 The class is divided into two groups.  The teacher takes turns giving each group a question.  When the teacher gives a question to group A, all the.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas. Vietnam War and Southeast Asia.
Advertisements

Vietnam Vocabulary Review. Ngo Dinh Diem  Noncommunist leader of S. Vietnam.
I. Fill in the Blank (1 point each) Directions: Pick the term that is most accurately described below. a. Vietcongb. NVAc. Tet Offensived. Ho Chi Minh.
Vietnam: War in Southeast Asia Sequence Map of Events:
Objectives Describe events in Indochina after World War II.
VIETNAM WAR I. Overview of the Vietnam War A. A Painful War
The Vietnam War. Vietnam War Why we fought?
War in Vietnam Review. France European country controlled Vietnam as a colony for over 60 years.
The War in Vietnam A Chronology. Vietnam Background Vietnam is a country in South East Asia Main crop is rice Southern Vietnam is hot, humid, and has.
Vietnam War. Vietnam & France  France controlled Indochina  Peninsula of Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia  Colonialism  Ho Chi Minh  Rebelled against French.
The Vietnam War Mr. Johnson US History.
Vietnam War Jeopardy Review Chapter 22 Concepts. The Vietnam War Important PeoplePlaces on the Map Terms of WarItems in the News
Today’s Agenda April 6, 2015 Read & discuss section 2 of chapter 15 Take notes on section Answer questions in order to show understanding of text. “I Can.
 After World War II, France gained control of Vietnam and called it Indochina.  Ho Chi Minh led a Vietnamese independence movement against France. 
Chapter 26 The Vietnam War.
Vietnam War
VIETNAM. President Truman  Situation in Indochina was part of Cold War struggle against communism  Decided to support France in an effort to block communist.
VIETNAM.
I. US involvement in Indochina Vietnam (Laos, Cambodia) all part of Indochina – region between India and China Note – The Vietnamese Declaration of Independence.
The Vietnam War A History of U.S. involvement. HOW DID WE GET HERE?
Chapter 22 Vocab Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh/ Vietminh Leader of the Vietnamese independence movement who also embraced communism. Founded the Vietminh…the League.
Vietnam Conflict Colonial History of Vietnam fitting into the Cold War Era.
Chapter 22 Vietnam Pages Terms to Know Containment Domino Theory Pacification Tonkin Gulf Resolution Vietnamization Ho Chi Minh Trail War Powers.
Vietnam War Subtitle. Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam? Essential Question.
Vietnam Timeline France takes control of Vietnam.
Review Questions What did the U.S. and Soviets do in Germany? What did the U.S. and Soviets do in Korea? What do you think will happen in Vietnam?
Chapter 30. French Controlled Vietnam From 1800 until war –Plantations –Strict laws –Restricted Freedom of speech –Jailed many dissenters.
THIS IS PeopleU.S. Involvement Tet Getting OutPeople X2 Anti- War.
Today’s Objective We will explain reasons why the United States got involved in the Vietnam War. Sub-Objective We will describe the impact of events such.
The Vietnam Era 1954 – Background Vietnam a colony of France from 1884 – 1954 Vietnam a colony of France from 1884 – 1954 Vietnamese unsuccessfully.
Chapter 21; Section 1 Deepening American Involvement The Vietnam War and American Society …Intro Video…
Vietnam War
War in Vietnam Review. American involvement Desire to maintain American credibility as having the resolve to halt communist aggression. Part of Containment.
Chapter 31: The War in Vietnam. Background of the War 1954: French defeated at Dien Bien Phu- surrendered to Ho Chi Minh’s communist forces –US supported.
Moving Toward Conflict Chapter 22 Section 1. French in Vietnam 1800’s – WWII France controlled Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam) –Experienced unrest.
Bachground Information to April 30, 1975.
Vietnam The Cold War and Impact in the United States.
Vietnam Jeopardy VocabularyPeopleCauses/ Events U.S. Strategies Vietnam at Home Potpourri
The Vietnam War Background French removed as colonial power from Vietnam in 1954 Geneva Accords: Vietnam divided between communist back gov’t in North.
Chapter 20 Vocab Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh/ Vietminh Leader of the Vietnamese independence movement who also embraced communism. Founded the Vietminh…the League.
The Vietnam War: The War Unfolds. VIETNAM - Beginnings The United States entered the Vietnam War to defeat Communist forces threatening South.
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas. Section 4 Vietnam War and Southeast Asia.
Chapter 18 – The Cold War Section 4: Vietnam War and Southeast Asia
Vietnam War and Southeast Asia
Vietnam War and Southeast Asia
Indochina after World War II
Vietnam History of nationalism Colonized by French in 1800’s – French Indochina Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh fought Japanese occupation – helped by US.
VIETNAM.
The Vietnam War Chapter 31.
CHAPTER 50 THE UNITED STATES GETS INVOLVED IN VIETNAM
The Vietnam War.
Chapter 19 “The Vietnam War"
Moving Toward Conflict in Vietnam
Vietnam War History Notes 13-4.
Knights Charge 5/5 What was LBJ’s domestic plan called?
The Vietnam War.
Origins of the Vietnam War
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Conflict in Vietnam.
Vietnam War and Southeast Asia
LIVING WITH GREAT TURMOIL
VIETNAM.
Where is Vietnam?. Where is Vietnam? War Between France & Vietnam France ruled Vietnam as a colony. They called it Indochina. This lasted about 100.
Phones UP NOTES OUT Get ready to present with your group!!!
Vietnam War and Southeast Asia
Vietnam War
Another “hot” war in the Cold War
The Vietnam War Years
Vietnam War and Southeast Asia
8.3a Explain the development of the war in Vietnam and its impact on American government and politics, including the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the.
Presentation transcript:

