PPT-Section 2: Going to War in Vietnam

Section 2 Going to War in Vietnam Chapter 25 Diems 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. 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 U.S. Involvement Grows. “Americanizing” the War. Secretary . of . Defense Robert McNamara and General . W. illiam Westmoreland, Commander US Forces in South Vietnam believed the US needed to increase its military presence in South Vietnam beyond the role of advisors to the South Vietnamese Armed Forces (ARVN). Origins of the Vietnam War. History of Vietnam. Ruled by China from 111 BC until the early 10. th. century. Independent from 938 AD until the mid 1800’s when it was colonized by France along with the rest of Indochina (Laos, Cambodia). Origins of the Vietnam War. History of Vietnam. Ruled by China from 111 BC until the early 10. th. century. Independent from 938 AD until the mid 1800’s when it was colonized by France along with the rest of Indochina (Laos, Cambodia). 1968- A Tumultuous Year. Key Events. -. The TET Offensive in Vietnam. -MLK assassinated. -RFK assassinated. -The riots at the Democrat Convention in Chicago . -Richard Nixon (Republican) elected president. Quick review of quiz. Refer to page 90 on PDF. Reorienting to Informational Text and Read-Aloud of Section 5 of “The Vietnam . Wars”. in Lesson 8 and for homework, . you . were focused on Ha’s subjective perspective of the events around her.. . The End of the War. The Vietnam War and American Society . 1960 - 1975. Paris peace talks. Negotiations between the U.S. and North Vietnam beginning in 1968. Vietnamization. . President Nixon’s policy of replacing American military forces with those of South Vietnam. Begin Vietnam War. . Vietnam: Key Terms Chapter 24. Domino . Theory. Geneva . Accords. Viet . Cong. Gulf . of Tonkin Resolution. Ho Chi Minh Trail. napalm. agent orange. My . Lai massacre. Conscientious objector. 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 . Page 976 - 981. Timeline. 1945: Yalta Conference / US drops atomic bombs on Japan. 1947: Truman Doctrine / Marshall Plan. 1949: NATO formed. 1950: Korean War starts (ends in 1953). 1955: Warsaw Pact. 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?. 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. Chapter 29, Section 2 “Escalation in Vietnam” Johnson Sends Ground Troops Assassination of Pres. Diem brought chaos to S. Vietnam N. Vietnam kept aiding the Viet Cong rebels in the south where they controlled much of the countryside NATIONAL CENTER FOR VETERINARY DIAGNOSIS Dr. Nguyen Khanh Ly 4 th FAO - APHCA/OIE/DLD Regional workshop on Brucellosis Diagnosis and control in Asia and the Pacific region “Proficiency Test and Wa