Small communist groups that were tiring to over take there
countries government were aided by the Soviets. Kennedy created
special forces to fight these rebels. The Green Berets
Slide 3
Fidel Castro was a dictator of Cuba in 1959. the CIA had plan
to take him down by taking the exiles out of Cuba training them and
launching them against Cuba. The invasion was destroyed and the
forces had to pull out after a few days
Slide 4
When the US got involved in the War people speculated that the
wars outcome was going to be similar to the Korean war. The war
first started when the French wouldnt give up there empire and a
North Vietnamese rebel named Ho Chi Minh fought the French.
Slide 5
Slide 6
The US wanted South Vietnam to not become communist so they
aided them. By sending advisors and then troops. When the conflict
deepen in 1965 after the first major battle between the two Army's
happened at The battle of La Drang on November 14 th 1965
Slide 7
This Operation was when the united states air force started the
largest bombing campaign by dropping more bombs than in world war
two from 1965- 1968
Slide 8
This was a strategy that the US implied. They would send out
small groups or platoons and let them be ambushed that way they
call in air support to kill the Vietcong or the NVA. The variety of
air support used was, bombs, howitzers, and Napalm which burn
intensely hot and burned ever thing. Agent orange was another, but
it was a chemical to destroy the thick jungles and tall grass. So
the enemy couldnt hide it also gave birth defects.
Slide 9
Napalm Agent Orange Affects of Agent Orange Air Support
Howitzers
Slide 10
The US bombing runs and search and destroy missions were
effective but the Vietcong and NVA were always replaced. And the
supply lines did not halt either.
Slide 11
Many people back home didnt support the war, but many others
did support the war. The protesters were called doves and the
supporters were called hawks. America had seem to be split on one
side or the other.
Slide 12
One reason protesters didn't like the war was the draft. It
required all men to register once 18 and if pick, you had to drop
ever thing and leave to the military. A lot of people didnt go as
another form of protest.
Slide 13
The Tet offensive was a series of attacks by the NVA (North
Vietnamese Army) and Vietcong on South Vietnam Cities and military
bases. In the end the Americans pushed them back but at a heavy
cost.
Slide 14
President Johnson realized the growing protest and wanted to
take a step toward peace by halting the bombing of North Vietnam
Cities in hope of peace exchange. Couple days later a sniper shot
an killed Dr. Martin Lutheran King Jr.
Slide 15
The election of 1968 ran between two candidates, Humphrey and
Nixon. Nixon won the election but by just a little over 500,000
votes over Humphrey.
Slide 16
Nixon started a new way for the draft instead of the collage
students being excused they too were forced to go to war but Nixon
started the slow of the draft promising an end to it.
Slide 17
Nixon started the withdraw from Vietnam in June 1969. he wanted
to get more south Vietnamese involved and less American
involvement. But Nixon keep the secret of the bombing of Cambodia.
The next year the U.S. invaded Cambodia to help with the
anticommunist groups fight communism
Slide 18
Protesters from Kent and Jackson state rose and on the campus
of Kent state students burned a military building. The governor
sent national guard troops to cover the rising situation. At noon
protesters came at the troops and became violent and throw
rocks.
Slide 19
The troops fired tear gas and some chased protesters into alley
and open fired know one knows why they fired. At Jackson state a
couple of police officers killed students with their shotguns in a
hall. They clamed that there was sniper fire and began
shooting.
Slide 20
During the time the NVA pushed into South Vietnam. With few
troops left Nixon resumed the bombing of North Vietnamese cities.
How ever it did not stop the push south. The NVA reached the
outskirts of Saigon and Americans began to flee along with South
Vietnamese. When the Americans left South Vietnam surrender.
Slide 21
When the war ended roughly 58,000 American troops died, and
300,000 wounded. The veterans received no welcome home many
Americans wanted to forget the war. America spent over $150 billion
on the war.
Slide 22
The relatives of the MIAs pushed for the North Vietnamese to
give information about their love ones. North Vietnam allowed for
Americans to look for them on the country side. But after the years
went by hope of them being found alive faded.
Slide 23
The Memorial is a granite structure that has the names of the
fallen and those who did not return and served their country.
Slide 24
Get some paper and answer the questions below 1. How did
Vietnam war start 2. What did the protesters hate about the War 3.
What did agent orange cause 4. Who was Ho Chi Minh 5. What was
operation rolling thunder
Slide 25
Write a paragraph on what side are you on of the War, for or
against? And why.