Chapter 26 The Vietnam War 1954-1975 (America Involved 1964-1973)
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Transcript of Chapter 26 The Vietnam War 1954-1975 (America Involved 1964-1973)
Chapter 26The Vietnam War
1954-1975(America Involved 1964-1973)
Background-Vietnam, in South East Asia, was a French
territory• Known as French Indochina
-Prior to WWII, Ho Chi Minh is nationalist leader of Vietnam (communist)
• Indochinese Communist Party
-During WWII, Japan seized control of Vietnam• Ho Chi Minh organized the nationalist
group called the Vietminh to fight them
Background-French retook the Vietnam territory following WWII
-The Vietminh fought back against the French -Wanted to remain independent
-*Remember* Ho Chi Minh is a communist & the U.S. policy towards communism
Background-1947, Truman aids France
-Eisenhower continues to help France and defended his decision with what became known as the domino theory
-domino theory - fear that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of the South East Asia would follow
Background-French are defeated by Ho Chi Minh’s
communist troops at Dien Bien Phu in 1954-Convinced France to make peace and
leave Vietnam-The Geneva Accords divided the country
along the 17th parallel - North Vietnam and South Vietnam
-North Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh (communist)-South Vietnam – Ngo Dinh Diem, pro Western, (non communist)
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American Involvement
-Ho Chi Minh begins armed struggle to unify the country into a communist country
-Organizes a powerful guerilla army called the Vietcong
-Eisenhower sends aid to South Vietnam
American Involvement
-JFK continues to support South Vietnam
-Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated by Vietnamese troops in 1963
-Makes matters worse for the U.S.-Gov’t left unorganized
American Involvement
-August 2, 1964 - President Johnson announces North Vietnamese boats torpedoed two American Destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin
-August 7, 1964 – Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -president to “take all necessary measures … to prevent further aggression.”
American Involvement
-Vietcong begins to attack bases where American advisors are stationed in South Vietnam
-March 1965, Johnson orders bombing of North Vietnam (Operation Rolling Thunder)
-Sends first combat troops the same months
A Bloody Stalemate-Vietcong showed no signs of surrender
-North Vietnam sent arms and supplies south by way of a network of jungle paths known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail
A Bloody Stalemate-U.S. feared a large scale invasion would bring China into the war
-Placing limits on the war made it hard to win (who’s winning by casualties)
-U.S. troops forced to fight a war of attrition