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The Vietnam The Vietnam War War
1954 - 19751954 - 1975
The Vietnam The Vietnam War War
1954 - 19751954 - 1975
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PHASE 1 - A WAR OF COLONIAL INDEPENDENCEPHASE 1 - A WAR OF COLONIAL INDEPENDENCEAGAINST THE FRENCHAGAINST THE FRENCH
Vietnam had been a French Vietnam had been a French colony under the name of colony under the name of French IndochinaFrench Indochina (along with (along withCambodia and Cambodia and Laos)Laos)
Vietnam began to fight for its Vietnam began to fight for its independence from France during independence from France during WW II ( when France was WW II ( when France was preoccupied with European preoccupied with European conflict)conflict)
the Vietnamese revolutionary the Vietnamese revolutionary leader was leader was Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minh, a , a CommunistCommunist
wanted to be the leader ofwanted to be the leader ofan independent, communist an independent, communist Vietnam; Ho received support Vietnam; Ho received support from both the USSR and “Red” from both the USSR and “Red” ChinaChina
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this colonial war raged from this colonial war raged from 1946-54, ending in French 1946-54, ending in French defeat at defeat at DienbienphuDienbienphu
Fr. decided it wanted out and Fr. decided it wanted out and called a peace conference in called a peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland (attended Geneva, Switzerland (attended by France, Vietnam, the US, by France, Vietnam, the US, and the USSR)and the USSR)
the decision of the conference the decision of the conference was to partition Vietnam into a was to partition Vietnam into a communist North led by Ho communist North led by Ho and a “democratic” South and a “democratic” South Vietnam led by Vietnam led by Ngo Dinh DiemNgo Dinh Diem
the settlement was an the settlement was an outgrowth of basic Cold War outgrowth of basic Cold War tensions between the tensions between the Americans and Soviets and Americans and Soviets and clearly reflected the US policy clearly reflected the US policy of of containmentcontainment with respect to with respect to Soviet communist Soviet communist expansionismexpansionism
the US had come to see South the US had come to see South Vietnam as a “Vietnam as a “dominodomino” that ” that they couldn’t afford to losethey couldn’t afford to lose
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Early Protests of Diem’s Government
Early Protests of Diem’s Government
Self-Emolation by a Buddhist MonkSelf-Emolation by a Buddhist Monk
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PHASE 2 – AMERICAN ESCALATION AND MILITARY PHASE 2 – AMERICAN ESCALATION AND MILITARY INVOLVEMENTINVOLVEMENT
this phase originated with this phase originated with JFK but was intensified under JFK but was intensified under
Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), who assumed the presidencywho assumed the presidency after JFK’s assassinationafter JFK’s assassination
The U.S. never formally The U.S. never formally issued a declaration of war, butissued a declaration of war, but after the after the Gulf of Tonkin IncidentGulf of Tonkin Incident, , where two Americanwhere two Americandestroyers were apparently destroyers were apparently fired upon by the North fired upon by the North Vietnamese, Congress Vietnamese, Congress passed the passed the Gulf of Tonkin Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions (August 1964)Resolutions (August 1964)- - herehere Congress gave LBJ Congress gave LBJ their support in sending their support in sending American personnel and materialAmerican personnel and material
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in spite of ongoing escalation in spite of ongoing escalation throughout the 1960s, the USthroughout the 1960s, the USexperienced a lack of successexperienced a lack of successagainst the Vietnamese against the Vietnamese guerrilla forces in S.guerrilla forces in S.Vietnam (the Vietnam (the VietcongVietcong) as the) as theUS Army was unprepared forUS Army was unprepared for
their tactics and mentality their tactics and mentality
The US was also never entirely The US was also never entirely successful in shuttingsuccessful in shutting
down the down the Ho Chi Minh TrailHo Chi Minh Trail, a, a supply line that ran betweensupply line that ran between North and South Vietnam viaNorth and South Vietnam via difficult jungle terrain, difficult jungle terrain,
often underground and often underground and through neighboring nationsthrough neighboring nations
like Cambodialike Cambodia
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the war definitely turned the war definitely turned against the US in 1968, against the US in 1968, when the NVA’s General when the NVA’s General Giap began the Giap began the Tet Tet OffensiveOffensive, a surprise , a surprise offensive on a major offensive on a major Vietnamese holiday that Vietnamese holiday that saw attacks all over the saw attacks all over the country, including in country, including in Saigon itselfSaigon itself
ongoing US casualties ongoing US casualties and losses saw an and losses saw an increase in antiwar increase in antiwar sentiment on the sentiment on the American Home Front,American Home Front,in large part because in large part because Vietnam was a Vietnam was a TV WarTV War where American where American audiences saw the audiences saw the brutality of war firsthandbrutality of war firsthand
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Los túneles del VietcongLos túneles del Vietcong
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The Tet The Tet Offensive, Offensive, January January
19681968
The Tet The Tet Offensive, Offensive, January January
19681968
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American atrocities at American atrocities at My LaiMy Lai (Lieutenant (Lieutenant Calley)Calley)
they also witnessed they also witnessed the usage of weapons the usage of weapons like like napalmnapalm and and Agent OrangeAgent Orange, which , which devastated the devastated the environmentenvironment
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Anti-WarDemonstrations
Anti-WarDemonstrations
Columbia UniversityColumbia University19671967
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Hell no, we won’t go!Hell no, we won’t go!
