PPT-The Vietnam War Era (1954-1975)

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. By: James Esposito. The Draft for the Vietnam War was Immoral. Many Americans were burning their draft cards and protesting against the war, which hadn’t been very popular in American history to this point. 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. Living with Great Turmoil. Unit 6. Set up your Table of Contents. Daily Warm Up Pages (2). Daily Warm Up #1: Time Line . The New Frontier and the Great Society. List 5 of the 10 events on your US Timeline on pages 668-669. What made fighting difficult. ?. Jungle . terrain. Who is the enemy? Viet Cong. Unfamiliar terrain & enemy has intricate network of tunnels. Enemy is more motivated. Unpopular war at home. Cultural differences. During the Cold War, the U.S. was committed. . to. . containing. . communism. The U.S. was effective in limiting communist influence in Europe. But, the spread of communism in Asia led the U.S. to become involved in a civil war in Vietnam . The Vietnam War. 20 years. Five presidents. 164 billion dollars. 58,132 Americans died/2million Vietnamese. 150,000 Americans wounded. 21,000 permanently disabled. 3 million Americans served (avg. age 19). Section 4: Nixon and Vietnam. April 22. Section 4 Objectives. Explain the steps Nixon took to end the war in Vietnam.. Understand the various costs of the Vietnam War.. Key Terms. Vietnamization. martial law. Stop the spread of communism. Vietnam. Independence- to be free of foreign/ imperial influence. Plans. Send advisors/ escalate. Limited War. No . nucs. Air War. Operation Rolling Thunder. Operation Niagara. 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. 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 . Analyze the ways in which the Vietnam War heightened social, political, and economic tensions in the United States. Focus your answer on the period 1964-1975. French Indochina War France attempted to reestablish rule in Vietnam after World War II. The Vietnam War 1954 – 1975 Chapter 22 Map of Vietnam Activity Label each country shown on the map Color North Vietnam and South Vietnam (different colors) Identify and Label Saigon Hanoi Gulf of Tonkin Salva González Martínez. Susana Hernández Nicolau. La guerra de . vietnam. . va ser un enfrontament . militar que va tenir lloc a Vietnam des de . 1954 . fins a . 1973, . l'origen del qual va ser la determinació de les guerrilles comunistes (.