1. The Vietnam War

2. Agenda 1. Bell Ringer: Kahoot #2
2. Notes: The Vietnam War to 1973 (20 minutes)
3. Vietnam Timeline and Analysis (20 minutes)
4. Public Opinion of the War, Comparison of Hawks and Doves (10 minutes)
5. Vietnam in HD Clips (10 minutes), Bridge into Counterculture
SOL Study Group #3
Highlight Questions and Concerns
SOL Practice
Kahoot

3. Gulf of Tonkin
Early August 1964: North Vietnamese patrol boats allegedly clashed with two American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin, but evidence was unclear
LBJ announced that Americans had been victims of “open aggression on the high seas”
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution – authorized president to “take all measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the U.S.

4. Operation Rolling Thunder
1965: “Operation Rolling Thunder”, the sustained bombing of Vietnam that accomplished none of it's purposes
LBJ escalates air war (Between and 1968 the U.S. dropped
800 hundred tons of bombs a day on North Vietnam
“Meat-grinder” or attrition strategy
Superiority in numbers and weaponry was not enough against the jungle strategy of Hanoi

5. Tet Offensive and Escalation
The Tet Offensive in Vietnam
The Tet Offensive started when North Vietnamese troops invaded South Vietnam and made their way to Saigon. Even though American troops technically won the battle, it was a knockout towards American intelligence.
The US was unprepared for the attack.
It would lead to Lyndon Johnson not seeking reelection in 1968

6. Vietnamization and End of War
First, he practiced Vietnamization by replacing American troops with the South Vietnamese. After a year, however, the doctrine would not work.
His second proposal sent Henry Kissinger to negotiate with the North Vietnamese to end the conflict.
The last step included the escalation of bombing and air strikes upon North Vietnam despite his withdrawal of American troops.