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Vietnam’s History
French Indochina Revolts
Ho Chi Minh – Indochinese Communist Party WWII
Japan Minh returns to form Vietminh France regains South Minh’s vow
Vietnam’s History (cont’d)
U.S. aids France Why? Domino theory
French defeated Geneva Accords
Vietnam divided 17th parallel N – Communist S - Nationalist
The United States Steps In
Minh wins popular support in N National hero Land reform
Ngo Dinh Diem Corruption Religious restriction
Reunification election cancelled
The United States Steps In (Cont’d) Vietcong emerges in S U.S. increases aid, sends troops U.S. supports military coup
Diem assassinated Kennedy shortly after
“It’s their war”
Johnson & Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf Resolution Committed to containment Campaigned on limited involvement
BUT Began sending American troops
Fighting in Vietnam
Difficulties Jungle terrain Guerilla tactics Inability to distinguish enemy from civilian Traps/land mines Tunnels
Tactics for Winning
Read page 945 “The Battle for Hearts and Minds” Advantages/disadvantages of each:
Napalm Agent Orange Search-and-destroy missions
The War at Home
Economy declines Tax increase “Living-room war”
War footage Body counts Credibility gap
A Nation Divided
What do these two magazine covers tell you about the differing opinions on Vietnam?
A Nation Divided
Credibility gap Draft
Ways around Medical deferment Joined National Guard or Coast Guard Enrolled in college
Why is this a problem?
The Protest Movement Emerges Protest spreads
Publicly burn draft cards March Flee country
Nation is divided Doves and Hawks
Doves Hawks War is immoral Vietnam was a civil war U.S. should stay out of
world affairs Draining U.S. resources President Johnson
revoked college deferments for poor grades
Fear of communism spreading
U.S. should escalate the war
Protests are acts of disloyalty
70% in 1967
The Role of Music
Express frustration Method of protest Most popular war protest song (ever?)
War – Edwin Starr
1968
Tet offensive Read pages 954-955
What happened? How did this even affect public opinion of the war?
Assassinations Kennedy MLK, Jr
Johnson steps down Nixon elected (Republican)
1968
Assassinations Kennedy MLK, Jr
Violence increases Johnson steps down Nixon elected (Republican)
On a half sheet of paper
Imagine it is 1967. Do you think you would ally yourself with the hawks or the doves? Explain your reasoning.
Would you consider the antiwar protests to be “acts of disloyalty”? Why or why not?
Imagine that you oppose the war and are called to serve in Vietnam? What decision would you make?