War in Vietnam

Objective: Students will investigate the cause and effects of the Vietnam war and be able to link it to the overarching themes of a surrogate war and the Cold war as measured through their Cornell notes, lyric analysis, and exit slip.

Road to War 1800s- France established itself as a new colonial power in Vietnam Early 1900s France controlled most of SE Asia Independence movements began in the 1930s

Ho Chi Minh Led the Communist party Sentenced to death by the French Fled Vietnam, but returned in 1941

Rise of the Vietminh A group that was seeking independence for Vietnam from France Led by Ho Chi Minh Forced Japanese out of Vietnam in 1945

Fighting Begins French held most major cities in Vietnam Vietminh used guerrilla warfare Hit & run tactics France suffered a major defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 Loses North Vietnam

Domino Theory U.S. was upset One SE Asia country falls to communism = the rest will fall A row of dominos

Justify Think Pair Share Describe the picture above. What do you see? What is happening? What do you think it means?

A divided country North Vietnam = Ho Chi Minh’s communist forces South Vietnam = U.S. & France sets up a anti-communist government Led by Ngo Dinh Diem

Vietcong Opposition to Ngo’s rule Composed of South Vietnamese who hated Ngo Trained by soldiers from North Vietnam Assassinated Ngo in 1963

U.S. gets involved 1964, U.S. destroyers attacked by Vietnamese patrol boats (Gulf of Tonkin incident) Congress authorized U.S. troops to fight 1968, over half a million U.S. troops in combat

Different kind of war U.S. = best equipped & most advanced Vietcong + guerrilla warfare Supported by Ho Chi Minh, Soviet Union, China

Justify Think Pair Share Explain the differences between the Vietminhs and the Vietcongs. Who were they able to get help from and why?

Unpopular war Young people began to protest Public pressure to withdraw U.S. troops President Nixon (1969) introduced Vietnamization U.S. troops gradually pull out Last soldiers left in 1973

Justify Think Pair Share The U.S. is the superpower of the world and they lost the Vietnam war. List and describe several reasons as to how the U.S. lost.

2 years later North Vietnam overran South Vietnam 58,000 Americans lost their lives 1.5 million Vietnamese fled communism by migrating to the U.S., Canada, France, and Britain

Justify Think Pair Share Define surrogate war. In what ways was Vietnam a surrogate war? Explain your reasoning.

QW #39: Cold War Lyrics Analyze the lyrics of the songs. Highlight key phrases that relate to the Vietnam war or the Cold war. Choose a minimum of 4 lyrics and translate their meaning pertaining to either wars.