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1 Foreign Policy in the 1960s I. Vietnam Antiwar musicAntiwar music A. Origins B. Kennedy and the War C. Johnson and Escalation D. The Beginning of the End II. The Cold War Heats up A. Berlin Crisis B. Cuban Missile Crisis

2 French Indochina- Occupied by Japan during WW II

3 Ho Chi Minh Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II

4 Ho Chi Minh Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II Communist leader of N. Vietnam after War.

5 Ho Chi Minh Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II Communist leader of N. Vietnam after War. Fought Civil War with French from 1945- 1954

6 Ho Chi Minh Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II Communist leader of N. Vietnam after War. Fought Civil War with French from 1945- 1954 French lost at battle of Dien Bien Phu and United States supported South Vietnam against the Communist North.

7 Ngo Diem Leader of South Vietnam

8 Vietnam under J.F. Kennedy

9 Vietnam under JFK Kennedy continues Eisenhower policy of supporting Diem government.

10 Vietnam under JFK Kennedy continues Eisenhower policy of supporting Diem government. Increases number of advisors from 2000 in 1960 to 16,000 by the end of 1963.

11 Vietnam under JFK Kennedy continues Eisenhower policy of supporting Diem government. Increases number of advisors from 2000 in 1960 to 16,000 by the end of 1963. Buddhist majority in Vietnam protests the brutal treatment from Diem (R. Catholic) Leads to:

12 Self-immolation of Buddhist Monk-1963

13 Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson

14 Increased Troop strength from 16,000 in 1963 to:

15 Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson Increased Troop strength from 16,000 in 1963 to: 184,000 by 1965

16 Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson Increased Troop strength from 16,000 in 1963 to: 184,000 by 1965 300,000 by 1966

17 Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson Increased Troop strength from 16,000 in 1963 to: 184,000 by 1965 300,000 by 1966 500,000 by 1968

18 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Johnson told Congress that two American ships had been fired upon by N. Vietnamese

19 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Johnson told Congress that two American ships had been fired upon by N. Vietnamese Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which gives Pres. Johnson authority to do whatever it took to protect American interests in Vietnam.

20 The My Lai Massacre

21 Execution of suspected Vietcong by Saigon’s Police Chief

22 American troops in Vietnam

23 Ballad of the Green Berets - Sing Along Music + Lyrics with Sgt. Barry Sadler by Brownielocks.Ballad of the Green Berets - Sing Along Music + Lyrics with Sgt. Barry Sadler by Brownielocks. Country Joe and the Fish: “Fixin’ to Die Rag”

24 US Troops leaving Saigon

25 Fidel Castro

26 John F. Kennedy

27 Nikita Khrushchev-Premier of the Soviet Union

28 Timeline of foreign policy crisis 1959-Castro controls Cuba

29 Timeline of foreign policy crisis 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails

30 Timeline of foreign policy crisis 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna

31 Timeline of foreign policy crisis 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna 1961- Berlin crisis: Berlin Wall goes up.

32 Timeline of foreign policy crisis 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna 1961- Berlin crisis: Berlin Wall goes up. 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis

33 Timeline of foreign policy crisis 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna 1961- Berlin crisis: Berlin Wall goes up 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis 1963- Safe Arms talks begin

34 Timeline of foreign policy crisis 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna 1961- Berlin crisis: Berlin Wall goes up 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis 1963- Safe Arms talks begin - Hot Line installed - “Thaw” in Cold War


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