Ho Chi Minh- The Indochinese leader

Dien Bien Phu- French post that was overran by Vietminh

Geneva Accords- Divided Vietnam along the 17th Parallel

Ngo Dinh Diem- Vietnam's president and strong anti-communist

Vietcong- Communist opposition group in the south

Gulf of Tonkin- Gained military powers for president Johnson in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Trail- Trail on the border of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to move supplies

Napalm- Bomb that contains contains fire and set the jungle on fire

Agent Orange- A leaf killing toxic chemical

Credibillity Gap- The difference between what is said and what is done

Vietnamization- Withdraw of U.S. troops in South Vietnamese to have a better role in the war

Silent Majority- Americans that supported the U.S. in Vietnam

My Lai Massacre- A small village in northern south Vietnam that was attacked by the U.S

Kenn State University- A huge student protest that lead to the ROTC building being burned

Pentagon papers- A 7,000 page document that had plans for entering the war

War Powers Act- President has to inform congress within 48 hours of sending forces into a hostile area without declaring war.

Early years

Why did the U.S. get involved?

-To stop the spread of communism

Who was Robert McNamara?

-He was the security for president Johnson and Kennedy

What did the gulf of Tonknin Resolution give Johnson the power to do?

Gave him the power to escalate the Vietnam war

Early years

Who was able to get out of the draft?

-Men that were with children, had physical issues, or attended college

What was fighting like in Vietnam compared to the other wars?

It was different not being a conventional war, many gases and chemicals were dropped

Why did the Tet Office change the public perception of the war?

It shocked the population and people had more support of the war

1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 1968 in Mephis, Tennessee. He was standing on a balcony of his motel and was shot by James Earl Ray. He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive the gun shot.

Booby Kennedy was fatally shot on June 6th 1968. He was assassinated in Las Angelos, Califorina by Sirhan Sirhan

1968

The Tet Offense began on January 30th 1968. This was a series of North Vietnamese attacks on many different cities and outposts in South Vietnam. It was designed to help the South population. The U.S. and the South Vietnamese were able to hold off attacks. North Vietnam still came out with a huge victory.

1968

Walter Cronkite observed the progress throughout the war. His newscasts help shape the opinion of the citizens. He wanted to see it himself and report exactly what he saw he would not report what anybody else would tell him. While reporting what he saw he also tried to correct his impression he made.many people believed his newscasts.

1960's culture

A hippie is someone that promoted peace. Most hippies during the time period did not like president Johnson or NIxon because they were violent. They didn't like how the United states sent troops into Vietnam.

Drugs- LSD is a hallucinogenic drug and marijuana are very commonly used by hippies during this time period.

1960's culture

Civil rights movement- This is a time period were people are fighting for equality. The segregation had to be eliminated.

Politics- Many influential speakers, presidents, and other people are assassinated. Also a big thing going on that play a big role in politics are the Cuban Missle Crisis and the space race.

Later Years in Vietnam

President Nixon used his Vietnmization for the Vietnam war. This was building of the south forces and taking the United States troops out. U.S. agreed to remove troops within 60 days as long as there was immediate cease-fire.

At Kent State University 4 students were killed and nine were injured by the Ohio National Guard while being in a crowd to protest Vietnam

Later Years in Vietnam

The My Lai Massacure was significant because it was on the most terrible events against civilians. American soldiers came into this village killing women, children, and old man. More than 500 people were killed. In trial only one man was found guilty. His name was William Calley and he murdered 22 unarmed civilians.

the U.S. left Vietnam on March 29th 1973. When the soldiers got home they weren't know as being heroic. They were known as monsters.

Later Years in Vietnam

Over a million people died or were wounded in the Vietnam war and the United States spent 168 billion dollars.