The Vietnam War Escalates On August 4, 1964 Pres. LBJ is going to have to make a decision on whether or not the USA is going to war with Vietnam!

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

The Vietnam War. Learning Targets Explain how the U.S. got involved in the Vietnam War. Compare and contrast the U.S. and NVA/Vietcong strategies. Predict.

Advertisements

The Vietnam War Going to War in Vietnam.

Chapter 19 Section 1 Part 3.

Introducing the Vietnam War. Learning Targets  Explain how the U.S. got involved in the Vietnam War.  Compare and contrast the U.S. and NVA/Vietcong.

Vietnam Quiz Review Game. Vietcong Communist rebel guerilla fighters.

Why did the US get involved in the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War Information adapted from BBC Online.

Vietnam War French Vietnam Vietnam colonized by French in 1700’s…French Indochina Imposed harsh taxes & limited political freedoms –No taxation without.

Vietnam War French Vietnam Vietnam colonized by French in 1700’s…French Indochina Imposed harsh taxes & limited political freedoms –No taxation without.

War Expands in Vietnam The Vietnam War Years ( ) Chapter 30, Section 2.

Objective Identify the causes of the United States Involvement in Vietnam and examine how this involvement affected society.

The Vietnam War. Vietnam War Why we fought?

Vietnam: Stage Two President Johnson & the Escalation of Vietnam.

“Escalation in Vietnam”

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.

Air and Ground War Identify: Ho Chi Minh Ngo Dinh Diem Vietminh

22.1 ROAD TO VIETNAM. COMMUNISM SPREADING Vietnam was a French colony Ho Chi Minh was a local Communist leader who wanted Vietnam to be free Vietnam was.

VIETNAM. President Truman  Situation in Indochina was part of Cold War struggle against communism  Decided to support France in an effort to block communist.

MAJOR EVENTS IN THE VIETNAM WAR Notes 4.5B:. I. Johnson’s Beliefs A. US must live up to their anti-communist world views or lose respect B. North Vietnamese.

The Vietnam War. The Viet Cong Oppose Diem  Diem’s new government in S. Vietnam was corrupt and he had little support from the people.  The Vietnamese.

1954 France and Vietnam signed an agreement splitting Vietnam in half Children were separated with relatives and friends that live in the other part of.

The Vietnam War. Part 3: Escalation “If I let the Communists take over South Vietnam, then I would be seen as a coward and my nation would be seen.

War in Vietnam Chapter 30 Section 2. The Vietcong Ho Chi Minh organized a new guerilla army called the Vietcong B/g an armed struggle to reunify the nation.

Beginning of the Vietnam War. Pre-WWII – controlled by France Pre-WWII – controlled by France During WWII – controlled by Japan During WWII – controlled.

The Vietnam War Part 2: Increased U.S Involvement ( ) What was John F. Kennedy’s stance on U.S. involvement in Vietnam? How did the Johnson Administration.

From Aid to Intervention Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated in August 1963 JFK was assassinated in November 1963 LBJ inherited the Vietnam conflict 16,000.

Presidential Roles In Vietnam. Harry Truman He refuses Ho Chi Minh’s pleas at the end of WWII to keep the French out of Vietnam Aids the French in their.

11/19 Bellringer 5+ sentences Television brought the Vietnam War directly in to the homes of US citizens. For the first time, people watched a war on the.

Vietnam Background to US involvement French Colony since 1883 Ho Chi Minh- 1941: organized resistance movement “League for the Independence.

Section 2-11 On August 2, 1964, President Johnson announced that North Vietnamese torpedo boats fired on two American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Vietnam War: Escalation under LBJ How does the US escalate the War in Vietnam?

VIETNAM: EARLY INVOLVEMENT. A.Kennedy and Diem 1. Kennedy supported the non-communist government of South Vietnam under Diem. 2. Diem was corrupt a. Used.

Chapter 19 Section 1 Part 2. Ho Chi Minh wanted all of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh tried to reunify North and South Vietnam by force. To help him reunify Vietnam,

Going to War in Vietnam Chapter 30 section 2. American Involvement Increases South Vietnam (leader: Ngo Dinh Diem) refuses to hold national elections.

 This Day in History  Vietnam hands over MIA to US  Learning Target  I can understand the United States involvement in Vietnam from 1964 to.

Chapter 25 Section 2 Going to War in Vietnam. American Involvement Deepens After unifying elections were not held, Ho Chi Minh organized a new guerilla.

