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Warm Up:
How did President Kennedy avoid World War III through his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis? Slide2
Warm Up:
Is it ok for one country to get involved in the civil war of another country
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You may do this in your composition journal or on
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The Vietnam War
1954 - 1975Slide4
The Vietnam War
Final major “hot” conflict of the Cold War
American involvement began due to President Truman’s policy of
containment
US needs to stop the spread of Communism around the world
President Eisenhower promoted US involvement in SE Asia as a result of the
domino theory
if one country “falls” to communism so will all the others around it like “dominos” Slide5
Background
Ruled by the French until 1954
After French leave, divided into two parts along 17
th
Parallel:
North =
Communist
Led by Ho Chi Minh and VietcongBacked by China and Soviet Union
South =
Non-Communist
Led by DiemBacked by the USSlide6
US Involvement
US feared the expansion of Communism into SE Asia
Sent
military advisors
in 1950 and then
troops
to South Vietnam to help fight the North Vietnamese
The war would eventually span 5 presidents and was a determining factor in many Presidential electionsSlide7
US Involvement
In 1964, US passed the
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
US claimed some US ships were attacked by
North Vietnamese torpedoes
Resolution
allowed the President to take
military action in VietnamPresident could use “all necessary measures” to repel aggression in the regionSlide8
US Promotes a Coup d'état Slide9
US Troop DeploymentSlide10
US Involvement
By 1968, there were 500,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam
USA made it a
HIGH TECH WAR
in Vietnam’s Jungles:
poisonous “Agent Orange” chemicals
rocket launchers and
grenades
Guerilla Warfare: fighting in the
jungles
, enemy did not wear uniforms
, no clear battlefield Slide11
Tet Offensive
Major offensive launched by
North Vietnam
during
the Vietnamese New Year
During the offensive, the Communists slaughtered anyone they labeled the enemy (teachers, doctors, government officials)
Demonstrated Vietcong could launch a massive attack on S. VietnamUS troops committed similar slaughters
“We huddled them up. We made them squat down…I poured about four clips [68 shots] into the group…Well, we kept right on firing…I still dream about it…Some nights, I can’t even sleep. I just lay there thinking about it” – Private Paul
MeadioSlide12
Who is the enemy?
Vietcong:
Began as a radical group in
South Vietnam
who
were supported by the North
Vietnamese
Farmers by day; guerillas at nightVery patient
people willing to accept many casualties
The US grossly underestimated their
determination and resourcefulness