PPT-The Tactics of the Vietcong during the Vietnam war.

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. 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 . 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. 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. How and why did the U.S. support France’s Vietnam war efforts?. In what year did the U.S. begin supporting France in Vietnam?. Why did the U.S. support canceling the 1956 unified elections in Vietnam?. 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 . 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. The Vietnam War. 20 years. Five presidents. 164 billion dollars. 58,132 Americans died/2million Vietnamese. 150,000 Americans wounded. 21,000 permanently disabled. 3 million Americans served (avg. age 19). . Big Events. Politics. People. Other. The War. 500. 400. 300. 200. 100. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. THE VIETNAM WAR. Jellied gasoline that explodes on contact. The Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh and his followers began . an armed struggle to reunify the nation. . They organized a new guerrilla army, which became known as the Vietcong.. President Eisenhower increased American aid, and sent hundreds of military advisers to train South Vietnam’s army.. Lesson objectives. To be able to identify the key strategies used by the USA in the Vietnam War.. To be able to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the US strategies in the Vietnam War.. General Westmoreland. Chapter 25, Section 1. Origins of the Vietnam War. In the 1800s, the French controlled Indochina– today’s Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. . Ho Chi Minh wanted to end French colonial rule starting in the late 1800s. WWII put the conflict on hold, but afterwards France tried to assert their dominance again. . Section 2: Going to War in Vietnam Chapter 25 Diem’s Hamlets One program Diem introduced only made matters worse S. Vietnamese created strategic hamlets , special fortified villages Villages were protected by machine guns, bunkers, trenches, and barbed wire The Vietnam War 1954 – 1975 Chapter 22 Map of Vietnam Activity Label each country shown on the map Color North Vietnam and South Vietnam (different colors) Identify and Label Saigon Hanoi Gulf of Tonkin Let’s think….. Is dealing with other people difficult sometimes? . What kind of people are more difficult to deal with? . Imagine having to deal with a whole other country? . Which ones do you think would be easier to deal with? .