PPT-Vietnam War Terminology Sohan

Patel amp Brandon Pensabene Quonset Huts Flak Jacket Latrine Cordite Salve Bunker Punji Sticks Chaplain Insignia Claymore. What was it?. The Vietnam War was . a war that had . C. ommunist North . Vietnam and its southern . allies, the . Viet Cong, . fighting against . South . Vietnam and the . United States. .. The war ended in 1973 because of the withdrawal of United States help.. 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 . By: Michael Jefferson. Mrs. Rooney/ Ms Scheetz . How did it happen?. The Vietnam War stared because president Eisenhower did not want communism to spread to America.. . When Did It Happen?. It happened during 1954- 1975 it took longer because South Vietnam invaded North Vietnam.. 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. North Vietnamese Soldiers. a. nd the. Viet Cong. US Went to Vietnam With Noble Purpose. Stop. spread of communism. Defend. South Vietnam against communists from the North. Our enemies viewed themselves as freedom fighters. By Altamush Ali Jindani. 2. nd. period. America has had many presidents who were war hawks. Not pointing fingers but our former president was one of them. There has been many wars in which the United States had fought. Both defeat and triumph was faced. Several different reasons led the United States to enter these wars. Some of these causes were fears and threats. Just like Vietnam war which was fought to stop communism from spreading into rest of Asia. Similarly, the latest Iraq war is being fought because of fear of further terrorist attacks and to stop the spread of terrorism in the whole world. Different times, different places but pretty similar causes. President Bush says, “. Lesson 3 . The Antiwar Movement. Learning Objectives. Describe the divisions within American society over the Vietnam War.. Analyze the Tet Offensive and the American reaction to it.. Summarize the factors that influenced the outcome of the 1968 presidential election.. 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. Communist Founder. Name means: “Bringer of Light”. Road to . War – Truman Era. France took control of Vietnam and other SE Asian countries during the Age of Imperialism.. Ho Chi Minh led nationalist forces (Vietminh) against the French in an attempt to gain independence and create a Communist state.. Vietnam. Vietnam. War - . outline. Origins. of the . Vietnam. War. The First . Indochina. war. The French . lose. . Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh. Geneva. . accords. South. . Vietnam. Buddhist. . revolt. Conquest and colonialism in Indochina. 200 B.C. Chinese invade Red River Delta. 939 A.D. After nearly 1000 years of Chinese control, the Vietnamese win independence but the Chinese remained a threat. Do Now. Analyze the “Vietnam War Timeline” with your partner.. How was the U.S. involved in Vietnam pre-1964?. Do you think the . U.S. planning to go to war with North Vietnam before . the Gulf . Background. Containment: . the American policy of preventing the spread of Communism . led to American involvement in several overseas affairs. These fights were against . communism. , but never technically against the .