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The Vietnam Conflict-

• The helicopter was used a lot in Vietnam because of jungle
• Went in to stop the spread of communism and to unite the country
• The North's goal was for freedom and to unite the country
• France had gained control of Indochina in a series

Today we finished talking about Vietnam.

People got out of serving by leaving the country, going to college, getting married, being medically unfit, joining national guard, claiming to be homosexual, and being rich.

Nixon called for the "vietnamization

Today we continued our talk on Vietnam.
Nixon called for the "vietnamization" of the war.
 --we are gonna allow the Vietnamese people fight.
"Peace with Honor"
Gradually pull US troops out and train the ARVN to take our place in fighting the North.
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Nixon and Vietnam-

Nixon called for the ''vietnamization'' of the was. "peace with honor". gradually pull US troops out and train the ARVN to take our place in fighting the North. Expanded the war into Laos and Cambodia leading the college protests.

I showed up late. What a rebel

THe semester test

Jimmy Carter

He was poor

Recieved a nobel prize after Presidency

Nixon called for the "Vietnamization" of the war

basically we'll pull out and let South Vietnam do their own fighting

"Peace with Honor"

Gradually pull US troops out and train the ARVN to take our place in fighting the North

expanded the war into Laos an

Work day for Semester Test Blog!

Went over topics for group test next week.

7. What were the goals for the US during the Cold War?

(Key Terms)

8. What were some of the major events that took place during the Cold War?

-Berlin Blockade/airlift, Cuban Missile Crisis, Red Scare/McCarthyism

Vietnam Notes:

1950-1975

Wanted to stop the spread of communism. the french connection- during world war 2 the french controlled indochina, france didn't give vietnam their independence after WWII, so war broke out between vietnam and france. vietnam w

Finish Vietnam War

• Nixon and Vietnam
  • Called it "Vietnamization" of the war
  • Were gonna pull out and let Vietnamese fight it
  • "Peace with Honor"
  • Gradually pulled US troops out and train the ARVN to take our place in fighting the North
  • Expanded the war into LA

Vietnam cont.-

• how they got out of serving cont.-
  
  • Claimed being homosexual
  • being rich
• Nixon and Vietnam-
  • Nixon called for the "vietnamization" of the war
  • "Peace with Honor"
  • Gradually pull US troops out and train the ARVN to take our place in fighting the no

Vietnam-

Nixon called for the "Vietnamization" of the war

basically we'll pull out and let South Vietnam do their own fighting

"Peace with Honor"

Gradually pull US troops out and train the ARVN to take our place in fighting the North

expanded the war into

Vietnam.

Vietnamization- start pulling out and making Vietnam fight it's own war

January 15, 1973- We got out of VietnamPeace agreement didn't last.

March 1975 North invaded south and south fell.

July 2, 1976 they all were unified in communism.

Still Comm

Vietnam continued:

• Nixon called for the "vietnamization" of the war.
• "peace with honor"
• Gradually pull US troops out and train the ARVN to take our place in fighting the North.
• Expanded the war into Laos and Cambodia leading to college protests (Kent. St

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
• Aft

Vietnam war:

• ways to get out would to be rich, marriage deferment, college deferment, claim to be homosexual, or to flee to Canada.
• if you were a poor, black, young man, you had a good chance to go to Vietnam.
• Johnson decides not run for second term.
• Nix

The Vietnam Conflict 1950-1975.

The goals of the US- containment. North wanted to be all communism.

The French Connection:

France had gained control of Indochina in a series of colonial wars in the mid-late 1800's.

During WW!!, Chivy France worked with J