1. War in Vietnam 17-3

2. Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh turned to Communism for independence from French

3. Dien Bien Phu Huge loss for French French done North and South divided at 17 th parallel

4. Domino Theory Pres. Eisenhower - like a row of domino’s, once one falls to Communism the rest would fall

5. Ngo Dinh Diem S. Vietnamese leader –Backed by U.S. –Corrupt – no free elections

6. Vietcong S. Vietnamese Communist guerrillas

7. U.S. involved Involved since late 1950’s –Tanks, planes, & equipment

8. Lyndon Johnson 1964 - tells Congress that N. Vietnamese attacked 2 American destroyers in Golf of Tonkin –Congress ok’s sending troops in 1965 -185,000 1968 - 500,00+

9. Lyndon Johnson

10. Problems U.S. has best equipped and most advanced army – can’t win 2 problems –Fighting guerilla war in unfamiliar jungle –S. Vietnamese govt. was unpopular making Vietcong grow

11. Bomb ‘em U.S. can’t win so turn to bombing –Strengthens peasant support against U.S.

12. Unpopular at Home Late 1960’s U.S. people unhappy with loss of life –Youth protests – colleges (Kent State)

13. Vietnamization Pres. Richard Nixon - slow withdraw of U.S. troops, gradually increasing S. Vietnamese involvement

14. U.S. Gone 1973 U.S. forces gone from Vietnam 2 yrs later N. Vietnam takes over the south 1.5 million Vietnamese dead 58,000 U.S. dead

16. Postwar Vietnam 1.5 million flee Vietnam 70,000 settle in U.S./Canada

17. Cambodia Khmer Rouge Slaughter 2 million under Pol Pot in 2yrs