1. The Vietnam War

2. Vocabulary Terms Domino Theory Vietnamization
North and South Vietnam NY Times v USA
Ho Chi Minh Pentagon Papers
Gulf of Tonkin Incident Press as Government Watchdog
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution1964 War Powers Act 1973
Vietcong Fall of Saigon 1975
The Tet Offensive 1968
Agent Orange and Nepalm
Mai Ling Massacre 1968
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
The Weathermen
Tinker v Des Moines 1969
Kent State1970

3. Map of North and South Vietnam

4. Ho Chi Minh

5. Gulf of Tonkin Incident

6. American G.I.s

9. Vietamese Children

13. The Price of War

14. The Turning Point- Tet Offensive

15. Tinker v. Des Moines

16. Napalm Bombs

17. President Nixon
Promise of Vietnamization
Bombing Cambodia

18. Kent St. Massacre

19. Vietnam War Protests Peaceful Assembly- Which amendment protects this?
Were these protests patriotic?

20. NY Times v US 1971- Free Press v National Security

21. The Press Wins!

22. War Powers Act- 1973-R Limits Executive Branches Military Power
President has 48 hours to notify Congress
Must get Congressional Permission
Nixon Vetoed
Congress Overrode

23. Legacy of Vietnam Saigon falls in 1975- US loses war.
Protest the war not the warrior.
Questioning the faith in government.
President’s war making power limited.
What does it mean to be patriotic during a time of war (declared or undeclared)?