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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 counterinsurgency ID: 425811

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Slide1

The Vietnam War

Lesson Plan 1 – 5Slide2

Beginnings of War

1953: Eisenhower greatly increases aid to France in fighting VietnamSlide3

May 1961

President Kennedy sends 400 Green Berets “Special Advisors” to South Vietnam to train South Vietnam soldiers on methods of counter-insurgencySlide4

1963 - 1965

President Johnson

What Happened:

Nov. 24, 1963: Pres. Johnson declares he will not lose Vietnam

March 8, 1965: The first combat troops land in Vietnam, 3500 Marines land on China Beach in

DaNang

1965: Pres. Johnson ask Congress for an additional $7.2 billion for the war

effortSlide5

November 1965

Nov. 14-16, 1965: the Battle of

Ia

Drang

Valley marks the first major battle between U.S. forces and Viet Cong forces

Nov. 27, 1965: 35,000 American Anti-War protestors surround the White HouseSlide6

The War Continues

Battle for Hue raged for 26 days as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces try to recapture the site seized by the Communist during the

Tet

Offensive.

Previously, a religious sect in the middle of a war zone, Hue is nearly leveled.

Thousands of people were murderedSlide7

American Strategy

After the

Tet

Offensive, a U.S. Army officer stated, “It became necessary to

destroy

the town to save it”. This became a summary of America’s

i

mpact

on Vietnam

“The American strategy had atrocity built into it”, stated Mark H. LytleSlide8

Calley

and the My Lai Massacre

Lieutenant William

Calley

was seen as a scapegoat for the Army’s failure to instill within the troops morale and discipline.

Calley

personally ordered groups of villagers into a ditch where he shot them down.

He ordered his men of Charlie Company to kill everyone in the village.

He was sent to prison for life was the sentence was reduced and he was let out in 1974 when he became an insurance agentSlide9

My Lai Massacre

My Lai Massacre: on March 16, the men of Charlie Company, 11

th

Brigade

, entered the village of My Lai

When the news of the atrocities surfaces, it will send shockwaves through the U.S. and

strengthen

the resolve of the Anti-War MovementSlide10

My Lai

During the 1

st

Platoon’s movement thru the southern half of the sub-hamlet, widespread killing happened, mostly women, children, and old men

According to the Peers Report, 60 – 70 Vietnamese men, women and children were murdered. Rape was also reported.Slide11

A Nation Shocked

Kerry testifies to incidents that send the nation into shock and outrages protestors.

He told “troops had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned the food stocks, and generally ravaged the countrysideSlide12

Kerry Testifies

1971: John Kerry testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

“How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?” John Kerry (1971)

According to James

Loewen

, author of “Lies My Teacher Told Me” My Lai was the most famous instance of what Kerry called “not isolated instance but on a day-to-day basis”.Slide13

Kerry’s Legacy

In 2004, then Senator John Kerry made a bid for the presidency.

His testimony about the travesties and brutality of the Vietnam’s populace were used against him in campaign ads. He lost the presidency.

Among many Vietnam Vets today, Kerry’s testimony is still a sore spot. Many feel he betrayed his fellow soldiersSlide14

The Anti-War Movement

Protest to the War began in the early sixties but escalated in 68’ and after Kerry’s testimony

Popular sayings during the time were, “Hey, Hey LBJ, How many kids did you kill today?” Slide15

“Hell NO, We Wont GO!”

The Student Peace Union (SPU) emerged on college campuses across the United StatesSlide16

Protestors vs

Soldiers

The small antiwar movement grew into an unstoppable force, pressuring American leaders to reconsider its commitment to the Vietnam WarSlide17

Kent State

On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators

Killing four and wounding nine Kent State StudentsSlide18

End of War

The Paris Peace Accords ending the conflict were signed January 27, 1973, and were followed by the withdrawal of the remaining American TroopsSlide19

Ceasefire

“The terms of the accords called for a complete ceasefire in South Vietnam

This allowed the North Vietnamese forces to retain the territory they had captured, released U.S. prisoners of war, and called for both sides to find a political solution to the conflict”Slide20

Withdrawal

With U.S. forces gone from Vietnam, the country stood alone

The situation worsened in December 1974, when Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act of 1974, cutting off all military aidSlide21

The Legacy of War

During the Vietnam War, America lost 58,119 soldiers killed, 153,303 wounded, and 1948 still missing in action

Casualty figures for citizens of Vietnam are estimated 2-4 million Vietnamese were killed during the conflict