The Vietnam War was a tragic mistake. Support Refute or Modify A B

AIM: Should the United States have fought a war in Vietnam? The Vietnam War AIM: Should the United States have fought a war in Vietnam?

I. Early American Involvement Domino Theory:

B. Geneva Accords

II. American Involvement Increases

B. Eisenhower increases troops

C. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

i. Operation Rolling Thunder

ii. My Lai Massacre

III. 1968: The Pivotal Year A. Tet Offensive

B. Vietnamization

I. Anti-War Movement A. HAWKS DOVES

B. Draft of college students

C. Student Protests i. SDS- Students for a Democratic Society

ii. Hippies

iii. The New Left

iv. Teach-In’s

B. Anti-War Protests in Washington D.C.

D. 1968 Presidential Election i. Democratic Convention Chicago, 1968

E. Kent State, Ohio 1971

"I don't care whether you've never listened to anyone before in your lives. I am begging you right now. If you don't disperse right now, they're going to move in, and it can only be a slaughter. Would you please listen to me? Jesus Christ, I don't want to be a part of this...!" [19] After 20 minutes of speaking, the students left the Commons, as ambulance personnel tended to the wounded, and the Guard left the area.

Killed (and approximate distance from the National Guard): Jeffrey Glen Miller 265 ft (81 m) shot through the mouth - killed instantly Allison Krause 343 ft (105 m) fatal left chest wound William Knox Schroeder 382 ft (116 m) fatal chest wound Sandra Lee Scheuer 390 ft (120 m) fatal neck wound

F. Silent Majority? Unvocal Americans who resented disrespect for authority.

The Protest Widens

IV. The End of the Vietnam War A. Pentagon Papers

B. Fall of Saigon

C. War Powers Act 1973 “Imagine Congress trying to curb my right to conduct unconstitutional wars! Why, that’s unconstitutional!”

D. Death Toll

PROTEST MOVEMENT

What happened at the Democratic National Convention in 1968? LBJ decides not to run. Split in party b/w hawks and doves. Mayor Daly of Chicago calls in police. Riots break out. Democratic party never the same. Labelled as left wing by conservatives

Student Protests on campus. Protesting expansion of war into Cambodia. National Guard fires into crowd of students.