 The class is divided into two groups.  The teacher takes turns giving each group a question.  When the teacher gives a question to group A, all the students who think they know the answer stand up.  Then, the students in group B get to decide which of the students in group A should answer the question. If the selected student can answer the question, that group gets as many points as the number of people who stood up  If the student cannot answer the question, then group B gets to answer (any student in that group can answer) and group B will get the same number of points.

 Who was Ho Chi Minh?

 The leader of the Vietnamese uprising against the French and later the United States.

 Who was Ngo Dinh Diem?

 Vietnamese leader who was assassinated during a coup.

 Who widened the war to include Cambodia and Laos in an effort to stop the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

 William Westmoreland

 Who is blamed for the escalation of the Vietnamese conflict?

 Lyndon B Johnson

 Who supported sending military advisors to assist South Vietnamese people fight for democracy?

 John F. Kennedy

 What happened at the Geneva Conference?

 Vietnam was split at the 17 th parallel

 What “resolution” gave the President the power to send troops into a country to fight without a declaration of war from Congress?

 Gulf of Tonkin resolution

 What was the North Vietnamese supply route to South Vietnam called?

 Ho Chi Minh Trail

 What is escalation?

 Raising the amount of weaponry in a conflict with the belief that doing so would result in a victory (for the U.S. in the case of Vietnam)

 What was the Tet Offensive?

 A desperation attack by the Viet Cong against the South Vietnamese and the U.S. forces. It was a desperation attack, and ultimately the communist forces lost a lot of troops, but American support for the war waned after the attack. It was the peak of the war in Vietnam.

 What is Vietnamization?

 Training and equipping Vietnamese soldiers to fight the Vietnam War so the U.S. could remove itself from the conflict

 Operation Rolling Thunder started after which battle?

 The Battle of Pleiku

 What did many young men do to be awarded “deferment,” or temporary postponement of entering the military via the draft?

 Joined the National Guard or went to college

 What were nicknames for the North Vietnamese troops?

 (1) Viet Cong, (2) VC, (3) Charlie

 What was the My Lai Massacre?

 An attack where U.S. Marines killed hundreds of civilians in South Vietnam. It was initially hidden from the public until it became public knowledge in November of 1969.

 What weapon has been protested for its use in Vietnam?

 Agent Orange

 What is a Credibility Gap?

 The American people’s distrust of statements made by the government.

 What were some of the effects of the Vietnam War?

 Destruction of Vietnamese agriculture, culture and landscape, 58,000 US casualties, 300,000 wounded troops, Immigration of thousands of Laotians and Cambodians to the United

 The fall of what city signaled the end of the Vietnam War?

 Saigon

 What is the Domino Theory?

 The belief that if one country falls to communism, the neighboring countries will fall to communism

 What was the result of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?

 French Colonialism ended in Vietnam

 What were aspects of Ho Chi Minh’s military doctrine?

 Only fight American’s when victory was assured, fight in small units, force American troops to fight a guerrilla war

 What was the result of the Pentagon Papers?

 Americans found out that President Johnson had systematically lied to the American people and Congress about the Vietnam War.

 What was the Paris Peace Accords?

 The agreement that the Americans would cease-fire in Vietnam and withdraw troops.

 What did the War Powers Act do?

 Congressional resolution that said what a President could do and could not do in a military conflict. Particularly, it expressed that the President could not send troops into conflict unless Congress declared war, a law allowed troops to be deployed, or in case of national emergency.

 Who were the Boat People?

 The people who escaped genocide and death in Vietnam and Cambodia by getting on a boat or ship and fleeing to another country.