The Vietnam War Divides America

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The Vietnam War Divides America Devastates
Vietnam
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I. Before Americans Arrive (?1954)

• French and Japanese Imperialism in Vietnam (Late
  1800s ? 1945)

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Ho Chi Minh
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Ho Chi Minh (1945) All men are created
equal. They are endowed by their Creator with
unalienable Rights among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of HappinessWe are
convinced that the Allies cannot fail to
recognize the right of the Vietnamese people to
independence.
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B. Vietnamese Independence? Victory Over France
at Dien Bien Phu (1954)
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II. Early American Interventions (1954-1964)

• Rationale Contain Communism

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II. Early American Interventions (1954-1964)

• Action
• Puppet Government Ngo Dinh
  Diem
• Postponed Elections

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Ngo Dinh Diem
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C. Vietnamese Resist American Imperialism
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III. The Escalation of War and Protest
(1965-1968)
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A. The Escalation of War The Gulf of Tonkin
Incident and American Troops (1965)
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The U.S.S. Maddox
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B. The Escalation of Protest
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Dishonest Political Leaders The Tet Offensive
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Treatment of Vietnamese Napalm the My Lai
Massacre
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• American Casualties Students, African-Americans,
  and the Draft

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IV. De-Escalation the Legacy of the Vietnam War
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A. The De-Escalation of War Vietnamization,
Troop Reductions, and the End of the Vietnam War
(1969-1973)
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B. The Legacy

• 1. Vietnam Casualties, Communism Terror
  (1975-1986), Then Capitalism

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Cambodia The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian
Genocide
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2. The United States -- 58,000 Deaths
-- Growing Distrust of National
Government/Leaders -- Debating the
Lesson Learned
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