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C.S.I.The Winds of War:
The Vietnam Conflict
Mr. Giesler
American History
The Truman Doctrine, 1947
TTYN: Describe the basic tenants of the Truman Doctrine?
With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S.
Truman established that the United States would
provide political, military and economic assistance
to all democratic nations under threat from
external or internal authoritarian forces. The
Truman Doctrine effectively reoriented U.S.
foreign policy, away from its usual stance of
withdrawal from regional conflicts not directly
involving the United States, to one of possible
intervention in far away conflicts.
Diên Biên Phú
Diên Biên Phú
Diên Biên PhúOverview
The French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 signalled the end of
French influence and Colonialism in Indochina.
The battle fought around Dien Bien Phu was the last major campaign
by a European state in the region
Dien Bien Phu was a town in northwest Vietnam with an isolated air
base built and used by the Japanese in World War Two.
Located near the Vietnam/Laos border.
Diên Biên Phú
Overview
Although the French inflicted heavy casualties on the Vietminh, Dien
Bien Phu was a tactical and operational failure for the French.
French losses totaled 7,184 casualties, included 1,142 dead and 1,606
missing.
Vietminh suffered 7,900 dead and over 15,000 wounded.
Diên Biên Phú
Overview
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) had mobilized over
33,000 workers to support the contingent at Dien Bien Phu, which
allowed it to sustain the 50,000-man siege for the five-month
operation.
It was a tactical and operational success for the Vietminh; they had
achieved their decisive victory over the French.
Diên Biên Phú
Overview
The Vietnamese strategic goal of using the victory to obtain
concessions at the Geneva negotiations failed.
The Vietnamese were forced to accept a temporary partition of
their country with elections to be held two years later. However, the
south government headed by Ngo Dinh Diem and backed by the US
established a separate government and ignored the call for
elections in 1956.
Partition of Vietnam
CLASSIF IED
C A S E F I L E
Vietnam Conflict
Harry S Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
Activity Directions Work Cooperatively
Read each document thoroughly
Use your Think Marks
Complete handout - “Detective Log”
Complete handout - “Questions to Consider”
Individually, complete a one-page summary
Have Fun!!!
Who authored the document?
When was the document
authored?
What type of document?
Who was the audience for the
document? Why was it created?
Who was the aggressor in the incident according to
the document?
Document 1
Document 2
See Handout
Detective Log
Document 1
Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy on Indochina before the Senate
Washington, D.C., April 6, 1954
Document 2
Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy before The Executives' Club
Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1954
Document 3
Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy at the Conference on Vietnam Luncheon in the Hotel Willard
Washington, D.C., June 1, 1956
Document 4
ANTI-REDS ACTIVE IN NORTH VIETNAM
New York Times; Oct. 16, 1961
Document 5
Reds in Vietnam Kill U.S. Aide in Ambush
New York Times; Nov. 6, 1960
Document 6
OFFICIER TELLS OF "ROUTINE' IN GULF OF TONKIN
Chicago Tribune; Oct 5, 1964
Document 7
New Hurdle in Vietnam
New York Times; Aug. 12, 1964
Document 8
Patrols in Gulf of Tonkin Began as Watch on RedsLos Angeles Times; Sept. 27, 1964
Document 9
President Johnson's Message to Congress August 5, 1964
Document 10
Joint Resolution of Congress H.J. RES 1145 August 7, 1964
Questions to Consider
What questions did you ask while evaluating these sources?
On what points do the accounts agree?
On what points do the accounts differ?
Which of these sources aligns most closely with what you already knew about the Vietnam Conflict? How so?
Which of these sources is most reliable in determining what actually happened the led to the start of the Vietnam Conflict? Why do you think so?
Describe the difficulties in developing an accurate account of historical events like the start of the Vietnam Conflict?
If you were asked to write your own historical account of the events that occurred during the years the followed the battle of Dien Bien Phu, how would you go about doing so?
Cracking the Case
Based on your analysis of the documents and citing
evidence to support your answer, please write a one-page
summary, which answers the following questions: how
did the basic tenants of the Truman Doctrine and the
events that followed following the battle of Dien Bien Phu
interconnect and would ultimately lead to the Vietnam
Conflict? Was Unites States involvement justified? What
are the similarities between the Korean War and the start
of the Vietnam Conflict?
