list and describe three amendments after the bill of rights (1-10) that had a major impact on...
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List and describe three amendments AFTER the Bill of Rights (1-10) that had a major impact on American society.
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1954—France leaves Vietnam
US does not want Southeast Asia to fall to communism
Domino theory belief that if one country in an area became communist, others would follow
US supports South Vietnam against North Vietnam
THE VIETNAM WAR1954-1975
South Vietnam’s government is weak and unpopular
The U.S. supports Diem because he is anti-Communist
THE VIETNAM WAR
1961—JFK sends 16,000 “advisors” to Vietnam to train army
Kennedy was considering pulling troops out of Vietnam
1963—Diem assassinated 1 month before Kennedy
1964—new President Lyndon B. Johnson takes aggressive stand on Vietnam
VIETNAM WAR
1964—Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress gives President power to operate war in Vietnam
Leads to escalation of war in Vietnam
VIETNAM WAR
1965-66 Hundreds of thousands of US troops are sent to Vietnam
The public was told the war was being won
By 1967, nearly 500,000 US troops were in Vietnam
People began to question the war—why more troops if we’re winning?
1968—Tet Offensive by N. Vietnam shows the U.S. is not winning the war
VIETNAM WAR
Students were the major group of antiwar protesters
Many musicians and celebrities also protested the war
Argued that young people could be sent to war at 18, but could not vote
Led to 26th amendment in 1971
Changes voting age from 21 to 18
ANTIWAR PROTEST
1968 was a turning point
Protests increased Johnson decided not to run for re-election
Anti-war leaders Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King are assassinated
Richard Nixon wins the election by promising “peace with honor” in Vietnam
VIETNAM WAR
Explain three causes of the American Revolution in 1776.
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Nixon established a new policy to end the war
VietnamizationTurn over the fighting
to South Vietnam’s troops
Nixon also increased bombing of N. Vietnam to try to get them to give up fighting
1970—The U.S. secretly bombs Cambodia
VIETNAM WAR
Kent State Massacre
April 1970Students
protesting bombing are attacked by National Guard troops
4 killed
KENT STATE MASSACRE
The US and N. Vietnam negotiate a treaty to end the war in 1973
58,000 Americans died in Vietnam
1,000,000 or more Vietnamese died
1973—War Powers Act
Check on President’s power
President can only send troops to a country for 90 days
Congress needs to authorize longer than that
END OF THE VIETNAM WAR
1975—last US troops leave Vietnam
North Vietnam takes control of entire country
US fails to contain communism
Vietnam has major impact on US foreign policy
Détente with the Soviet Union—1970s
No war until 1991
LEGACY OF VIETNAM
Explain how the Vietnam War was part of the US policy of containment during the Cold War.
Was the Vietnam War a success or
failure of the policy of containment?
CLOSING