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Vietnam Launch #2 Choose three things you notice in the political cartoon. Explain in three complete sentences how you think each is significant to understanding the meaning of the cartoon.

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Vietnam Launch #2 Choose three things you notice in the political cartoon. Explain in three complete sentences how you think each is significant to understanding the meaning of the cartoon. The Brutality of the War. Vietnam (2) Mrs. Gilbert. I. Battlefield Conditions:. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Vietnam Launch #2

Choose three things you notice in the political cartoon. Explain in three

complete sentences how you think each

is significant to understanding the

meaning of the cartoon.

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The Brutality of The Brutality of the Warthe War

Vietnam (2)Vietnam (2)

Mrs. GilbertMrs. Gilbert

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I. Battlefield Conditions:I. Battlefield Conditions: Many soldiers went to war Many soldiers went to war

enthusiastic about the job enthusiastic about the job they were being asked to they were being asked to do. When they arrived in do. When they arrived in Vietnam they encountered Vietnam they encountered the frustrations of guerilla the frustrations of guerilla warfare in the swamps & warfare in the swamps & jungles. jungles.

Locals often supported the Locals often supported the Communists.Communists.

Soldiers found it Soldiers found it confusing & disturbing confusing & disturbing that the South that the South Vietnamese were Vietnamese were indifferent to American indifferent to American efforts while they were efforts while they were trying to defend their trying to defend their freedom.freedom.

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I. Battlefield Conditions:I. Battlefield Conditions: Fighting conditions were tough. Soldiers Fighting conditions were tough. Soldiers

fought leeches, fever & jungle rot in the fought leeches, fever & jungle rot in the jungle.jungle.

Troops never knew what to expect next, & Troops never knew what to expect next, & never couldnever could be sure who was a friend or be sure who was a friend or enemyenemy. A woman or child could be a Viet Cong . A woman or child could be a Viet Cong ally concealing a live grenade.ally concealing a live grenade.

Viet Cong used guerilla warfare tactics & Viet Cong used guerilla warfare tactics & launched sneak attacks & sabotage.launched sneak attacks & sabotage.

Booby traps of the guerilla fighters posed Booby traps of the guerilla fighters posed constant hazards & threat of sudden danger.constant hazards & threat of sudden danger.

Many tried to be good soldiers, yet Many tried to be good soldiers, yet accidentally killed or wounded innocent accidentally killed or wounded innocent childrenchildren..

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II. Effects on Civilians:II. Effects on Civilians: The war devastated Vietnamese civilians in the The war devastated Vietnamese civilians in the

North and South.North and South. April 1966, Americans introduced the B-52 bomber April 1966, Americans introduced the B-52 bomber

to smash roads & bridges.to smash roads & bridges. **Saturation bombingSaturation bombing, , dropping thousands of dropping thousands of

tons of explosives over large areas tore North tons of explosives over large areas tore North Vietnam apart. It killed & maimed countless Vietnam apart. It killed & maimed countless civilians.civilians.

Agent Orange, a herbicideAgent Orange, a herbicide, was dropped on dense , was dropped on dense jungle landscapes to expose the Viet Cong hiding jungle landscapes to expose the Viet Cong hiding places. Later discovered to cause health problems places. Later discovered to cause health problems to livestock & humans.to livestock & humans.

**NapalmNapalm was another destructive chemical was another destructive chemical used. The jellylike substance was dropped as a used. The jellylike substance was dropped as a “firebomb” from planes. It stuck to people’s “firebomb” from planes. It stuck to people’s bodies & seared off their flesh.bodies & seared off their flesh.

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Student ProtestStudent Protest

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III. Student Activist:III. Student Activist:

The Pentagon Papers revealed that the The Pentagon Papers revealed that the government had lied to both Congress and government had lied to both Congress and the American Peoplethe American People

Civil Rights activist helped to organize Civil Rights activist helped to organize Students for a Democratic Society Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)(SDS)

Port Huron Statement – SDS’s declaration of Port Huron Statement – SDS’s declaration of principles and goalsprinciples and goals

New Left – members of the New Left New Left – members of the New Left believed that problems such as Poverty believed that problems such as Poverty and racism called for radical changesand racism called for radical changes

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A.A. The Free Speech The Free Speech Movement:Movement:

The first The first confrontation confrontation of the student of the student revolution was revolution was at theat the University of University of California California BerkeleyBerkeley

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B. The Teach In B. The Teach In Movement:Movement:

Teach-ins – Teach-ins – when when professors professors would teach a would teach a special night special night session about session about the issues the issues concerning the concerning the war.war.

