PPT-Big Picture: Following the Vietnam War, Americans searched for order but their political

Chapter 31 A Search For Order Main Idea Beyond the ongoing turmoil of the Vietnam War the Nixon administration did enjoy some notable success Chapter 31 Section 1 The Nixon Years Nixons Politics and Domestic Policies. War. BACKGROUND. FRENCH INDOCHINA. BECOMING INDEPENDENT. Before. WW2 France . ruled. . most. of Indochina (Laos, . Cambodia. and Vietnam).. After. . Japan. . lost. . the. . war. , France . tried. 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. 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. 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”. War on both sides of the world. History of Vietnam. At Geneva Conference. – 1954, North Vietnam controlled by Ho Chi Minh, a Communist supporter. Vietminh form to get French out of Vietnam. In South, Ngo . Chapter 29: The Vietnam War. MAIN IDEA: Concern about the spread of communism led the United States to become increasingly involved in Vietnam.. Chapter 29 . Section . 1: . T. he War Develops. Colonial Vietnam. 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. The War Develops 29.1. 2. The Main Idea. Concern about the spread of communism led the United States to become increasingly violent in Vietnam.. Reading Focus. How did Southeast Asia’s colonial history produce increased tensions in Vietnam? . Chapter 19: From War to Peace. Main Idea: Although the end of World War I brought peace, it did not ease the minds of many Americans who found much to fear in the postwar years.. Chapter 19 Section 1: Postwar Havoc. “If Vietnam Were Now” A political piece by artist Claude Moller Mattie Bruton History -This piece, created by political artist Claude Moller, uses a famous photo taken by Pulitzer winning photojournalist Eddie Adams. 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. Let’s think….. Is dealing with other people difficult sometimes? . What kind of people are more difficult to deal with? . Imagine having to deal with a whole other country? . Which ones do you think would be easier to deal with? .