Table Of Contents for Xan's Final Project

Vocabulary Words: Page 3 and 4

Vietnam: Page 5 and 6

1968: Page 7 and 8

Peace with Honor: Page 9 and 10

Hippies: Page 11 and 12

Timeline: Page13 and 14

Nixon: Page 15

Ford and Carter: Page 16

Reagan: Page 17

Past 4 Presidents: Page 18 through 21

Ho Chi Minh: Communist leader of the VIetcong

Dien Bien Phu: The battle where the Vietminh overtook the French , divided it on the 17th parallel

Geneva Accords: Temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel, Communists got North, the other side got South

Ngo Dinh Diem: South Vietnam's president, a strong anti-communist

Vietcong: The communist rebels in Vietnam

Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution: Granted President Johnson military powers in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh Trail: A network of paths used by North Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam

Napalm: A gasoline based bomb that creates a lot of fire

Agent Orange: A toxic leaf killing agent used in Vietnam

Credibility Gap: A public distrust of the government

Vietnamization: Nixon's plan to replace American forces with South Vietnamese forces in North Vietnam

Silent Majority: A term given by Nixon to the Americans that support his war in Vietnam

My Lai Massacre: 200 unarmed South Vietnamese citizens shot down by American Forces

Kent State University: An Ohio University, guardsmen shot and killed four and wounded ninePentagon Papers: A 7000 page document that revealing that the US had not been honest about Vietnam

War Powers Act: A law enacted to limit the presidents power to send in troops without consulting Congress

Why did the US get involved in Vietnam? We didn't want another country to fall to Communism.

Who was Robert McNamara? The Secretary of Defense during Vietnam, he was very against the spread of Communism.

What did the Gulf of Tonkin resolution do? Gave him the ability to send troops into Vietnam without asking congress first.

Who was able to dodge the draft? Why was this unfair? People in higher education or people that could pay to dodge it. Mostly rich, white people could dodge the draft which meant mostly poor and minorities were drafted, that made it unequal since the ratios were uneven.

How was the fighting in Vietnam different? It was a lot more guerrilla and involved more citizens then most wars before it, it also in a few ways more violent.

How did the Tet Offensive change public perception of the war? It shocked the Americans who thought they were winning. It was one of the main reasons why Johnson didn't run in 1968.

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Martin Luther was assassinated on April 4, 1968 by James Earl Ray, who was then arrested. This sparked a large amount of violence across the United States, but not here in Indiana since we had Bobby Kennedy here to chill everyone out.

Speaking of Robert Kennedy, he was assassinated on June 5, 1968. Only 3 months after he convinced Indiana to not react with violence he was shot by Sirhan Sirhan.

The Horrors of 1968

The Tet Offensive took place on January 30, 1968 when the communists surprisingly attacked the South Vietnamese and the Americans. This shocked the American people who then began to distrust the American Government. Walter Cronkite who was a very influential news reporter publicly was against American influence in Vietnam which helped sway people against the cause.

The Tet Offensive

Peace With Honor

What was Nixon's strategy on Vietnam? Mostly he wanted to stop the communist advancement and eventually move out and let the South Vietnamese take charge.

What happened at Kent State? The national guardsmen opened fire on some students who were protesting the war, 4 died and 9 were injured.

Why was the trial surrounding the My Lai massacre so significant? The soldiers were not forced to face as harsh a punishment as people expected.

When did American troops leave Vietnam? We left in March 29 2973.

How many soldiers died? How were they treated when they came back? How much did it cost? 58,220 American Soldiers. They were treated horribly when they came home, people did not respect them. It is estimated that the war cost us about 168 Billion.

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Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll

What are hippies? People that look different and normally have radical, unconventional views. Hippies often partook in recreational drugs, were against wars, such as Vietnam, and often had long hair. They had a major influence on American history since their invention.

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Timeline part1

May 7 1954

Ho Chi Minhs forces defeat the French

Dec 20, 1960

Southern Revolutionaries create the vietcong

Nov 1-2 1963

President Diem and his brother are assassinated

Nov 14, 1965

First Battle of Americans Vs. North Vietnamese.

August 2-4 1964

The gulf Of tonkin incidents occur