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Vietnam war

Vietnam war. Warm-up. Why did the United States get involved in conflicts around the world during the Cold War?. A nnouncements. Review Homework packets Final exam in less than 3 weeks!!! What is your goal of the rest of the semester?. Vocabulary.

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Vietnam war

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  1. Vietnam war

  2. Warm-up • Why did the United States get involved in conflicts around the world during the Cold War?

  3. Announcements • Review • Homework packets • Final exam in less than 3 weeks!!! • What is your goal of the rest of the semester?

  4. Vocabulary • Domino Theory- the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control 

  5. Origins of War • Vietnam had been under French control since the late 1800s. • In about 1900 Vietnamese nationalists began a fight for independence. • Ho Chi Minh, the most successful nationalist believed that the best way to fight colonial imperialism was through a communist revolution • The Japanese kicked the French out of Vietnam and when Japan lost WWII, Vietnam declared its independence.

  6. Origins of War • The French refused to accept that Vietnam was free. • The Vietnamese were not as well equipped as the French but were able to weaken them with hit-and-run guerrilla attacks. • The Geneva Accords separated Vietnam into two countries, North Vietnam was Communist and South Vietnam had a Democratic government.

  7. Rival Governments • The South Vietnamese government was dishonest and brutal but the United States continued to support it. • The North Vietnamese government was thriving and life in North Vietnam was improving. • As the 1956 reunification election approached, South Vietnam refused to participate. • More people in South Vietnam became unhappy with their government and joined The National Liberation Front (NLF) an organization created to fight the government in South Vietnam. • They relied on the Vietcong, communist guerrilla force, as its army.

  8. US involvement • As the fighting between the Vietcong and the government of South Vietnam increased the United States sent aid and advisers to South Vietnam. • By the end of the 1960, about 800 military advisors were stationed in Vietnam. • By 1963 16,000 U.S. soldiers were in Vietnam.

  9. How did the Domino theory influence the U.S. to get involved in the Vietnam War?

  10. Tonkin Gulf Resolution • In the summer of 1964, a navy vessel exchanged fire with North Vietnamese vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin. • Two days later, during bad weather, U.S. ships reported that their radar showed torpedo attacks. • No ships were damaged but President Johnson called it an act of war. • On August 7, Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. It gave President Johnson the authority to use whatever means he thought necessary in Vietnam. • It shifted the power of war from Congress to the President.

  11. Stations: Important events from the war • Tet Offensive • My Lai Massacre: • Tonkin Gulf Resolution: • Invasions of Cambodia and Laos • Pentagon Papers • You will walk through the room and read through each station. Answer the questions on the stations graphic organizer sheet.

  12. Newspaper article • Write a newspaper article describing U.S. actions in Vietnam. Include why the United States got involved and pick at least two events from the war and analyze their importance to the war.

  13. Closing • Take an index card. • Write three things you learned today. • 2 questions you still have from today’s lesson. • 1 thing you want to learn tomorrow when we continued the Vietnam war.

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