Vietnam Conflict 1950-75
- Helicopter was used widely.
- We wanted to stop Communism was the biggest reason we went there
- Napalm Attacks- sticky substance that started on fire
French Connection
- During the World War 2, French worked with the Nazi in Vietnam
- After WW2 war broke out between Vietnam and French
- French lost to the Vietnamese, which we thought would cause Vietnam's freedom but it didnt
- We were helping the war with money
- The Korean War was just ended.
- Ho Chi Minh was traded to start up Communism, enemy during Vietnam
Geneva Conference
- which was in Geneva, Switzerland
- Vietnam was slipt at the 17th parallel
- North = Communist
- South = not
- Diem was against 90% his people in his country, which caused JFK to okay the assassination of him
- Set up elections to unify the country by July 1, 1956
- The election didn't happen because they were scared they were going to lose.
- we fought with north Vietnam against south and Vietcong
President Involvement:
- President Truman began US involvement by sending money to help the French
- French started fighting the Communist
- President Ide continued sending money and miltary advisiors
- Kennedy continued sending money and miltary advisiors and added special operation forces (green berets)
- Johnson got us involved big time, he sent more and more and more troops
Gulf Tokin Resolution-
- On August 7th, 1964, the Congress gave the President Johnson power
- Only two people in Congress voted against
- This was election year and during his campaign said he said we aren't going to send American boys to do what Asian boys should do.
- Johnson keep saying they need more troops to win the war
- Named after the lunar new year festival which is most important Vietnamese holiday in South Vietnam
- The war turn negative in 1968
- Even though this was a lost, we crushed them military
- Vietnamese knew the only way they could win was fight until we left
- American People figured out that the government had been lying it was not close to being over
- This war was hard to get out of
Operation Thunder Rolling
- We were never allowed to invade the war
- we bombed them a ton
- we didnt invade them because we were worried about Japan and China
Why were so many against?
- Tet Offensive
- Pentagon Papers- were a top secret document that was leaked to press, said that the Government was lying to the people about the war
- Injuring/ killing innocent people
- Supporting a bad government in South
- The power of the press
Kent State- Ohio
- College students were protesting
- Students burnt a science building down
- National Guard was sent to calm it down
- National guard was trapped in a football field, where someone started to fire.
- 4-5 students were killed
My Lai Massacre March 1968
- Us soliders killed 504 civlians
How did you get out of serving?
- Went to Canada or Sweden
- Went to college
- Got married
- Medically unfit for service'
- Joined National Gaurd
- Homosexual
- Being rich
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