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Greetings!. Please be seated Notebook/Unipac Please turn off all electronic devices. BE READY TO GO!!!! Thanks!. Vietnam War. Officially 1965-1973 Unofficially 1946-1975. Questions To Ask :. Why did the US get involved? Could US involvement have been avoided?.

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  1. Greetings! • Please be seated • Notebook/Unipac • Please turn off all electronic devices. • BE READY TO GO!!!! Thanks!

  2. Vietnam War Officially 1965-1973 Unofficially 1946-1975

  3. Questions To Ask: • Why did the US get involved? • Could US involvement have been avoided?

  4. What you need to know about Vietnam • Vietnam is part of Indochina. • Vietnam was controlled by China for much of its’ early history. • In 938 AD Vietnam wins independence. • Constant struggle to keep independence from China – development of guerrilla tactics. • Vietnam is made up of a Buddhist majority. • Vietnamese are a very hardy people.

  5. Imperialism Hits Vietnam • French Imperialism: 1830-1941 • Japanese Control: 1941-1945 • Potsdam Conference: May 1945* *France gets control of Indochina again

  6. Ho Chi Minh - Wants Freedom Ho Chi Minh at Treaty of Versailles 1920 Letter to Truman - 1946

  7. French – Indochina War1946-1954 • Ho Chi Minh declares independence - Sept 2, 1945. • Truman doesn’t recognize Ho Chi Minh. • France tries to re-take control of Vietnam. • Massive US aid to France. • May 1954 – France Surrenders. Ho Chi Minh

  8. The French are Ousted? Geneva ConferenceMay 1954(Russia, China, US, Great Britain, and France.) • Divide Vietnam at the 17th Parallel North – Ho Chi Minh (Communism) South – Ngo Dinh Diem (Capitalism) • Vietnam will hold “Free Elections” The Vietnamese are very upset!

  9. Minh (North) vs. Diem (South)

  10. So why do we care……? • Truman Doctrine – contain communism to keep it from spreading. • Domino Theory – Eisenhower’s idea that if one country falls to communism other countries will fall as well. (quickly becomes U.S. policy)

  11. Unofficial U.S. Involvement • 1957 Civil War breaks out in Vietnam • South Vietnam (ARVN) vs. Vietcong(NLF). • Communist North Vietnam helps supply the Vietcong. • US helps South Vietnam – “Advisors”.

  12. Vietnamese Protest U.S. Involvement

  13. Video Clip: Two Vietnams

  14. The War Heats Up • November 2, 1963 Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated. • Coup d’etat • Several “leaders” attempt to come to power – each fail. • U.S. now feels pressure to get involved.

  15. Gulf of Tonkin Incident August 2,1964 the U.S.S. Maddox attacked.

  16. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution– August 7, 1964 • Allows LBJ to send troops to Vietnam without a Declaration of War. • Turning point in U.S. involvement in Vietnam. • The war will begin to escalate……….

  17. March 8, 1965 – First Combat Troops arrive in Vietnam

  18. Video Clip: America’s War

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