PPT-Going to War in Vietnam

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 Vietnams army. 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 . 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. . 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. 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. 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, “. Chapter 22. Section 1. Beginning. 1950. French Indochina War. France = trying to gain control back in Vietnam after WWII. America Supports France . Massive economic aide. France ruled. Vietnam. Laos. 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.. 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 . 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. 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?. 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. The . Vietnam War . was with . North . Vietnam_and. South . Vietnam_and. the USA__. When did the war happen?. The . __Vietnam . War___. took. place in . __1975__. Where did the war take place? . The . 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.