PPT-Vietnam

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. War. BACKGROUND. FRENCH INDOCHINA. BECOMING INDEPENDENT. Before. WW2 France . ruled. . most. of Indochina (Laos, . Cambodia. and Vietnam).. After. . Japan. . lost. . the. . war. , France . tried. 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. Honors Foreign Policy. Timeline. Korea vs. Vietnam. Guerilla Warfare. Aim to capture “hearts and minds” of ordinary citizens and to undermine their confidence in the regime. Long term strategy – Guerillas do not have to inflict complete defeat upon enemy or compel them to surrender. 1946-54. 1961-1975. Background. Indochina-peninsula southwest of China and east of India. Indochina War 1946-1954. France (colonial power) vs. “Vietminh” (League for Vietnamese Independence). WWII. 1. The Vietnam War . In the 1950's the United States began to send troops to Vietnam. During the following 25-years the ensuing war would create some of the strongest tensions in US history. Almost 3 million US men and women were sent thousands of miles to fight for what was a questionable cause. In total, it is estimated that over 2,5 million people on both sides were killed. . 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 . Social Change in America. Civil Rights Movement and Desegregation. Power Movements. Assassination of JFK 1963; Malcolm X 1965; MLK 1968. Cold War and Anti-Communism. Economic growth and consumerism. Great Society and War on Poverty. 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?. 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.