 This Day in History  Vietnam hands over MIA to US  Learning Target  I can understand the United States involvement in Vietnam from 1964 to  Opener  Review  Read and annotate your notes from yesterday!  After finishing the annotation, on your Opener, write 2-3 sentences answering the essential question MARCH 18 TH

 1961: Kennedy sends military advisors to train South Vietnamese Army  Oct. 1963: About 10,000 U.S. advisors in Vietnam REVIEW: KENNEDY AND COLD WAR

 November 22, 1963: Kennedy shot in Dallas, TX  Vice President Johnson inherits Vietnam War from Kennedy o5Gw&t=70 REVIEW: KENNEDY’S ASSASSINATION

 Review  How was the United States involved in combat in Vietnam under Kennedy? TEN-SECOND SHARE

 Firm believer in “domino theory”  Sees Vietcong only as Communists  Didn’t want to be seen as weak =k9KJyiXzp34 JOHNSON’S VIEWS ON VIETNAM

“Let no one think for a moment that retreat from Vietnam would bring an end to conflict. The battle would be renewed in one country and then another. The central lesson of our time is that the appetite of aggression is never satisfied.” LBJ’S VIEWS

 USS Maddox patrolling Gulf of Tonkin  Aug. 2, 1964: North Vietnamese fire shots at Maddox GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT

 Aug. 10, 1964: Congresses passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  Gives Johnson power to fully commit troops without declaration of war GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION

“ Whereas the United States is assisting the peoples of southeast Asia to protect their freedom and has no territorial, military or political ambitions in that area, but desires only that these people should be left in peace… Therefore be it resolved…that Congress approves and supports the determination of the President… to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.” GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION

 In your notes:  Write a 1 sentence summary explaining why the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was important. SUMMARIZING MAIN IDEAS

 Predict  How did Johnson use his new war powers? TEN-SECOND SHARE

 Jan. 1965: Johnson starts Operation Rolling Thunder  Huge bombing campaign against North Vietnam  Fails to stop North Vietnamese OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER

 Johnson launches new strategy to “Americanize” war  Increase bombing campaigns  Send combat troops to Vietnam  Arrive on March =VRuacZideQE AMERICANIZATION

 In your notes:  Write a definition for the term “Americanization” as it relates to the Vietnam War. SUMMARIZING MAIN IDEAS

 Review  What is “guerilla warfare”? TEN-SECOND SHARE

 “People’s War”  Guerilla warfare  Booby traps, tunnels, snipers, mortars VIETCONG STRATEGY

 Local rebels supported by North Vietnamese troops  Resupplied by Ho Chi Minh Trail VIETCONG STRATEGY

 In your notes:  Write a 1-2 sentence summary of the Vietcong strategy during the Vietnam War. SUMMARIZING MAIN IDEAS

 Predict  What strategy did the U.S. use to combat Vietcong guerilla warfare? TEN-SECOND SHARE

 Bombing to destroy Trail and factories  Agent Orange and Napalm to destroy jungle hideouts OaM#t=302 AMERICAN STRATEGY

 “Search and Destroy”  Patrols sent into jungle to “make contact”  Destroy guerillas with artillery and air power  Also sent to villages to find rebels and destroy supplies AMERICAN STRATEGY h?v=1nsA9l5065s

 “Hearts and Minds”  Convince Vietnamese to support government instead of Vietcong  Money  Roads and schools  New agricultural technology AMERICAN STRATEGY

 In your notes:  Write a 1-2 sentence summary of the American strategy during the Vietnam War. SUMMARIZING MAIN IDEAS

 Evaluate:  Did the United States adopt the right strategies? TEN-SECOND SHARE

 American Strategy hurting Vietcong  But few concrete successes  Increasing American casualties ESCALATION

“Now we have seen that none of the population is secure and no area is under control… It is because we have not conceived our mission in this war… we have sought to resolve by military might a conflict whose issue depends upon the will and conviction of the South Vietnamese people. It is like sending a lion to halt an epidemic of jungle rot.” ROBERT KENNEDY, 1968

 End of 1965 : 180,000 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam  636 dead  End of 1967 : 500,000 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam  30,000 dead  Requires draft ESCALATION

 In your notes:  In complete sentences, identify the 2-3 “Big Ideas” from this lecture. SUMMARIZING MAIN IDEAS

 Contrast:  How was American combat in the Vietnam War different from American combat in WW2? CLOSURE