The Vietnam Experience

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The Vietnam Experience
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Background

• Outside influence
• Mid 1950s Vietnam is split
• North_____________ (Communist)
• South_____________ (Anti-Comm)
• Domino Theory
• __________________ in Vietnam

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US Involvement

• Diem Government Corrupt
• Pres. Kennedy ... gradual increase
• Nov. 1963 _________________
• Kennedy Assassinated ... ____________ determines
  course

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Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964
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Combatants

• North Vietnamese Army (NVA)
• ______________
• Army of the ______________ (ARVN)
• US Army

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Climate of War

• US Training
• Village __________
• ________________
• Body Counts

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Anti-War Movement

• _____ Offensive
• Lack of Understanding
• Veterans ___________
• Television
• _________ Campuses

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Election of 1968

• Democrats...Johnson retires
• _____________ Assassinated
• Hubert Humphrey
• Republicans_____________
• American Independent Party ... George Wallace

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US Failures

• _________ Massacre
• Cambodian Invasion (Spring 1970)
• ____________ Riot
• Hardhat Demonstration

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The Ending

• America leaves Vietnam 1973
• ________________
• Fall of ________ (April 1975)

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Post-War America

• Harsh Feelings and Lack of confidence in Military
  and Politicians
• Vietnam Veterans
• _____________________ Problems
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial 1982
• ________________