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The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide2
Activity
Research leaders during the Vietnam War and provide a brief summary.
Label all countries with capitals
Color in these countries on your map and label their capitals:
China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.Slide3
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide4
Bell Ringer
Why does the location of Vietnam have any significance to the events taking place at this point in history?Slide5
Objectives
Analyze why China and France wanted to control Vietnam.
Explain why the United States refused to support Vietnamese independence in the 1940s and 1950s.
Discuss why President Kennedy increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam.Slide6
Background
Locals know many rulers throughout history
Constant suppression by colonial powers
British (India) 1700-1800s
French late 1800 through early 1900s
Locals wanted freedom from outside leadership – self determinationSlide7
Vietnam Timeline
Vietminh challenged French 1945-1954
Ho Chi Minh organizes Vietminh
Fear is reinforced by Mao
Zedong’s
victory in China
Domino Theory
and Eisenhower – “If one falls, they all fall.”Slide8
Vietnam Timeline
French defeated at Diem Bien
Phu
1954
Geneva Accords
divide the country North from South at 17
th
parallel
Vietnamese Civil War Begins 1958
People found the benefits in Communism Slide9
Vietnam Timeline
The
NFL
is established in 1960
National Front for Liberation
Vietcong
in South do not want Diem as leader
Communism
shows the people the benefits of the partySlide10
Vietnam Timeline
United State involvement escalates in 1960
Kennedy helps train the
ARVN
Diem is overthrown and assassinated by a coup in 1963
Buddhists set themselves on fire???
How does the United States government react? Would we commit?Slide11
ABCs of Vietnam
With this ABC mini book you will be choosing a word for each letter of the alphabet and explain how it relates to the Vietnam War.
On each page illustrate one of the words that you have put down.Slide12
Activity
Pg. 659 (1-4), choose a position you side with and explain why in one paragraph.
Imagine you are an adviser to President Eisenhower in 1959. Based on what you know at the time prepare a statement outlining the benefits and drawbacks of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Finally, write a one-paragraph policy recommendation.Slide13
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide14
iThink Moment
Share your policies with one person next to you.
What benefits/drawbacks did you find by going to war in Vietnam?
Are your policies similar? How are they different?
Pg. 659 Questions – What is
your position? Slide15
Objectives
Identify the constitutional issue the Tonkin Gulf Resolution raised.
Describe the strategies U.S. forces used in the Vietnam War.Slide16
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Lyndon Johnson
needed Congressional backing to increase commitment
Resolution offered authority to take “all necessary measures”
Call for escalation of forcesSlide17
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution
What message is Lyndon Johnson trying to portray to Congress?
What position does he propose America takes in this war?
How does Lyndon Johnson’s message appeal to the
American people?Slide18
U.S. Forces in Vietnam
Demand for soldiers led to the
draft
Younger, poorer, less educated
Deferment: health, postponement, college
Women face increasing challengesSlide19
U.S. Forces in Vietnam
Humanitarian organizations volunteer
Operation Rolling Thunder
Target: Ho Chi Minh Trail
Underground facilities established by VietcongSlide20
U.S. Forces in Vietnam
Commonly used weapons
Napalm, “cluster bombs”, defoliants (
Agent Orange
)
Bombing led many SV to join VietcongSlide21
Vietnam Video – Maring Hunt
What is Lyndon Johnson trying to do with his educational video?
How do the men describe Vietnam?
Why were men and women willing to join the Vietcong? (
mins
. 17-19 skip)
Why did American soldiers have a difficult time trusting the Vietnamese?
Stop movie at 21
mins
.Slide22
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide23
Bell Ringer
Pg. 666 – Why do you think these folks are protesting? Why do people typically protest during war? What are different forms of protest? Are we protected under the US Constitution to protest?Slide24
Are you a conscientious objector?
Read the materials provided for you, answer the questions associated with the reading and make a decision on what you would do if you oppose the war but your government wants you to fight.Slide25
Objectives
List factors that frustrated U.S. military efforts in Vietnam.
Explain why some Americans opposed the war, and describe how the government responded. Slide26
The Media and the War
What was considered a victory?
