who succeeded kennedy? can you name all the presidents since the great depression?
TRANSCRIPT
Vietnam War
Who succeeded Kennedy? Can you name all the presidents since the Great Depression?
Warm-up
Today I will be able to analyze the horrors of US involvement in Vietnam by constructing a short response.
Content Objective
Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionAlleged attack on US ship
Operation Rolling ThunderMore bombs than in WWII
Mostly in the South
LBJ expanded the conflict
Americanized War
Success = bodiesEnemy looked like civilians
Agent Orange and Napalm
Zippo raidsBooby traps
Average age of 19Avoiding the draftOne year tours
Heroin and pot
The American Soldier
The more Americans helped the less the S. Vietnamese would fight
Tet OffensiveVictory seemed hopeless
Quagmire
Prisoners of WarMy Lai Massacre
“If it moves, it’s VC”Fragging
Nightmare
Why was the American approach to fighting the war in Vietnam so ineffective? Support your answer with facts and details.
Exit Ticket