We talked about Vietnam.
helicopter=chosen means of transportation
goals of the US=contain communism prevent the domino effect
French Connection, France had control of Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Laos, cambodia and Vietnam=Indochina
France leaves Indochina.
Geneva Conference-1954
Decided to split Vietnam.
Geneva Conference set up elections to unify the country by July 1956
Such election were never held because neither side wanted to lose.
Who fought=United States South Vietnam vs Vietcong and North Vietnamese.
President Truman began US involvement by sending money to help the French
Eisenhower continued US support by sending military advisers
Kennedy continued send advisers as well as special operation forces (green berets)
President Johnson sent more and more combat forces.
Diem vs the Buddhists
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Most experts today do not think the ships were attacked.
This was Johnson's ploy to get more involved in Vietnam.
During his campaign he promised that "we are not about to send American boys nine or ten thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves"
Major general was General Westmoreland kept saying that with more troops we will win the war.
America's faith was shattered on January 30 1968 when the enemy supposedly on the verge of collapse mounted the Tet offensive in which nearly every major city in South Vietnam was attacked.
Kent St. 11th worst school shooting in history. Students were protesting the war. 4 or 5 students were killed by the National Guard.
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