The Vietnam War 1964- 1975
Vocabulary Terms Domino Theory Vietnamization North and South Vietnam NY Times v USA Ho Chi Minh Pentagon Papers Gulf of Tonkin Incident Press as Government Watchdog Gulf of Tonkin Resolution1964 War Powers Act 1973 Vietcong Fall of Saigon 1975 The Tet Offensive 1968 Agent Orange and Nepalm Mai Ling Massacre 1968 Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) The Weathermen Tinker v Des Moines 1969 Kent State1970
Map of North and South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
American G.I.s
Vietamese Children
The Price of War
The Turning Point- Tet Offensive http://www.militaryfactory.com/american_war_deaths.asp
Tinker v. Des Moines
Napalm Bombs
President Nixon- 1969-1974 Promise of Vietnamization Bombing Cambodia
Kent St. Massacre
Vietnam War Protests Peaceful Assembly- Which amendment protects this? Were these protests patriotic?
NY Times v US 1971- Free Press v National Security
The Press Wins!
War Powers Act- 1973-R Limits Executive Branches Military Power President has 48 hours to notify Congress Must get Congressional Permission Nixon Vetoed Congress Overrode
Legacy of Vietnam Saigon falls in 1975- US loses war. Protest the war not the warrior. Questioning the faith in government. President’s war making power limited. What does it mean to be patriotic during a time of war (declared or undeclared)?