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Good Morning!!!!. NVC HOT ROC: LBJ The Vietnam War Essential Question : Was the Vietnam War necessary to stop the spread of Communism? Homework : Enjoy your weekend!. HOT ROC: LBJ. Do you think Lyndon Johnson was a great president, based on what he accomplished with the Great Society?.
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Good Morning!!!! • NVC • HOT ROC: LBJ • The Vietnam War Essential Question: Was the Vietnam War necessary to stop the spread of Communism? Homework: Enjoy your weekend!
HOT ROC: LBJ • Do you think Lyndon Johnson was a great president, based on what he accomplished with the Great Society?
Background to the Vietnam War • Vietnam part of French colony Indochina • Ho Chi Minh: Vietnamese nationalist leader leads war for independence against the French • Wins control of north Vietnam in 1954
Background to Vietnam War • Geneva Accords divides Vietnam in half • North governed by Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese communists • South governed by Diem, unpopular pro-French puppet • 1960 Ho Chi Minh likely to win presidential election to unify country • Diem cancels the election in the south • Ho Chi Minh starts Viet Cong nationalist movement to liberate south Vietnam
Vietnam War Begins • 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gives President Johnson power to stop the spread of Communism in Vietnam • Vietnam War begins • Was it necessary?