Total dead
Gruesome images displayed
Americans split
Go all out or come home
Coverage on a daily basis – images contradict reportsSlide27
The Antiwar Movement
Doves
= opposed
Yippies
=
Youth Int’l Party
Students for a Democratic Society
protest the draft, ROTC, and the CIA
Criticize government for discrimination
Hawks
= supported
Found acts of protest upsettingSlide28
Protest Commercial
Take a position on the Vietnam “Conflict” as either a hawk or a dove.
Develop a commercial, using
iMovie
, with 1-2 other classmates that states your position on this war.
Cite evidence from this war that proves why you hold the position that you do.Slide29
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide30
Bell Ringer
Protest commercials
15 Question QuizSlide31
Objectives
Explain why the
Tet
Offensive weakened American’s confidence about the war.
List the key events of the 1968 presidential election.Slide32
The Tet Offensive
Opportunity to strike when least expected
Victory also shows the weaknesses in the South
Johnson – “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost America.”Slide33
The Election of 1968
Johnson decides against reelection
Contenders for the
Democratic
seat
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Republican
Richard Nixon
Independent
George WallaceSlide34
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide35
Voices of the Vietnam Era
Video:
1968 with Tom Brokaw
Obtain at least 5 quotes from these people and explain, based on what you see, what it was like to live through this period.
What do you believe would be the most challenging thing for you to overcome during this period in history? Describe the emotion of the times in one paragraph along with the quotations.Slide36
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide37
iThink Moment
Read the first three paragraphs on page 670 of your text.
What was Richard Nixon’s plan to get American troops out of Vietnam?Slide38
Objectives
Summarize how President Nixon attempted to end the war.
Describe how Americans reacted to President Nixon’s plan to end the war.Slide39
Nixon, Vietnamization and Cambodia
Henry Kissinger
encourages a plan to hand over fighting to the South
Nixon starts a secret bombing in CambodiaSlide40
Nixon, Vietnamization and Cambodia
Bombing in Cambodia provokes outrage
My Lai Massacre
Protests were taking place
ROTC buildings
Kent State, Jackson State
shootings
Congress reacts, journalists present the
Pentagon Papers
Bad choices see a backlashSlide41
Nixon’s Re-election
Nixon vs. the anti-war candidate, George McGovern
26
th
Amendment
lowers voting age from 21 to 18
Nixon promises the war would end soonSlide42
A Cease Fire at Last
Le Duct
Tho
and Kissinger plan negotiations, Paris 1969
Talks resume at the end of 1972
April 30, 1975 South Vietnamese surrender unconditionally
Domino Theory never occursSlide43
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide44
Objectives
Evaluate the war’s long-term effect on the American people.Slide45
Effects of the War
Total number of victims is uncertain
Refugees flee postwar conditions
Most visible tragedy of the veterans was their fate
War Powers Act of 1973
provides a limit on commitmentSlide46
The Vietnam War Memorial
Maya Ying Lin designs the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Video: The Wall at 25Slide47
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide48
Bell Ringer – America: The Story of Us – Millennium
Many historians debate whether or not the U.S. has seen continual progress throughout its history, or if there have been moments of back-peddling or regression. How do you define progress in history? Do you think the U.S. has always progressed? Justify your
answer based on what you see. Slide49
Objectives
Discuss how President Nixon’s domestic policies differed from those of Presidents Johnson and Kennedy.
Describe how Nixon responded to economic problems.
Identify the causes and effects of the energy crisis.Slide50
The Forgotten Americans
Support comes from the “Silent Majority”
Highest priority is welfare reform
Family Assistance Program
New Federalism
Nixon uses the
Southern Strategy
for civil rights issuesSlide51
Nixon’s Economy
1960s brings a recession =
stagflation
Use of “Robin Hood in Reverse”Slide52
Energy Crisis
Support for Israeli war leads to price hike with OPEC
Speed limit reduction intended to save gas
Environmental issues confronted by Nixon
Oil spills
First Earth Day, 1970
Endangered Species ActSlide53
Foreign Affairs
Improving relations with other nations is necessary,
realpolitik
Intentions are present to divide the communist world
Talks with the USSR lead to
SALT talks
and
détente
The Six-Day WarSlide54
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide55
Bell Ringer
Review Nixon Policies
Court Case
Timeline
FilesSlide56
iThink Moment
Once the “Confidential Materials” have been distributed regarding the Watergate Scandal, pass out Parts 1,2,3 within your group and summarize what you have read about this case.Slide57
Objectives
Summarize the issues surrounding the Watergate scandal.
