history ch 27
Folien in diesem Satz (27)
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- France controls Vietnam
- Japan occupies Vietnam
- Japan surrenders
- Ho Chi Minh revolts against France
- France surrenders
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- communist leader of North Vietnam
- America doesn't support him
- Vietminh= his followers
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- postwar meeting that divided Vietnam into 2 states
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- Diem= corrupt, never gave free elections--> guerrilla attacks--> lost support within country
- Vietcong- people that lived in south but support communism
- US stops supporting Diem
- Diem is killed
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- SUPPOSEDLY North Vietnam attacked US ships
- Johnson asks Congress if he can declare war of Vietnam
- Congress says he can use military force, not declare war
- Johnson declares war
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- If one country falls to communism, all the neighboring countries will follow.
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- Bildunterschrift: Diem, South Vietnam
- Bildunterschrift: Ho Chi Minh, North Vietnam
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- said he would have less Americans in Vietnam, and won the election
- But, furthers actions in Vietnam through air strikes
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- American troops enter South Vietnam to help
- goal= kill as many enemies as possible
- chemical weapons used
- napalm- jelly substance that burst into flames when dropped
- Agent Orange- herbicide that destroyed crops (controversial, caused health problems)
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- Using New Year Celebrations as a cover, North Vietnamese soldiers attacked every major city in South Vietnam. American troops responded quickly, and battled.
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- urged withdrawal of troops
- conscientious objectors- drafted people that refused to go to war because they believe it is wrong
- people spoke out against war
- peaceful protests --> violent burnings and sit ins
- television shocked viewers, turned against war
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- Bildunterschrift: Doves- believed war could NOT be won
- Bildunterschrift: Hawks- supported war
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- Nixon won election, "peace with honor"
- Vietnamization: Policy to bring home troops faster
- U.S. troops gradually withdrew from Vietnam. The South Vietnamese assumed responsibility for the war.
- Was successful, troops ended up withdrawing, but also not successful because south vietnam fell to communism
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- US attacked bases in Cambodia.
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- little effect on North Vietnam
- chaos in Cambodia
- more protests in US
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- guard shot a crowd of people protesting for Cambodia
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- US wanted US and North Vietnam troops out of South Vietnam
- Henry Kissinger (Nixon's advisor) conferred with NV leader proposed peace with SV, SV rejected
- Paris Peace Accords- establish peace in Vietnam, end of war
- SV falls to communism
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- military forces cannot be in action for more than 60 days
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- lower voting age to 18
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- war costs $200 billion which damaged economy for years
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- scorned by the public
- haunted by memories of war
- suffered from unemployment, divorce, homelessness
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- Pentagon Papers-
- secret documents showing that the government had concealed actions and misled the public
- people lost trust in government
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- lands Neil armstrong on moon
- opens trade with Soviet and China
- SALT- Effort to get US and Soviet Union to stop building so many nuclear weapons
- pulled troops out of Vietnam
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- Nixon hired people to go see what democrats had planned
- gets caught, resigns
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- After Vietminh defeated France, the Geneva Accords divided Vietnam.
- US did not support Minh's communist government and attempts to take over SV.
- Johnson sent many soldiers to Vietnam, saying he was backed by the Tonkin Resolution.
- Tet Offensive shocked Americans and lessened support for the war.
- Nixon brought Vietnamization and Paris Peace Accords (withdrawal of troops in Vietnam),
- SV is now communistic.
- Nixon gets a treaty with China and Soviet.
- Nixon resigned after Watergate scandal.
- Ford pardons him.
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- Folienset am history ch 27, erstellt von Bella Raoli am 03/05/2016.
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