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r France controlled ´Indochinaµ since
the late 19th century
Self-
Self-Emolation by a Buddhist Monk
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r èennedy elected 1960
r Increases military ´advisorsµ to
16,000
r 1963: JFè supports a
Vietnamese military coup d·etat ²
Diem and his brother are
murdered (Nov. 2)
r èennedy was assassinated just
weeks later (Nov. 22)
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r Remembers mruman·s ´lossµ
of China r Domino mheory
revived
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r No territorial goals
r Body counts on m every night
(first ´living roomµ war)
war)
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r ietcong:
ietcong
r Farmers by day; guerillas at
night.
r ery patient people willing to
accept many casualties.
r mhe US grossly underestimated
their resolve and their
resourcefulness.
mhe guerilla wins if he does not lose,
the conventional army loses if it does
not win. -- Mao Zedong
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r General Westmoreland,
Westmoreland late
1967:
shall not
seek, and will
not accept, the
nomination of my
party for another
term as your
President.
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r Disproportionate representation of
poor people and minorities.
r Severe racial problems.
r Major drug
problems.
r Officers in combat
6 mo.; in rear
6 mo. Enlisted
men in combat for 12 mo.
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Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry
r Mylai Massacre,
Massacre, 1968
r 200
200--500 unarmed villagers
Columbia University
1967
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Student Protestors
at Univ. of Cu
in Berkeley, 1968
Democratic Convention
in Chicago, 1968
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r Jackson State
University
r May 10, 1970
r 2 dead; 12
èent State University wounded
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r Nixon·s 1968 Campaign promised an
end to the war: Peace with Honor
r uppealed to the great
´Silent Majorityµ
r ietnamization
r Expansion of the
conflict r mhe ´Secret Warµ
r Cambodia
r Laos
r ugent Orange
(chemical defoliant)
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r Former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg
leaked govt. docs. regarding war efforts
during Johnson·s administration to the
New York mimes.
mimes.
r Docs.r Govt. misled Congress & umer. People
regarding its intentions in ietnam during
mid-
mid -1960s.
r Primary reason for fighting not to
r US &
ietnamese
argue for
5 months
over the
size of the
conference
table!
South ietnamese
uttempt to Flee the Country
uril 30, 1975
North ietnamese
at the Presidential Palace
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Formerly Saigon
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1. 3,000,000 ietnamese killed
2. 58,000 umericans killed;
300,000 wounded
3. Under
Under--funding of Great Society
programs
4. $150,000,000,000 in U.S.
spending
5. U.S. morale, self-
self-confidence,
trust of government, decimated
r 26th umendment
umendment:: 18-
18-year
year--olds vote
r Nixon abolished the draftr
all-
all -volunteer army
r War Powers uct, 1973 Ë
r President must notify Congress within 48
hours of deploying military force
r President must withdraw forces unless he
gains Congressional approval within 90
days
r Disregard for eterans r seen as
´baby killersµ
r POW/MIu issue lingered
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2
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Ho Chi Mih:
w h to ight, w
ill ight. You ill kill
t o our m ill
kill o o your, i th it
ill b you ho tir o it.
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1. Wars must be of short duration.
2. Wars must yield few umerican
casualties.
3. Restrict media access to
battlefields.
4. Develop and maintain Congressional
and public support.
5. Set clear, winnable goals.
6. Set deadline for troop withdrawals.
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President Clinton
formally recognized
ietnam on
July 11, 1995
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