us history: mid-cold war - vietnam and the 1970s

Vietnam War and the 1970sThe Mid-Cold War

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Background Information:

1800s – France rules Vietnam

1940s – Ho Chi Minh led rebellion against France

1954 – Ho Chi Minh’s forces defeat France

After 1954 –Communist North Vietnam led by Ho Chi Minh and Republic South led by Ngo Dihn Diem

Late 1950s – Ngo Dihn Diem lost popular support

Above: Ho Chi MinhLeft: Ngo Dihn Diem

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Guerilla Warfare

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US advisors train South Vietnamese not to fight Vietcong

1964 – Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

1968 – more than 500,000 troops in Vietnam

Protesting the War

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Apollo 11 Moon Landing

July 20, 1969

Commander: Neil Armstrong

Command Module Pilot: Michael Collins

Lunar Module Pilot: Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin

Famous Quote by Neil Armstrong, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

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Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong

Richard Nixon with Nikita Khrushchev

Scandal Brings Down a President

Watergate Apartment Building

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from trial and perhaps subsequent prosecution for the Watergate scandal.

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Congress refuses support

High Inflation

Human Rights

Arab-Israeli Conflict

Above: Palestinian land and Israeli land over time

Top Right: OPEC Members

Middle Right: Effects of oil shortage

Bottom Right: Camp David Accords with Sadat, Carter, and Begin

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Far Left: Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi

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Below: American hostages in Iran

New Tensions with the Soviets

In response to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Carter decided to boycott the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow

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