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In 1965, America’s fight against communism has spread to Southeast Asia, where the United States is becoming increasingly involved in another country’s civil war. Unable to claim victory, U.S. generals call for an increase in the number of combat troops. Facing a shortage of volunteers, the president implements a draft.   Who should be exempt from the draft? Should people who believe the war is wrong be forced to fight? How can a draft be made fair?

Longest and Most Unpopular War The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in American history. During the war: 58,000 Americans lost their lives. The oldest man killed was 62 years old; the youngest, 16. 61% of the men killed were 21 or younger. 304,000 were wounded. 75,000 were severely disabled. The United States spent over $200 billion dollars on the war.

Why did the United States fight a war in Vietnam? Our involvement started with the Truman presidency. GOAL: Contain Communism America gave $ to France as they fought against Communist Vietnam. This was part of the Truman Doctrine (1947) “to help free peoples to maintain their free institutions and their national integrity against…totalitarian regimes.”

The Geneva Peace Accords France and Vietnam The Geneva Peace Accords - temporary partition of Vietnam at the 17th parallel – calls for national elections in 1956 to reunify In the North, a communist regime (Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China) was headquartered in Hanoi under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh.

Opposition to Geneva Accords The U. S. prevented the elections. U. S. backed anti- Communist Ngo Dinh Diem Eisenhower sends more $ and military aid to South Vietnam – prevent domino theory U.S. prevented elections promised under the Geneva Accords because they knew the Communists would win.

The Domino Theory American policymakers developed the “Domino Theory” as a justification for the involvement. This theory stated, “If South Vietnam falls to the Communist, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, India and Pakistan would also fall like dominos. The Pacific Islands and even Australia could be at risk”.

Opposition to Diem by South Vietnamese The outcry against Diem's harsh and oppressive actions was immediate. Buddhist monks and nuns were joined by students, business people, intellectuals, and peasants in opposition to Diem’s corrupt rule.

December 1961 In 1961, President Kennedy sent a team to Vietnam to report on conditions in the South and to assess future American aid requirements. The report, known as the "December 1961 White Paper," argued for: An increase in military, technical, and economic aid The introduction of large-scale American "advisers" to help stabilize the Diem regime and crush the NLF Kennedy wanted to avoid appearing “soft” on communism – he followed the recommendation of the report.

Escalation of the Conflict At the time of the Kennedy and Diem assassinations, there were 16,000 military advisers in Vietnam. The Kennedy administration had managed to run the war from Washington without the large-scale introduction of American combat troops. The continuing political problems in Saigon, however, convinced the new president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, that more aggressive action was needed. After a reported North Vietnamese raid on two U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin, the Johnson administration argued for expansive war powers for the president. Johnson escalates U.S. involvement.

Attack on American Ships In August 1964, in response to American and South Vietnamese espionage along its coast, North Vietnam launched an attack against the C. Turner Joy and the U.S.S. Maddox, two American ships on call in the Gulf of Tonkin. The first attack occurred on August 2, 1964. A second attack was supposed to have taken place on August 4, but authorities have recently concluded that no second attack ever took place.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution The Johnson administration used the August 4 attack to obtain a Congressional resolution, now known as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, that gave the president broad war powers. The Resolution was followed by limited reprisal air attacks against North Vietnam.

Operation Rolling Thunder In early 1965, the Vietcong attacked two U.S. army installations in South Vietnam, and as a result, Johnson ordered sustained bombing missions over North Vietnam. The bombing missions, known as “Operation Rolling Thunder,” caused the Communist Party to reassess its own war strategy

Phosphorous & Napalm Bombs “Operation Rolling Thunder” was backed up by phosphorous and napalm bombs – the latter causing dreadful burns to thousand of innocent civilians.

Tunnel Complexes The Vietnamese built large tunnel complexes such as the ones at Cu Chi near Saigon. This protected them from the bombing raids by the Americans and gave them cover for attacking the invaders

Search & Destroy Tactics The United States countered with “Search and Destroy” tactics. In areas where the NLF were thought to be operating, troops went in and checked for weapons. If they found them, they rounded up the villagers and burned the villages down. This often alienated the peasants from the American/South Vietnamese cause. As one marine said – “If they weren’t Vietcong before we got there, they sure as hell were by the time we left”. The Vietcong often helped the villager’s re-build their homes and bury their dead.

US Vietnam War Death Totals