2. The Vietnam War was a tragic mistake.
Support Refute or Modify
A B

4. AIM: Should the United States have fought a war in Vietnam?
The Vietnam War
AIM: Should the United States have fought a war in Vietnam?

5. I. Early American Involvement
Domino Theory:

6. B. Geneva Accords

7. II. American Involvement Increases

8. B. Eisenhower increases troops

9. C. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

10. i. Operation Rolling Thunder

11. ii. My Lai Massacre

12. III. 1968: The Pivotal Year
A. Tet Offensive

13. B. Vietnamization

14. I. Anti-War Movement
A. HAWKS
DOVES

15. B. Draft of college students

16. C. Student Protests
i. SDS- Students for a Democratic Society

17. ii. Hippies

18. iii. The New Left

19. iv. Teach-In’s

20. B. Anti-War Protests in Washington D.C.

21. D. 1968 Presidential Election
i. Democratic Convention Chicago, 1968

22. E. Kent State, Ohio 1971

23. "I don't care whether you've never listened to anyone before in your lives. I am begging you right now. If you don't disperse right now, they're going to move in, and it can only be a slaughter. Would you please listen to me? Jesus Christ, I don't want to be a part of this...!" [19] After 20 minutes of speaking, the students left the Commons, as ambulance personnel tended to the wounded, and the Guard left the area.

24. Killed (and approximate distance from the National Guard):
Jeffrey Glen Miller 265 ft (81 m) shot through the mouth - killed instantly
Allison Krause 343 ft (105 m) fatal left chest wound
William Knox Schroeder 382 ft (116 m) fatal chest wound
Sandra Lee Scheuer 390 ft (120 m) fatal neck wound

25. F. Silent Majority? Unvocal Americans who resented disrespect for authority.

26. The Protest Widens

28. IV. The End of the Vietnam War
A. Pentagon Papers

29. B. Fall of Saigon

30. C. War Powers Act 1973
“Imagine Congress trying to curb my right to conduct unconstitutional wars! Why, that’s unconstitutional!”

31. D. Death Toll

32. PROTEST MOVEMENT

33. What happened at the Democratic National Convention in 1968?
LBJ decides not to run.
Split in party b/w hawks and doves.
Mayor Daly of Chicago calls in police.
Riots break out.
Democratic party never the same.
Labelled as left wing by conservatives

34. Student Protests on campus.
Protesting expansion of war into Cambodia.
National Guard fires into crowd of students.