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The Vietnam War 1965-1975

The Vietnam War 1965-1975. Mr. Johnson US History. The Wars Before the War. “Indochina”. Colonization of Vietnam. Chinese… 1800s-1940 – French 1940-1945 – Japanese 1945-1954 – French 1954-1973 – USA?. Battle of Dien Bien Phu. US financed French war effort

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The Vietnam War 1965-1975

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  1. The Vietnam War1965-1975 Mr. Johnson US History

  2. The Wars Before the War

  3. “Indochina”

  4. Colonization of Vietnam • Chinese… • 1800s-1940 – French • 1940-1945 – Japanese • 1945-1954 – French • 1954-1973 – USA?

  5. Battle of Dien Bien Phu • US financed French war effort • 1954 – Vietnam gains independence from France

  6. Vietnam Divided • 17th parallel • North – Communist • South – “Nationalist”

  7. Ho Chi Minh • President of Communist North Vietnam

  8. Ngo Dinh Diem • US puppet in South Vietnam

  9. Protests Against Diem

  10. American Involvement Increases

  11. Eisenhower • Sent 675 military advisors to South Vietnam • “Domino Theory”

  12. Domino Theory

  13. Kennedy • Increased military advisors to 16,000 • Supported coup against Diem • Planned withdrawal of troops?

  14. Coup Against Diem

  15. Kennedy Assassination

  16. Johnson • 1964 Tonkin Gulf incident • War begins • Escalation of troop levels

  17. Tonkin Gulf Incident • 1964 • USS Maddox attacked off coast of North Vietnam • 2nd alleged incident

  18. Robert McNamara

  19. Tonkin Gulf Resolution • Congress gave President Johnson a “blank check”… • …not an official declaration of war

  20. The War on the Ground

  21. Combatants North Vietnamese Army (NVA) Viet Cong (VC) vs. • Army of the Republic of South Vietnam (ARVN) • United States (US)

  22. Operation Rolling Thunder

  23. “The Fog of War” Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara Video Clip 1:10:31-1:16:58

  24. Escalation

  25. Guerilla Warfare

  26. Ho Chi Minh Trail

  27. Vietcong

  28. Counter-Insurgency Warfare

  29. Counter-Insurgency Warfare • “It became necessary to destroy the village in order to save it.”

  30. VC/NVA Atrocities

  31. VC/NVA Atrocities

  32. “Limited War”

  33. Helicopters

  34. Cluster Bombs

  35. Napalm

  36. Agent Orange

  37. 1968: The Turning Point

  38. Gen. William Westmoreland • “Light at the end of the tunnel”

  39. Tet Offensive • New Year 1968 • Surprise NVA/VC attacks in South Vietnam

  40. LBJ’s Approval Rating

  41. LBJ Steps Aside

  42. 1968 Election

  43. Richard Nixon: “Silent Majority”

  44. The War at Home

  45. “The Living Room War”

  46. “The Living Room War”

  47. “The Living Room War”

  48. Walter Cronkite • Cronkite: • “The bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate” • LBJ: • “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost middle America”

  49. My Lai Massacre

  50. Daniel Ellsberg • Whistleblower, leaker of the “Pentagon Papers” • New York Times v. U.S. • No “prior restraint” on publication • 1st Amendment freedom of the press

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