1. Slide 1 VIETNAM, 1946-75 (the 10 000 Day War) By Scott Masters Edited by Cheryl Rhodes

2. Slide 2 PHASE 1 - A WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AGAINST THE FRENCH French Indochina French Indochina WW II--Vichy WW II--Vichy Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh USSR and “Red” China USSR and “Red” China

3. Slide 3 Dienbienphu-1954 Dienbienphu-1954 peace conference peace conference Partition—Geneva Accords Partition—Geneva Accords Ngo Dinh Diem Ngo Dinh Diem Domino theory Domino theory Buddhists Buddhists assassination assassination

4. Slide 4 PHASE 2 – AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT Eisenhower & JFK & Lyndon B. Johnson Eisenhower & JFK & Lyndon B. Johnson Gulf of Tonkin Incident Gulf of Tonkin Incident Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions (August 1964) Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions (August 1964)

5. Slide 5 U.S. add troops U.S. add troops Vietcong Vietcong guerrilla war guerrilla war Ho Chi Minh Trail Ho Chi Minh Trail

6. Slide 6 Tet Offensive-1968 Tet Offensive-1968 TV War TV War Tide Turns Towards the Enemy

7. Slide 7 My Lai (Lieutenant Calley)--1968 My Lai (Lieutenant Calley)--1968 napalm & Agent Orange (herbicide + defoliant napalm & Agent Orange (herbicide + defoliant

8. Slide 8 Counterculture Counterculture Polarized Polarized Kent State Massacre Kent State Massacre –May 4, 1970 –4 dead

9. Slide 9 “Credibility Gap” “Credibility Gap” 1968-Rep. Richard M. Nixon 1968-Rep. Richard M. Nixon “Peace with Honor” “Peace with Honor”

10. Slide 10 Vietnamization Vietnamization carpet bombing: Hanoi & Cambodia carpet bombing: Hanoi & Cambodia Jan. 27, 1973 Jan. 27, 1973

11. Slide 11 PHASE 3 – VIETNAMESE CIVIL WAR, 1973-75 NVA defeat South NVA defeat South Watergate Crisis, Watergate Crisis, Saigon= Saigon= Ho Chi Minh City-

12. Slide 12 Effects Cambodia Cambodia –Pol Pot –“Killing Fields”—21%--1/3 of pop. Changed US perception of: Changed US perception of: –War ReasonsReasons –Military TargetsTargets SoldiersSoldiers Ethics-Pentagon PapersEthics-Pentagon Papers –Country –Presidency TrustTrust

13. Slide 13 Vietnam Memorial-1984