1. The Vietnam War Escalates On August 4, 1964 Pres. LBJ is going to have to make a decision on whether or not the USA is going to war with Vietnam!

2. Gulf of Tonkin Incident August 2, 1964 USS Maddox is attacked in Gulf of Tonkin by North Vietnam Conspiracy? Who attacked who? USA say N. Vietnam attacked us N. Vietnam says it was us who attacked them!

3. World War III? Aug. 4, 1964 Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson gets on TV. “ Renewed hostile actions against US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin have today required me to order the military forces of the US to take action….Air action is now in execution against gunboats and facilities in North Vietnam used for hostile operations.” Still, LBJ demanded that we needed a bigger military to fight Vietnam.  Needs to ask Congress for help.

4. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution August 10, 1964 Congress passes the Tonkin Gulf Resolution Gave the President authority to take  “all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the United States.” In other words  LBJ can now do what he wants with the military.

5. U.S. Forces Move In to Vietnam LBJ instantly calls for escalation of the US Army Escalation = buildup How do you do this?

6. The Draft is Back…. April 1965 Selective Service notifies 13,700 men they are being drafted into service. By end of war, over 2 million will get their draft cards.

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10. President of the USA 1992- 2000

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12. The Air War LBJ wanted to show dominance of US Air Force in Vietnam March 1965 Operation Rolling Thunder Bombing campaign against military targets in N. Vietnam  Focused on Ho Chi Minh Trail  Jungle paths from North Vietnam to S. Vietnam

13. By 1967, the Air Raids are getting Nasty US aircraft are dropping 3,000 bombs a day on N. Vietnam Used devastating items such as Napalm  Jellied gasoline Cluster bombs  Sprayed razor-sharp fragments Defoliants  Chemicals to kill vegetation

14. Napalm

15. Cluster Bombs

16. Defoliants

18. Does it work? No Vietminh dig tunnels to hide under ground during raids. Worked around the clock to fix Ho Chi Minh Trail

19. The Ground War By 1967 LBJ sends 250,000 troops to Vietnam to take over. Use search and destroy missions  Drive Vietcong out of their hideouts  How?

20. Search and Destroy, Step 1

21. Search and Destroy, Step 2

22. By end of 1967 USA has lost 20,000 troops N. Vietnam has lost 720,000 troops Why haven’t they given up?