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Democratic Democratic Convention in Convention in Chicago, 1968Chicago, 1968
Student Student Protestors Protestors
at Univ. of CA at Univ. of CA in Berkeley, 1968in Berkeley, 1968
Anti-War Demonstrations
Anti-War Demonstrations
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““Hanoi Jane”Hanoi Jane”““Hanoi Jane”Hanoi Jane”
Jane Fonda: Traitor?Jane Fonda: Traitor?
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Anti-War DemonstrationsAnti-War Demonstrations
Counterculture gathered Counterculture gathered momentum (Hippies, momentum (Hippies, Flower Children, etc.), Flower Children, etc.), protests became protests became widespread and began widespread and began to polarize the nationto polarize the nation
Intensified after the Intensified after the Kent Kent State MassacreState Massacre–National Guardsmen National Guardsmen opened fire on student opened fire on student protestors in Ohio, protestors in Ohio, killing 4, wounding 11killing 4, wounding 11
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increasingly the increasingly the American people American people came to perceive the came to perceive the ““Credibility GapCredibility Gap”, i.e. ”, i.e. they no longerthey no longerbelieved that LBJ was believed that LBJ was telling them the truth telling them the truth about events in the about events in the warwar
in 1968, LBJ chose in 1968, LBJ chose not to run for not to run for president, and president, and Republican Richard Republican Richard M. Nixon was elected M. Nixon was elected on a platform of on a platform of ““Peace with HonourPeace with Honour””
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Nixon wanted the South Nixon wanted the South Vietnamese to play a Vietnamese to play a greater role in the war, a greater role in the war, a policy he labeled policy he labeled VietnamizationVietnamization
in spite of that, he in spite of that, he continues carpet continues carpet bombing Hanoi and bombing Hanoi and orders a secret invasion orders a secret invasion of Cambodiaof Cambodia
He relied on the He relied on the diplomacy of diplomacy of Henry Henry KissingerKissinger to achieve to achieve peace and/or an peace and/or an American withdrawalAmerican withdrawal
the US does manage to the US does manage to extricate itself by Jan. 27, extricate itself by Jan. 27, 19731973
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PHASE 3 – VIETNAMESE CIVIL PHASE 3 – VIETNAMESE CIVIL WAR, 1973-75WAR, 1973-75
the NVA easily defeated the NVA easily defeated the South by 1975; the the South by 1975; the South had appealed to South had appealed to Nixon for aid, which had Nixon for aid, which had been promised, but by been promised, but by 1975 Nixon was 1975 Nixon was embroiled in the embroiled in the domestic Watergate domestic Watergate Crisis, and he was in Crisis, and he was in essence a “lame duck”essence a “lame duck”
1975 – the US abandoned 1975 – the US abandoned its embassy in Saigon, its embassy in Saigon, which was renamed which was renamed Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City in the in the newly unified and newly unified and communist Vietnamcommunist Vietnam
South Vietnamese South Vietnamese Attempt to Flee the CountryAttempt to Flee the Country
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The Fall of SaigonThe Fall of Saigon
America Abandons Its EmbassyAmerica Abandons Its Embassy
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3,000,000 Vietnamese killed 58,000 Americans killed; 300,000
wounded Under-funding of Great Society programs $150,000,000,000 in U.S. spending U.S. morale, Self-confidence, trust of
government, decimated 26th Amendment: 18-year-olds vote Nixon abolished the draft all-volunteer
army War Powers Act, 1973 – Reaffirms
Congress’s constitutional right to declare war. Sets 60 day limit on presidential commitment of U.S. troops for foreign conflicts without a specific declaration of war by Congress.
The Impact
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1.1. Wars must be of short duration.Wars must be of short duration.2.2. Wars must yield few American casualties.Wars must yield few American casualties.3.3. Restrict media access to battlefields.Restrict media access to battlefields.4.4. Develop and maintain Congressional and public support.Develop and maintain Congressional and public support.5.5. Set clear, winnable goals.Set clear, winnable goals.6.6. Set deadline for troop withdrawals.Set deadline for troop withdrawals.
Lessons for Future American Presidents
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Some American POWs Returned from the “Hanoi Hilton”
Some American POWs Returned from the “Hanoi Hilton”
Senator John Senator John McCainMcCain(R-AZ)(R-AZ)
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The Vietnam Memorial,
Washington, D.C.
The Vietnam Memorial,
Washington, D.C.
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Memorial to US Servicemen in
Vietnam
Memorial to US Servicemen in
Vietnam
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Memorial to US Memorial to US Nurses in VietnamNurses in Vietnam
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58,00058,00058,00058,000
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President Clinton formally
recognized Vietnam on July 11, 1995
President Clinton formally
recognized Vietnam on July 11, 1995
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Formerly Formerly SaigonSaigon
A United VietnamA United Vietnam
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