Vietnam War
Objective:
French Vietnam
Vietnam colonized by French in _______________________________
Imposed harsh taxes & limited political freedoms
No taxation without representation!
Wanted to ____________________________________________________
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese nationalist/patriot & leader
_______________________________________________________________
he organized the _________________ – the League for the
Independence of Vietnam
during WWII, the __________________________________________
 Japanese lose WWII  Vietnam becomes independent in
1945 (but French insist it’s still theirs)
Causes of Vietnam War
____________________________________________________________
__________________________________
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if Vietnam fell to communism, who would be next
__________________________________
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contain communism to this single country
__________________________________
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Geneva Accords
communism would broaden to neighboring countries
because they share common cultures
___________________________ – agreement to temporarily divide
Vietnam in 2 parts (North & South)
North = communist; South = western culture (but not
democratic)
Does this work???
________________________________________ (even though very
unjust leader)
Vietcong
____________________________________________________
supported the National Liberation Front in South Vietnam
_______________________ – organization dedicated to end S.
Vietnam’s leader (___________________) rule
Inevitably… CIVIL WAR!
President Kennedy sent more troops over to Vietnam to fight
communism & Vietcong
_____________________________________  S. Vietnam got worse
The Gulf of Tonkin
Resolution
U.S. ships reported ________________________________________
___________________________________(on N. Vietnam coast)
___________________________________________________________ &
increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam
the resolution gave President Johnson the authority to take all
necessary measures to repel any armed attack against U.S.
forces
U.S. Military
______________________________________ –air strikes to destroy
war industries in N. Vietnam
the ______________________________________ (a network of paths
that supplied the Vietcong with weapons)
goal: ________________________________________________________
 war would end
dropped ________________________________ to burn the trail,
which went through the jungle forest
tactic: More bombs, more napalm, more air raids
_______________________________________________________
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American War Effort
find enemy camps & demolish them
___________________________________________________________
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saw images of the war & casualties
changed people’s minds from pro war to anti-war
Martin Luther King Jr. = antiwar (focus on home problems)
______________________________________________________________
Tet Offensive
Tet – Vietnamese New Year; __________________________________
__________________________________________________ & weakened
public confidence in the government’s conduct of the war;
however, more troops were sent
… we were losing the war
this event resulted in ________________________________________
to the war
Vietnamization
______________________________________________________________
U.S. would continue __________________________________________
Nixon threatened nuclear war, but it did nothing
N. Vietnamese determined to unite all of Vietnam
Consequences of War
1 million N. Vietnamese soldiers dead
185,000 S Vietnamese soldiers dead
500,000 Vietnamese civilians dead
_______________________________________ (neighbors to Vietnam)
60,000 American soldiers dead
Led to _______________________________________________________
War Powers Act
Legislation passed because
of Vietnam
26th amendment
_______________________________________
lowered the federal ________________________________________
26th Amendment
War Powers Act of 1973
Summary:
if you’re old enough to fight, you’re old enough to vote