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SOME STATISTICS Carved on these walls is the story of America of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and decency and to protect a national treasure that we call th e American dream So. War. BACKGROUND. FRENCH INDOCHINA. BECOMING INDEPENDENT. Before. WW2 France . ruled. . most. of Indochina (Laos, . Cambodia. and Vietnam).. After. . Japan. . lost. . the. . war. , France . tried. 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.. 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. 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.. Victoria Huynh. The Huynh Family. Both of my parents were born in Vietnam. Although both of my parents have a . C. hinese background as well. I have an older sister, Nicole who is 2 years older than me. Honors Foreign Policy. Timeline. Korea vs. Vietnam. Guerilla Warfare. Aim to capture “hearts and minds” of ordinary citizens and to undermine their confidence in the regime. Long term strategy – Guerillas do not have to inflict complete defeat upon enemy or compel them to surrender. 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. A War of Attrition: Military Strategies. Background Info. Not fought on traditional battlefields. War of attrition: small battles designed to slowly deplete the resources. Hoped to kill off morale and hope of opponent through these “wars of attrition”. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why was the Vietnam War so controversial among Americans?. TEKS and Objectives. We will…. (8D) explain . reasons and outcomes for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. (8E) analyze . Listen to the song (. Creedence. Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son”) playing as you come in. Write a journal entry describing the message of the song, using examples from the lyrics. What does the song say about American culture during the Vietnam War?. 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?. From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #24. Capitalize personal names, nicknames, and epithets. . Examples:. Honest Abe, Michael “Air” Jordan, Ms. Smarty Pants. Vietnam Online Food Delivery Market- Industry Trends & Forecast Report 2027 Capitalize Specific Brand Names. But not the product itself. Example: . K. odak . f. ilm. Capitalize brand names commonly used to refer to product itself.. Examples:. Kleenex brand tissues. Velcro brand hook and loop fasteners.