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IV. Resistance to the IV. Resistance to the War:War:

Conscientious Objector – opposed Conscientious Objector – opposed fighting the war on moral or religious fighting the war on moral or religious groundsgrounds

College students could receive College students could receive defermentsdeferments

By the end of the war 100,000 young men had By the end of the war 100,000 young men had crossed the border into Canada in order to avoid crossed the border into Canada in order to avoid the draft the draft

In the first 6 months of 1968 more than 200 In the first 6 months of 1968 more than 200 protests erupted at colleges and universities around protests erupted at colleges and universities around the countrythe country

Many people turned against the anti-war movement Many people turned against the anti-war movement when a protest in Chicago turned violentwhen a protest in Chicago turned violent

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Launch #4: NapalmLaunch #4: Napalm

Analyze the photo. Write three complete Analyze the photo. Write three complete sentences to explain the circumstances of sentences to explain the circumstances of the people in the photo (who, what, the people in the photo (who, what, where, when, and why). where, when, and why).

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Pictures in History: Pictures in History: Napalm 10:50Napalm 10:50

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III. The My Lai Massacre:III. The My Lai Massacre: March 1968, the brutality of March 1968, the brutality of

the war came into sharp the war came into sharp focus at My Lai, a small focus at My Lai, a small village in South Vietnam.village in South Vietnam.

U.S. got word that 250 U.S. got word that 250 Viet Cong were being Viet Cong were being sheltered at My Lai.sheltered at My Lai.

Troops moved in to Troops moved in to clear out the village/ clear out the village/ discovered only discovered only women, children & old women, children & old men.men.

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***III. My Lai Massacre ***III. My Lai Massacre (con’t):***(con’t):*** The soldiers were worn The soldiers were worn

by the tensions, terrors, by the tensions, terrors, & frustrations of fighting. & frustrations of fighting. Some lost Control. Some lost Control.

Lieut. William Calley, Jr. Lieut. William Calley, Jr. was in charge. He was in charge. He ordered everyone to be ordered everyone to be “rounded up,” then gave “rounded up,” then gave the order to kill the the order to kill the prisoners.prisoners.

At least 175 & perhaps At least 175 & perhaps more than 400 more than 400 Vietnamese died in the Vietnamese died in the My Lai MassacreMy Lai Massacre..

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III. My Lai Massacre III. My Lai Massacre (con’t):(con’t):

More would have been More would have been killed if killed if pilot Hugh pilot Hugh ThompsonThompson hadn’t landed hadn’t landed his helicopter between his helicopter between the soldiers & the fleeing the soldiers & the fleeing Vietnamese. He Vietnamese. He threatened to fire on threatened to fire on the soldiers.the soldiers.

Lieut. Calley was given Lieut. Calley was given a sentence of life in a sentence of life in prison with hard labor.prison with hard labor. Many saw him as a Many saw him as a scapegoat. scapegoat.

President President Nixon reduced Nixon reduced his sentence to twenty his sentence to twenty years/ released in 3 years/ released in 3 years.years.

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IV. Atrocities at Hue:IV. Atrocities at Hue:

Atrocities at the city of Hue were Atrocities at the city of Hue were overshadowed by the publicity at My Lai.overshadowed by the publicity at My Lai.

**During the Tet Offensive the **During the Tet Offensive the Communists slaughtered anyone Communists slaughtered anyone labeled an enemy labeled an enemy including officials, including officials, teachers and doctors.teachers and doctors.

The bodies of 3,000 to 5,000 were found The bodies of 3,000 to 5,000 were found in mass graves after American and South in mass graves after American and South Vietnamese forces retook the city.Vietnamese forces retook the city.