Discuss the role that the White House tapes played in President Nixon’s resignation.Slide58
Crisis in the Presidency
Nixon believed in a limitless presidency
Nixon’s secret unit =
the plumbers
Evidence is provided by
Deep Throat
Senate leads an investigation known as
WatergateSlide59
Herblock Political Cartoons
Strange, they all seem to have a connection with this place!
Mugging.Slide60
Herblock Political CartoonsSlide61
The Case Against Nixon
Truth is revealed in secret tapes
Spiro Agnew resigns
Gerald Ford is new VP
Nixon responds to the
Saturday Night Massacre
Avoiding impeachment, Nixon resignsSlide62
Discussion Questions – First Amendment
Do Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have the constitutional right to publish the story of the Watergate scandal?
How do you think people might have reacted to these articles?
Were the reporters justified in writing their articles?
How might things have been different if they didn’t?Slide63
Discussion Questions – Interview with Frost
Should the president have the right to more power and/or authority in a time of war or domestic crisis? Explain your answer.
Why did President Nixon want to use various government agencies to spy on opposition groups and individuals? Was he right or wrong for doing so? Explain your answer.Slide64
Discussion Questions – Interview with Frost
President Nixon said "When the President does it that means it is not illegal." Discuss whether there should be a time when an action or decision by the president, otherwise illegal, would be legal.
Is political intelligence an acceptable way to operate a political campaign? Describe examples of the use of political intelligence in today's political campaigns.Slide65
The Vietnam War
Day 1: Key Players
Day 2: Vietnam Background
Day 3: The War Escalates
Day 4: Media and the War
Day 5: Turning Point
Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times
Day 7: Vietnam War Ends
Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial
Day 9: The Nixon Years
Day 10: From Watergate to Ford
Day 11: Carter and the 1970s CultureSlide66
Bell Ringer
While reading the article from TIME magazine, identify the differences that exist between the generations and how they are perceived
in history.Slide67
Objectives
Explain why President Ford was unable to achieve his domestic-policy goals.
Explain how President Carter’s handling of domestic issues caused some Americans to lose faith in his administration.Slide68
Ford Tries to Reunite the Nation
Ford
pardons
Nixon while the country questions his intentions
Ford provides
clemency
to draft evaders
Power abuse leads to rejection of plansSlide69
Ford’s Foreign Policy
Attempts to increase popularity are all but successful
Détente suffers as a result of actions in Angola, Africa
National Front vs. Popular Front
Relations are strainedSlide70
Jimmy Carter as President
Ford and Dole (R) vs. Carter and Mondale (D)
Walk symbolizes a government open to public view
Use of radio, television, call-ins to keep in touchSlide71
Domestic Policies
Unconditional pardon for draft evaders
Cuts in federal
gov’t
spending = more unemployment
Another energy crisis = adopting other measures
Losing faith with lack of leadershipSlide72
Foreign Policy
Rejects
realpolitik
Apartheid
in Africa, solving their own problems
U.S.-Soviet relations get worse in 1979
Camp David Accords
led to peace in the Middle EastSlide73
Culture of the 1970s
Counterculture – 1960s
Peace, love and equality
Sexual identity, women’s rights
Summer of Love
Woodstock
Jimmy Hendrix
Long Hair Rebels
Bra Burning
Flower Power
Drugs
Me Decade – 1970s
Voting Rights Act of 1975
Development of the
Sunbelt
Self-improvement
Steven Spielberg
produces classics
Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T.
Disco and punk rock becomes popular music
Apollo 11
and
Skylab
advance space programSlide74
Technology
Apple Computer
PC’s
Atari
VCR
Answering Machines