Battles of the Vietnam War and Information
Battles of the Vietnam War and Information
Learning target:
List and explain how Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy react to key events in Vietnam.
Vietnam declares independence, 1945
On September 2, Ho Chi Minh leader of the Vietnamese independence movement, quoted the Declaration of Independence when he declared Vietnamese independence from foreign rule, members of this independence movement.
Us Military aiud to French Indochina 1950
1954 persident truman, seeing the First Indochina War as a fight against the spread of Communism called for inccreased military aid to French Indochina.
Aid inccreased from 10 million in 1950 to more than 100 million in 1951
Battle of Dien Bien Phu, 1954
Viet minh forces launched a surpise attack against a large French military base at Dien Bien Phu and surrounded more than 12000 French troops.
President Eisenhower considered sending in US bombers to save the french troops, but he decided not to increase US involvement.
The Viet Minh overran the base, and France began pulling out of Vietnam.
Geneva Accords, 1954
Under the Gevena Accords, the First Indochina War ended and Vietnam was spilt temporaily along the 17 parallel.
The Viet Minh moved north of that line; the French moved south.
Why did thes Buddhists Monks do this?
The south Vietnamese government prohibited Buddhists from carrying flags on the Buddhist's birthday.
Seven Monks burned themselves to prove a point.
51.3 Learning Target:
Explain Johnson's reaction to the Gulf of Tonkin Incedent.
He chose not to retaliate, but he sent a message to Hanaoi warning the north Vietnamese government that further "unprovoked" attacks would bring "grave consequences"
LBJ used these "attacks" as justification to push the gulf of Tonkin resolution through congress.
This resolution, passing with just two votes against, allowed the president to take "all necessary measured" to "prevent further aggression".
Explain Hawks and Doves.
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Learning target:
List and explain how Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy react to key events in Vietnam.
Vietnam declares independence, 1945
On September 2, Ho Chi Minh leader of the Vietnamese independence movement, quoted the Declaration of Independence when he declared Vietnamese independence from foreign rule, members of this independence movement.
Us Military aiud to French Indochina 1950
1954 persident truman, seeing the First Indochina War as a fight against the spread of Communism called for inccreased military aid to French Indochina.
Aid inccreased from 10 million in 1950 to more than 100 million in 1951
Battle of Dien Bien Phu, 1954
Viet minh forces launched a surpise attack against a large French military base at Dien Bien Phu and surrounded more than 12000 French troops.
President Eisenhower considered sending in US bombers to save the french troops, but he decided not to increase US involvement.
The Viet Minh overran the base, and France began pulling out of Vietnam.
Geneva Accords, 1954
Under the Gevena Accords, the First Indochina War ended and Vietnam was spilt temporaily along the 17 parallel.
The Viet Minh moved north of that line; the French moved south.
Why did thes Buddhists Monks do this?
The south Vietnamese government prohibited Buddhists from carrying flags on the Buddhist's birthday.
Seven Monks burned themselves to prove a point.
51.3 Learning Target:
Explain Johnson's reaction to the Gulf of Tonkin Incedent.
He chose not to retaliate, but he sent a message to Hanaoi warning the north Vietnamese government that further "unprovoked" attacks would bring "grave consequences"
LBJ used these "attacks" as justification to push the gulf of Tonkin resolution through congress.
This resolution, passing with just two votes against, allowed the president to take "all necessary measured" to "prevent further aggression".
Explain Hawks and Doves.
People who