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Berlin Blockade

• In 1948, the three western controlled zones of Germany's(US, France, UK) were united, and grew in prosperity due to Marshal Aid. 
• The west wanted the east to rejoin, but Stalin feared it would hurt Soviet security. 
• In June 1948, Stalin

We continued taking notes about the Vietnam War.

My Lai Massacre (March 1968)

• US Soldiers killed 504 Vietnamese civilians
• The dead civilians included fifty age 3 or younger, 69 between 4 and 7, and 27 in their 70's and 80's
• Women were raped and bodies mu

Vietnam War

Beginning

• The reason that Vietnam was fighting because they wanted freedom 
• The French had gained control of Indochina in a series of colonial wars beginning in the 1840's and lasting until the 1880's
• After the Japanese surrender, the French

Not in class due to stu-co exchange at LC... Copied some notes from other blogs about today's discussion/ review over Vietnam. Thanks Jess Klein and Kelsie Kleffman! Test is Thursday!!! 

 I copied Mr. Bruns' daily blog in here just to get caught up on

Easter Break!

Easter Break!

first were gave the french money and military force

then we sent military advisors then green berets then combat troops for defence

then we sent combat troops for offences there was an increasing sense among many people that the government was misleadi

Escalation 1957- 1975  Under escalation, U.S. involvement increased over a period of years. Started with the deployment of non-combatant military advisers.  Johnson and Vietnam President Johnson had some doubts about whether the us should be in Vietn

Test Thursday Review Day 

Vietnam Conflict

Korean Conflict

reviewed vietnam 

we didn't have school Monday.

-Vietnam

1964=combat troops were sent in for offense purposes

-sent more and more troops throughout the years

-1968=was the highest number of troops sent and we had a new president Johnson and then the number of troops decre

Today we went over new forum posts and started reviewing for our test on Thursday.

We had no school these day because of Easter.

no school

Today we went over the new forum posts and then it was a review day pretty much.

Escalation 1957-1975

• Under escalation, U.S involvement increased over a period of years. started with the deployment of non-combatant military advisors to the south Vietnamese army.
• Then started using special forces (green berets) for commando-style op

No school

no school

johnson becomes president during vietnam

gulf of tonkin resolution- several us ships were torpedoed in the gulf of tonkin

tet offensive- massive attack from the north in 1968

kent st- students start protesting

start building on fire and corner n

Went over the Canada map. Talk about the president and executive orders. Talked about the supreme court.