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The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War. Unit 6 Chapter 3 Section 2. Vietnam. Located in south east Asia on the South China Sea Climate is hot and humid Rainy season lasts through the summer (May-September). Ho Chi Minh. Petitions world leaders after WWI to recognize Vietnam’s independence

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The Vietnam War

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  1. The Vietnam War Unit 6 Chapter 3 Section 2

  2. Vietnam • Located in south east Asia on the South China Sea • Climate is hot and humid • Rainy season lasts through the summer (May-September)

  3. Ho Chi Minh • Petitions world leaders after WWI to recognize Vietnam’s independence • After WWII, begins war with France for independence • Dien Bien Phu (1954) – Vietnam defeats France, peace treaty follows • Vietnam is divided into Communist North and Capitalist South along 17th parallel (sound familiar?)

  4. United States Involvement • Gulf of Tonkin – US ships fire upon Vietnamese torpedo boats • Domino Theory – Idea that if Communism spread to Vietnam, it would spread throughout Asia and Australia

  5. Familiar terms • Tet Offensive (1968) – Viet Cong attacks on targets during holiday cease fire • Technically an American victory but at home was seen as a loss • Napalm – A chemical that acts as a gelatin version of gasoline • Viet Cong – South Vietnamese Communists

  6. Conclusion • President Lyndon Johnson accused of lying to public about facts in war • President Richard Nixon begins negotiations for peace • President Gerald Ford formally announces the withdrawal of American forces (April, 1975)

  7. The Anti-War Movement • The I’m Fixing to Die Rag

  8. Kent State University - 1970 • Four student protestors shot and killed by National Guard troops during an anti-war protest at KSU

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