1. History 171D The United States and the World Since 1945

2. Kennedy and Vietnam

3. Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis

4. Major Soviet missile buildup in 1960s Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis

5. Ouster of Nikita Khrushchev in late 1964 Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis

6. But also modest easing of US-Soviet tensions US-Soviet “hotline” Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis

7. Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1963 But also modest easing of US-Soviet tensions Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis

8. But also modest easing of US-Soviet tensions JFK’s American University speech, June 1963 Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis

9. ... Mutual Assured Destruction

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11. Kennedy and Vietnam

12. Geneva Conference, 1954 Vietnam Divided at 17th Parallel Ho Chi Minh

13. After 1954—US set up Ngo Dinh Diem as leader of “South Vietnam” Eisenhower, Dulles, and Diem

14. 1960—National Liberation Front (NLF, aka Vietcong) took up arms against pro-US South Vietnamese regime; received support from North Vietnam

15. Late 1950s-early 1960s—US sent military personnel to train South Vietnamese army

16. Eventually US personnel started taking part in military operations themselves

17. Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu, who ran secret police, became increasingly unpopular inside South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Ngo Dinh Nhu

18. Madame Nhu (Tran Le Xuan)

19. Summer 1963—Diem and Nhu tried to restrict political activities of Buddhist monks, sparking Buddhist rebellion Diem with Buddhist monks, 1963

21. Early November 1963— Kennedy administration withdrew support from Diem and Nhu; supported military coup led by General Duong Van Minh

22. Diem and Nhu killed in coup Diem Nhu

23. November 22, 1963—Kennedy assassinated

24. Resolved: “The Soviet missiles in Cuba are an intolerable threat to US security and world peace and must be immediately removed.” Cuban Missile Crisis debate

25. Tom Lehrer “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

26. Tom Lehrer So long, Mom, I’m off to drop the Bomb So don’t wait up for me But while you swelter Down there in your shelter You can see me On your TV “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

27. Tom Lehrer So long, Mom, I’m off to drop the Bomb So don’t wait up for me But while you swelter Down there in your shelter You can see me On your TV “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

28. Tom Lehrer So long, Mom, I’m off to drop the Bomb So don’t wait up for me But while you swelter Down there in your shelter You can see me On your TV “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

29. Tom Lehrer While we’re attacking frontally Watch Brink-a-ley and Hunt-a-ley Describing contrapuntally The cities we have lost No need for you to miss a minute Of the agonizing holocaust “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

30. Tom Lehrer While we’re attacking frontally Watch Brink-a-ley and Hunt-a-ley Describing contrapuntally The cities we have lost No need for you to miss a minute Of the agonizing holocaust “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

31. Tom Lehrer Little Johnny Jones, he was a US pilot And no shrinking violet was he He was mighty proud When World War III was declared He wasn’t scared, no siree And this is what he said on His way to Armageddon “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

32. Tom Lehrer So long, Mom, I’m off to drop the Bomb So don’t wait up for me But though I may roam I’ll come back to my home Although it may be A pile of debris “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

33. Tom Lehrer So long, Mom, I’m off to drop the Bomb So don’t wait up for me But though I may roam I’ll come back to my home Although it may be A pile of debris “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

34. Tom Lehrer Remember, Mommy, I’m off to get a Commie So send me a salami And try to smile somehow I’ll look for you when the war is over An hour and a half from now “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

35. Tom Lehrer Remember, Mommy, I’m off to get a Commie So send me a salami And try to smile somehow I’ll look for you when the war is over An hour and a half from now “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

36. Tom Lehrer Remember, Mommy, I’m off to get a Commie So send me a salami And try to smile somehow I’ll look for you when the war is over An hour and a half from now “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

37. Tom Lehrer Remember, Mommy, I’m off to get a Commie So send me a salami And try to smile somehow I’ll look for you when the war is over An hour and a half from now “So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III),” 1965

39. Resolved: “The Soviet missiles in Cuba are an intolerable threat to US security and world peace and must be immediately removed.” Cuban Missile Crisis debate