PPT-Tactics of the Vietnam War

America Exerts its Strength Operation Rolling Thunder Feb 1965 Massive bombing campaign of North Vietnam Goals Boost morale of South Get North to stop sending arms to Vietcong Ia Drang. 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 . 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. 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. WARNING! . Remember these answers are not full answers but are just suggestions of points that you could include!. What is the message of this cartoon? (7) . An American cartoon, published in 1972. The crows represent the Communist forces.. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. A.P. U.S. History. Mr. Krueger. Filling in the Gaps…. Flexible Response. Berlin Wall. Containment in S.E. Asia. Bay of Pigs. Cuban Missile Crisis. War on Poverty. Great Society. Medicare. Voting Rights Act 1965. Lesson objectives. To be able to identify the key strategies used by the USA in the Vietnam War.. To be able to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the US strategies in the Vietnam War.. General Westmoreland.