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CHAPTER 22The Vietnam War
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THE VIETNAM WAR
20 years Five presidents 164 billion dollars 58,132 Americans died/2million Vietnamese 150,000 Americans wounded 21,000 permanently disabled 3 million Americans served (avg. age 19) 100,000 fled U.S. to avoid conflict 830,000 PTSD reports
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VIETNAM WAR
U.S. had the latest military technology Could not defeat a poorly equipped
peasant army Why not?? Vietnamese fighting for their
independence Very difficult conditions to fight under
(enemy, weather, terrain, etc)
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CAUSES OF VIETNAM WAR
Depends on who you ask……………. Americans—
Cold War Stop spread of communism Domino Theory Political reasons
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CAUSES OF VIETNAM WAR
Vietnamese— Imperialism Western greed Resources Desire for independence/self rule Internal Civil War
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HISTORY OF VIETNAM
Nearly 2000 years old Imperialized for nearly all its existence China controlled Vietnam for 1,000 years Referred to the area as Indo China
(Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia) 1858 Vietnam occupied by France 1940 Vietnam occupied by Japan 1945 Vietnam reoccupied by France
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INDOCHINA
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INDOCHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
Formed in 1930 Leader: Ho Chi Minh
(he who enlightens) Planned for Vietnam’s
independence movement
Group combined with other nationalist groups and became the Vietminh
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VIETMINH
Vietnamese Nationalists Determined to gain
independence France had no intention
of giving up its rule Pres. Truman sent 15
million in aid to France Eventually paid for most
of France’s war (2.6 billion) to defeat Vietminh
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FRANCE DEFEATED
Dien Bien Phu falls to Vietminh
May, 1954 France surrenders and pulls out of Vietnam
Despite massive U.S. aid
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GENEVA ACCORDS
May-July 1954 Meeting in Geneva,
Switzerland France, G.B., S.U.,
U.S., China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietminh, S.V. anti-communists
Agree to temporarily divide Vietnam at 17th parallel until elections held in 1956
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DIVISION OF VIETNAM
Communist North Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh (Hanoi Capital)
Anti-Communist South Vietnam under Ngo Dinh Diem (Saigon capital)
Elections to be held in 1956: let the people decide who they want to lead Vietnam
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TIME FOR ELECTION
Ho very popular (land reforms)
Diem hated by many (anti-Buddhist)
Very corrupt, oppressive gov’t.
Diem cancels elections in 1956
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GUERILLA WARFARE
Vietcong (Communist group formed in South Vietnam)
Teamed up with Vietminh in North Vietnam to fight against Diem’s Army
U.S. assisting Diem (military advisors, financial aid, etc.)
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1963: A VERY BAD YEAR
Diem’s army near defeat to communists
Nov. 1, 1963: Diem assassinated (military coup)
Nov. 22, 1963: Kennedy assassinated
JFK said “in the final analysis, it’s their war”
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LYNDON JOHNSON’S VIETNAM
Communists close to uniting Vietnam under one rule
LBJ does not want to be perceived as “soft on communism”
Election of 1964 approaching in U.S.
Appoints Gen. William Westmoreland as commander of U.S. forces in S.V.
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AM. SOLDIERS COMMITTED TO COMBAT
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Aug. 2, 1964 LBJ accuses N.V. of
an unprovoked attack on USS Maddock patrolling off coast of Vietnam
“alleged” attacks prompted Johnson to strike back
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GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION
Aug. 7, 1964: Congress adopts this resolution (close to a declaration of war)
Gave Johnson the power to take “all necessary measures to repeal any armed attack against U.S. forces”
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER
Feb. 1965: first sustained bombing of N.V.
U.S. air force conducted avg. of 5,500 bombing missions per month
Goal: break N.V. will to fight and force a surrender
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THE WAR ESCALATES
June 1965: 50,000 U.S. soldiers in S.V.
Gen. Westmoreland asks for more soldiers to assist S.V. (ARVN)
1965: 61% Ams. Support the war/24% oppose it
Johnson told we could win the war in 2 yrs. Max.
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WAR ESCALATES
1967: 500,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam
Death toll at 9,000 Ams.
