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Escalating the War

Escalating the War. Mr. Bach Hudson High School United States History. Operation Rolling Thunder. Bombing of North Vietnam and the “Ho Chi Minh Trail”. Defoliation. Dense jungle needed to be cleared so NVA/VC could not hide. Agent Orange Napalm. Napalm Attack.

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Escalating the War

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  1. Escalating the War Mr. Bach Hudson High School United States History

  2. Operation Rolling Thunder • Bombing of North Vietnam and the “Ho Chi Minh Trail”

  3. Defoliation • Dense jungle needed to be cleared so NVA/VC could not hide. • Agent Orange • Napalm

  4. Napalm Attack

  5. U.S. Troop Deployments to ‘Nam General William Westmoreland

  6. Ground Mission • Army and Marines went on “Search and Destroy” Missions. • Encountered booby traps and an enemy they couldn’t see.

  7. Death Everywhere Punji Stick Pits Bouncing Betty Mines

  8. The Draft • Poor Americans (and blacks) disproportionally served in Vietnam. • Draft Exemptions Muhammad Ali refuses to fight The Draft Lottery Instituted in 1969 for fairness

  9. Dodging the Draft

  10. The Living Room War • Because of TV, Americans experience the horrors of war every day for the first time.

  11. The Impact of the Living Room War A suspected VC Captain executed by South Vietnamese Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan in 1968

  12. 1968 – The Tet Offensive • NVA and VC launch a simultaneous surprise attack on 100 cities and bases. • Take every city, but are beaten back the Americans • Casualties • 45,000 NVA and VC • 2,300 ARVN • 1,100 US

  13. A Victory becomes a Loss “If I’ve lost Cronkite I’ve lost middle America.” - LBJ

  14. “Hey, Hey, LBJ – How Many Kids did you Kill Today?”

  15. A Ruined Presidency

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