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Weather UndergroundWeather Underground

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Vietnam Launch #4Vietnam Launch #4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Baaai2_Zh8

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Student Protest Student Protest and the Counter and the Counter

CultureCultureVietnam - 3Vietnam - 3

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IV. Resistance to the IV. Resistance to the War:War:

Conscientious Objector – opposed Conscientious Objector – opposed fighting the war on moral or religious fighting the war on moral or religious groundsgrounds

College students could receive College students could receive defermentsdeferments

By the end of the war 100,000 young men had By the end of the war 100,000 young men had crossed the border into Canada in order to avoid crossed the border into Canada in order to avoid the draft the draft

In the first 6 months of 1968 more than 200 In the first 6 months of 1968 more than 200 protests erupted at colleges and universities around protests erupted at colleges and universities around the countrythe country

Many people turned against the anti-war movement Many people turned against the anti-war movement when a protest in Chicago turned violentwhen a protest in Chicago turned violent

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Some folks are born made to wave the flag, Ooh, they're red, white and blue.

And when the band plays "Hail to the chief", Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son. It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no, Yeah!

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,

Lord,don't they help themselves, oh. But when the taxman comes to the door,

Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no.

It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no.

Some folks inherit star spangled eyes, Ooh, they send you down to war,

Lord, And when you ask them, "How much should we give?" Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! yoh,

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son. It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, one.

Fortunate SonFortunate Son

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The Counter The Counter CultureCulture

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I. A Time of Change:I. A Time of Change:

A. The Sexual Revolution:A. The Sexual Revolution: Some believed that sex should be Some believed that sex should be

separated from its traditional ties to separated from its traditional ties to family life.family life.

Some hippies lived in communal Some hippies lived in communal groupsgroups

More couples were living together More couples were living together without being married.without being married.

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B. The Drug Scene:B. The Drug Scene:

The use of drugs, The use of drugs, especially especially marijuana, marijuana, became more became more widespread widespread during the 60sduring the 60s

Timothy Leary Timothy Leary preached that preached that drugs could free drugs could free the mindthe mind (LSD) (LSD)

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There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear

There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware

I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down

There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their minds

Getting so much resistance from behind

I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down

Buffalo SpringfieldFor What It's Worth

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What a field-day for the heat What a field-day for the heat A thousand people in the street A thousand people in the street

Singing songs and carrying signs Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side Mostly say, hooray for our side

It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Everybody look what's going down

Paranoia strikes deep Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep Into your life it will creep

It starts when you're always afraid It starts when you're always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away You step out of line, the man come and take you away

We better stop, hey, what's that sound We better stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Everybody look what's going down

Stop, hey, what's that sound Stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Everybody look what's going down

Stop, now, what's that sound Stop, now, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Everybody look what's going down Stop, children, what's that sound Stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Everybody look what's going down

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II. The Music World:II. The Music World:

Major musical name of the 60s – The Major musical name of the 60s – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Janis Joplin, and Jimi HendrixJanis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix

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A. Woodstock:A. Woodstock:

About 400, 000 About 400, 000 people people gathered for gathered for several days in several days in a large pasture a large pasture in Bethel, New in Bethel, New YorkYork

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I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die RagJoe McDonald (1965)

Well, Come On All Of You, Big Strong Men,Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again.He's Got Himself In A Terrible Jam

Way Down Yonder In VietnamSo Put Down Your Books And Pick Up A Gun,

We're Gonna Have A Whole Lotta Fun.

And It's One, Two, Three,What Are We Fighting For ?

Don't Ask Me, I Don't Give A Damn,Next Stop Is Vietnam;

And It's Five, Six, Seven,Open Up The Pearly Gates,

Well There Ain't No Time To Wonder Why,Whoopee! We're All Gonna Die.

Come On Wall Street, Don't Be Slow,Why Man, This Is War Au-Go-Go

There's Plenty Good Money To Be MadeBy Supplying The Army With The Tools Of Its

Trade,But Just Hope And Pray That If They Drop

The Bomb,They Drop It On The Viet Cong.

Well, come on general, let’s move fast;Your big chance has come at last.Gotta go out and get those reds-

The only good commie is the one who’s dead

And you know that peace can only be wonWhen We've Blown 'Em All To Kingdom

Come.Come On Mothers Throughout The Land,

Pack Your Boys Off To Vietnam.Come On Fathers, And Don't Hesitate

To Send Your Sons Off Before It's Too Late.And You Can Be The First Ones On Your Block

To Have Your Boy Come Home In A Box.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Y0ekr-3So

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B. Altamont:B. Altamont: 300,000 people 300,000 people

gathered for a gathered for a concert by the concert by the Rolling Stones Rolling Stones

One man was killed One man was killed when the concert when the concert turned violentturned violent

Hell’s Angels Hell’s Angels served as security served as security for the concertfor the concert