Dr. Lee Bruce Kress
VIETNAM: A TELEVISION HISTORY
ROOTS OF A WAR
What reasons did American presidents give for American involvement in Vietnam?
Dwight Eisenhower:
John Kennedy:
Lyndon Johnson:
Richard Nixon:
In what ways was the Vietnam War different from most other American conflicts?
What were the roots of the war?
How did Ronald Reagan evaluate the war?
How many American served in Vietnam
How long did America’s war there last?
For how many years have the Vietnamese known war?
Who was the traditional enemy of the Vietnamese?
Describe Vietnam’s relationship to China.
Identify:
Trung Sisters
Pham Van Dong
What caused Vietnam to fall victim to European imperialism in the 19 th century?
Discuss the French conquest of Indochina.
When did it occur?
Locate the different regions:
Laos
Cambodia
Cochin China
Annam
Tonkin
How did France regard Vietnam and the Vietnamese?
Discuss French economic development there?
Specifically, who profited?
Discuss the educational system established there.
Review the early career of Ho Chi Minh
Where was he born?
Where did he live?
What were his activities and goals?
When did he become a communist?
Identify:
“Nguyen Ai Quoc”
Review early 20th century revolts against the French
Identify:
Bao Dai
How did the French depict their colonial empire and its relation to France?
Review Japanese demands in Indochina during World War II and French collaboration.
What part did Indochina play in World War II?
What was Franklin Roosevelt’s attitude toward France in Indochina?
What action did Japan take on March 9, 1945, and what was the reaction to it?
Identify:
Vietminh
What does “Ho Chi Minh” mean?
What was the reaction of the Vietminh to Japan’s overthrow of the French?
How did the famine of 1945 affect the Indochinese political situation?
Describe the relations between the OSS and the Vietminh in 1945.
Identify:
Archimedes Patti
Was Ho Chi Minh a nationalist or a communist?
Discuss Vietminh actions after the collapse of Japan in 1945.
What was the reaction of the United States to Ho and the proclamation of Vietnamese independence in
1945?
How was the Japanese surrender in Vietnam handled? Discuss the role of the Chinese and the British.
What was the reaction of the British to the Vietminh (“Annamites”) and to France?
Identify:
Gen. Douglas Gracey
Lt. Col. A. Peter Dewey