There will be some disturbing images and footage as we cover this unit, please do your best to act as adults, and learn from this war.

There will be some disturbing images and footage as we cover this unit, please do your best to act as adults, and learn from this war.

Vietnam Intro Before WWII, Vietnam was a colony of the French Japanese take parts over during WWII after WWII Vietnam wants to control itself many become communists 1. 1954 French are Defeated by Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh (Communists) at Dien Bien Phu. We Were Soldiers clip 1 (1) 2. Geneva Convention splits Vietnam into N and S. 3. America (Ike and Dulles) is afraid of the Domino Effect so they install Ngo Dinh Diem in the S. (Saigon) and try to keep it pro America and free from Communists. 4. Unfortunately 80% of the Vietnamese support commies. (Why?)

Vietnam Intro. Cont. 5. Ho Chi Minh appeals to the world to allow free elections, but America and Diem don t allow it. (Why?) 6. Ho creates the NLF, and Vietcong head-quartered in the N. capitol of Hanoi. Starts a Civil War to unify the country. 7. Diem creates a dictatorship in the S. and Buddhist Monks demonstrate against him by lighting themselves on fire. Americans see this on TV and are horrified. JFK is president now and realizes he can t win with Diem. America allows a Coup in which Diem and his brother are executed, and American Military takes over.

Years of US Involvement and the Gulf of Tonkin US Involvement 1957 75 JFK is assassinated in Nov. 1963 and LBJ takes over. Major years of US involvement 1965-1973 The Gulf of Tonkin played an important role in the history of the Vietnam War. At the end of July 1964 the U.S.S. Maddox, a destroyer of the United States Navy, was patrolling the gulf coast seeking info (spying on) about the North Vietnamese. It Was attacked(?). On August 7, the U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, This resolution gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to take action against the North Vietnamese. Over the next four years, Johnson used the resolution to justify sending increasing numbers of troops to fight in the Vietnam War. Johnson's critics argued that the president had exaggerated the attack on U.S. ships and exceeded the authority of the resolution by escalating the war.

Important Terms for Vietnam William Westmoreland General in Charge Politics including McNamara, Dulles, others Helicopters Hueys Air Cavalry LZ (Landing Zone), M16 Tunnels and Caves Guerilla Warfare Ho Chi Minh Trail Agent Orange Defoliate, Cancer Causing TET - 1968 turning point 1968 72 Media and the issues going on at home Treatment of returning Vietnam Veterans PTSD Drug Use (esp. Marijuana) Jane Fonda Hanoi Hilton Prisoner of War Camp The Vietnam Memorial Wall 1982 (War ends for America 73) 75 Saigon Falls. Casualties of War We Were Soldiers Clip 2 (7)

Citing progress in peace negotiations, On January 15, 1973 President Nixon ordered a suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam which was later followed by the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam The Paris Peace Accords were later signed on January 27, 1973. Which officially ended US involvement in the Vietnam conflict The peace agreements signed at the Paris Peace Accords did not last for very long. In early 1975 the North invaded the South and quickly took control of South Vietnam. Saigon fell on April 30, 1975. North Vietnam united North and South Vietnam on July 2, 1976 to form the "Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Hundreds of supporters of the South Vietnamese government were executed, thousands more were imprisoned. Saigon was immediately re-named to "Ho Chi Minh City", in honor of the former president of North Vietnam.

Vietnam After the War Ho Chi Minh City Capitol of Vietnam Today Was Saigon - Capitol of S. Vietnam until 1975

Approximately 6,600 people were officers, average age 28 The average age of those killed in Vietnam was 23-24 years of Age Approximately 12,000 were less than 20 years old 58,148 Americans were killed and 304,000 wounded out of 2.59 million who served 91 percent of Vietnam veterans say they are glad they served ¼ Prison Pop Statistics say between 9,000 and 50,000 some as high as 250,000 suicides (Survivors Guilt 90%+ Married more than 1x (trust issues

In Vietnam, this conflict is known as the (Vietnamese Chiê n Tranh Chô ng My Cư u Nươ c, which translates into English as "War Against the Americans and to Save the Nation")