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May 9, 2011U.S. History

Mr. Green

The students summarize Vietnam’s history as a French colony and its struggle for independence by examining how the U.S. became involved in the Vietnam conflict

Announcement: Quizzes will be used to assess your learning until the finals

Drill: Examine the poster on page 726 and answer the following questions:

1. How are the Vietcong portrayed? Use four adjectives to describe them?

2. How is the United States portrayed?Motivation: Have you ever tried to solve a problem

that grew ever more complicated and difficult?

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered

The Roots of American Involvement1950 aid to FranceFrance ruled Indochina-Vietnam, Laos, CambodiaFrance restricted freedom of speech/assembly in VietnamLed by Ho Chi Minh, exiled in the U.S.S.R. and ChinaVietminh created in 1941France battles the VietminhFrance did not want to give up VietnamFrance controlled the Southern half of VietnamU.S. helped France payIke presented the domino theoryMay 1954-Dien Bien PhuGeneva Accords in July 1954-17th parallel divided North/South

election to unify country in 1956

Moving Toward Conflict Ch. 22 Section 1 pages 724-728

Ngo Dinh Diem cancelled participation in elections in 1956

U.S. promised aid and training for a stable South Vietnamese government

Diem repressiveVietcong in the South initiated attacks on the

Diem government (NLF)Ho Chi Minh supported the Vietcong via the Ho

Chi Minh trailJFK sent military advisors (16,000) by end of 1963Diem assassinated on Nov. 1, 1963

The U.S. steps in

The South grows more unstableNew leaders are worse than DiemThe Vietcong is growing in the countryside of

the SouthThe Tonkin Gulf Resolution

U.S. conducting secret raids against N. Vietnamgranted broad military powers to the President in Vietnam

Johnson Expands the Conflict

1. You will complete the guided reading sheet and submit for a grade prior to the end of class.

Independent Work

Summarize the events that led to the 1950’s Civil Rights actions in the South.

Wrap-Up

1. Read Chapter 19 Section 2

Homework