PPT-The 1960’s 11-8 Vietnam: The Musical

Warm Up What is the Main Idea of this song To be done as a group Fixin to Die Rag Country Joe and the Fish httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvJbBCfeM964s 1 Song Title and Artist  . Vietnam Vignettes Vietnam Vignettesales of an InfantrymanLee Basnar ht Lee Basnar, 2004All rights reserved.ithout limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of thispublication may be 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. 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?. 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 . s. Major Themes and Key Terms. Kennedy, Johnson & The Cold War. John F. Kennedy:. New Frontier. Space programs. Economic stimulus. Addressing poverty. Civil . rights. Assassination. Cold . War Conflict:. 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). 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 . Why did it “rise”?. Why did it “fall”?. 1960-1963 . “A promising time”. The Election of 1960. “Time to get the country moving again.” . Kennedy vs Nixon. “The Torch is Passed”. Kennedy Liberalism. 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?. Why did it “rise”?. Why did it “fall”?. 1960-1963. Anticipation, or… . “A promising time”. . The Election of 1960. “Time to get the country moving again.” . Kennedy vs Nixon. .  . Cinema in the 1960s reflected the decade of fun, fashion, rock 'n' roll, tremendous social . changes, ETC.. Some of the happenings/changes of the 1960’s included…. Death of Marilyn . Monroe. First T.V. broadcast in color. 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. 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 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? .