Johnson pledged that victory is near
Westmoreland’s strategy for defeating Vietcong: destroy their morale. Introduced “body count”
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A DIFFICULT WAR TO FIGHT
Guerilla warfare (no front lines) Jungle terrain Landmines, booby traps, underground
tunnels, heat, rain, leeches, secret supply routes
Hit-n-run tactics Difficult to identify the enemy Underestimated the enemy’s resolve to
fight
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DIFFICULT CONDITIONS
Vietcong aided by China and Soviet Union
Televised war (little censorship)
High drug use and addiction
Racism among troops
Heavy use of chemicals (agent orange, napalm)
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AMERICAN SUPPORT DECLINES
1967: morale low among soldiers
Public support waivers
Credibility gap growing
Active protests on college campuses
Thousands searching for ways to avoid the draft (ages 18-26)
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ANTI-WAR PROTESTS
College campus demonstrations increasing
Musicians singing anti-war songs
Burning draft cards Conscientious
Objectors (opposed war on moral or religious grounds)
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1968: A TUMULTUOUS YEAR!
Jan. 30, 1968: Tet, the Vietnamese New Year was traditionally celebrated by a cease-fire.
Instead 80,000 NVA + Vietcong launched an attack on key cities in S.V., 12 Am. Bases, & U.S. Embassy.
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RESULTS OF TET OFFENSIVE
Four weeks of fighting to regain control of areas in S.V.
Vietcong deaths:32,000
U.S. & ARVN deaths: 3,000
Military victory Psychological defeat
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EFFECTS OF TET OFFENSIVE
CREDIBILITY GAP GROWS WALTER CRONKITE
Polls showed a majority of Ams. No longer supported Johnson’s policies in Vietnam
Johnson had 60% disapproval rating
Sect. State McNamara resigned
Media openly criticizing the war now
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S ANNOUNCEMENT Mar. 31, 1968: “I
shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term of President”
V.P. Hubert Humphrey announces his candidacy for Demo. Party
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1968: A VERY BAD YEAR
2 MAJOR ASSASSINATIONS:DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
April 4: Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
June 4: Robert Kennedy, top contender for Presidency in 1968, assassinated in Los Angeles Hotel
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 1968
Held in Chicago (Aug) Several democratic
candidates seeking the nomination
10,000 protestors showed up. Wanted democrats to adopt anti-war platform
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Yippies (Youth International Party)
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RESULTS OF CHICAGO RIOTS
Riots broke out in Chicago
Mayor of Chicago ordered 12,000 police officers and 5,000 national guardsmen
Images captured made Democrats look bad.
Nixon (Rep.) triumphs from this
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ELECTION OF 1968
Hubert Humphrey: Demo. Candidate (V.P. under Johnson)
Richard Nixon: Republican Candidate (V.P. under Eisenhower)
George Wallace: Am. Independent Party (Gov. Alabama) Ran on platform of school segregation and state’s rights
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ELECTION OF 1968
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ELECTION OF 1968
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ELECTION OF 1968
HUBERT HUMPHREY GEORGE WALLACE
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ELECTION OF 1968
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NIXON’S WAR
Nixon won by 800,000 more votes Promised “an honorable end to the
war” “Peace with Honor” Announces his “Vietnamization Plan”:
gradual withdraw of U.S. troops in order for S.V. army to take control of war
Goal was to maintain dignity in face of withdraw from war
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PROTESTS CONTINUE
College campuses continue to protest the war
Nixon hates these protests (hippies)
Appeals to “the silent majority”: moderate, mainstream Americans who quietly supported the president’s strategies.
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MY LAI MASSACRE
Nov. 1969 New York Times reported on incident that occurred in March, 1968
Charlie Company (120 men) under Lt. William Calley, Jr. entered small village in northern S.V.
Orders to kill everyone in village (Vietcong rebels)
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MY LAI MASSACRE
No signs of Vietcong in village
Carried out the orders and proceeded to kill over 500 villagers (old men, women, children)
Lt. Calley charged and convicted of war crimes (Nixon reduced sentence to 3 yrs. House arrest)