VIETNAM Chapter 23 Monday 4/30/12 RAP- What do you think is the best form of protest? TURN IN CH.23.1 WORKSHEET Objective: SWBAT Describe reasons for going to war with Vietnam by discussing US involvement. Describe tactics used to fight the Vietcong by reading and analyzing fighting methods. Describe attitudes at home about the war by watching “1968”. Describe protest music of the sixties and seventies by listening and analyzing lyrics from different protest groups.

Today Turn in Chapter 23.1 questions Review and take notes on Ch.23.1 Video— “1968 with Tom Brokaw” Take notes No HW

Vietnam: Ch. 23.1 pages 768-775 French in Indochina: Ho Chi Minh Ruled for more than 60 years-Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam Resources: rice, rubber, and tin Ho Chi Minh Wanted independence—self determination Dien Bien Phu French surrender in May 1954

Vietnam Civil War North Vietnam = Ho Chi Minh – communist Minh- liked by many-called father Ho- North Vietnam --Vietminh South Vietnam = Ngo Dinh Diem – nationalist-Vietminh-National Liberation Front (NLF) Diem= dictator—refused to hold elections which angered many Vietnamese Late 1960’s—Vietminh united with South Vietnam opposed to Diem to form National Liberation Front (NLF) or Vietcong. North Vietnam = Vietminh = NLF = Vietcong South Vietnam and the US

U.S. enter the War How did each President impact the war? Truman- Sent $20 million in direct military aid to the French Over next 4 years---$2.6 billion Eisenhower- Domino Theory $1 billion to South Vietnam 4 out of 5 dollars of aid spent on the military. Diem Kennedy- Tripled amount of aid Increased the number of U.S. military advisers US money goes to corrupt government officials pockets Johnson- Vietnam expands in 1964 August, 1964: Gulf of Tonkin —widens war Operation Rolling Thunder: Feb. 1965- 1968 1965—180,000 troops 1966—nearly doubled 1967—nearly 500,000

Diem Regime Why is he on fire? Buddhist Monk protest Diem assassinated JFK assassinated 3 weeks later

The War Operation Rolling Thunder – 3 years of dropping bombs on North Vietnam. Targeted bases, roads, and railways. Along with the Ho Chi Minh trail, which was roads and muddy trails from N. Vietnam along Laos and Cambodia border to S. Vietnam.

The War Air War- Ground War- Dropped more bombs on Vietnam than the Allies did during WWII. Failed because of the 30,000 miles of tunnels. Ground War- Search and destroy missions. Hard to find the enemy. Agent Orange

The War Vietcong- Advantages for the Vietcong US response Guerrilla warfare- small bands to fight US; ambushes, hit and run raids, and sabotage Advantages for the Vietcong Knew the land Appealed to the peasants US response Pacification program Development projects

The Endless War Young men M.A.S.H. Every day a disaster. “I volunteered, you know. Ever since the American Revolution my family had people in all the different wars, and that was always the thing—when your country needs you, you go. You don’t ask a lot of questions, because the country’s always right. This time it didn’t turn out that way. ----David Ross, in Everything We Had, 1981

1968—with Tom Brokaw Title your notes “1968” TET Offensive Democratic Convention Assassination of MLK, jr. Assassination of RFK SDS Mai Lai PLEASE THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD HAVE FELT AT THAT TIME. Tuesday / Wednesday finish the video.