between the South Vietnamese army and the communist-trained rebels (Viet Cong). ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why was the Vietnam War so controversial among Americans?. TEKS and Objectives. We will…. (8D) explain . reasons and outcomes for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. (8E) analyze . Listen to the song (. Creedence. Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son”) playing as you come in. Write a journal entry describing the message of the song, using examples from the lyrics. What does the song say about American culture during the Vietnam War?. 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?. 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.