Vietnam War. Geneva Accords Stated that Loas, Cambodia, and Vietnam would become independent countries Stated that Loas, Cambodia, and Vietnam would become.

The Beginning of The Vietnam War Unit 4 Section 2 Part 7.

Going to War in Vietnam SWBAT: Describe the war in Vietnam from the perspective Of US soldiers. Skim pages Vietcong (who?): -What were the problems.

The Vietnam War. Road to war  Vietnam had been a French Colony  Vietnam wanted independence from France after World War II.

The Vietnam War CHAPTER 30 LESSON #2. Roots of the Conflict  Vietnam was originally a French colony  Taken over by Japanese during WWII  Vietnamese.

The Cold War Vietnam. Kennedy’s Involvement Contain communism “at all costs” Support Diem –Until…. Obvious cannot control country Support overthrow of.

Vietnam War: Escalation under LBJ How does the US escalate the War in Vietnam?

U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War

MS. HA CHAPTER 22 PART 1 SECTION 2

Mr. Williams 10th Grade U.S. History

Vietnam US History II.

-L.B.J. Goes to War- ( ).

What do you notice – from this video clip – about the nature of fighting during the Vietnam War? From: “We Were Soldiers”

Chapter 30: Vietnam Era Section 2: War in Vietnam

Johnson inherits the Vietnam problem

U.S. Intervention and Escalation in Vietnam.

Vietnam War: Escalation under LBJ

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Vietnam War “When nothing is owed, deserved, or expected / And your life doesn’t change by the man’s that’s elected” --The Avett Brothers “I had a brother.

Viet Nam Escalates Chapter 24 Section 2.

Images and Events of The Vietnam War

American Role Grows Objective: analyze why the United States became involved in the war in Vietnam.

Vietnam Part II.

Explain why the United States sent troops to fight in Vietnam

Early American Involvement

Vietnam War: Escalation under LBJ

The Vietnam War Part 2: Increased U.S Involvement ( )

Unit 7 Section 5 The Vietnam Years.

The Vietnam War.

Another “hot” war in the Cold War

The Vietnam War During the Cold War, the U.S. was committed to containing communism The U.S. was effective in limiting communist influence in Europe But,

Tonkin Gulf Incident 1964 USS Maddox attacked off coast of North Vietnam 2nd alleged incident.

Presentation transcript:

The Vietnam War Escalates On August 4, 1964 Pres. LBJ is going to have to make a decision on whether or not the USA is going to war with Vietnam!

Gulf of Tonkin Incident August 2, 1964 USS Maddox is attacked in Gulf of Tonkin by North Vietnam Conspiracy? Who attacked who? USA say N. Vietnam attacked us N. Vietnam says it was us who attacked them!

World War III? Aug. 4, 1964 Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson gets on TV. “ Renewed hostile actions against US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin have today required me to order the military forces of the US to take action….Air action is now in execution against gunboats and facilities in North Vietnam used for hostile operations.” Still, LBJ demanded that we needed a bigger military to fight Vietnam.  Needs to ask Congress for help.

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution August 10, 1964 Congress passes the Tonkin Gulf Resolution Gave the President authority to take  “all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the United States.” In other words  LBJ can now do what he wants with the military.

U.S. Forces Move In to Vietnam LBJ instantly calls for escalation of the US Army Escalation = buildup How do you do this?

The Draft is Back…. April 1965 Selective Service notifies 13,700 men they are being drafted into service. By end of war, over 2 million will get their draft cards.

Future President?

Future Environmentalist

President of the USA

President

The Air War LBJ wanted to show dominance of US Air Force in Vietnam March 1965 Operation Rolling Thunder Bombing campaign against military targets in N. Vietnam  Focused on Ho Chi Minh Trail  Jungle paths from North Vietnam to S. Vietnam

By 1967, the Air Raids are getting Nasty US aircraft are dropping 3,000 bombs a day on N. Vietnam Used devastating items such as Napalm  Jellied gasoline Cluster bombs  Sprayed razor-sharp fragments Defoliants  Chemicals to kill vegetation

Napalm

Cluster Bombs

Defoliants

Does it work? No Vietminh dig tunnels to hide under ground during raids. Worked around the clock to fix Ho Chi Minh Trail

The Ground War By 1967 LBJ sends 250,000 troops to Vietnam to take over. Use search and destroy missions  Drive Vietcong out of their hideouts  How?

Search and Destroy, Step 1

Search and Destroy, Step 2

By end of 1967 USA has lost 20,000 troops N. Vietnam has lost 720,000 troops Why haven’t they given up?