The Vietnam War
by: Yaxuan Meyer & Emily Warner
Terms:
Containment- stop the spread of communism
DMZ- demilitarized zone
Domino Theory- was promoted by U.S. government, said if one state in a region becomes communist, he rest will follow
Draft- selection of men to serve n the military
General William Westmoreland- military commander of assistance commander in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh-communist leader of North Vietnam
My Lai Massacre-mass murder of 347-504 of unarmed civilians in South Vietnam
National Liberation Front-vietnamese political organization formed to overthrow the South Vietnamese government
Ngo Dinh Diem-first president of South Vietnam 1955-1963
Pentagon Papers- officially titled, "Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force"
Tet Offensive-one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War
Viet Cong-communist-lead army that used guerrilla force
Vietnamization- U.S. policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring war effort
Ho Chi Minh
General William Westmoreland
Ngo Dinh Diem
Pathways to War, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
It was to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in Southeast Asia. It meant that America was allowed to get involved in the conflict in Vietnam.
2.What is the impact of the Gulf of Tonkin incident on the United States?
President Johnson and President Nixon relied on this resolution as the legal basics of their military policies in Vietnam.
Events:
1954- Geneva Convention Agreement
1957- Communist Insurgency into South Vietnam
1960- Vietcong Formed
1961- Battle of Kienhon Province
1964- Gulf of Tonkin Incident
1965- Operation "Rolling Thunder" Deployed
1967- Operation Cedar Falls Begins
1968- Battle of Hue
March 1968- My Lai Massacre
1969- Vietnamization Announced
My Lai Massacre
Operation "Rolling Thunder" begins
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Veterans:
Ralph E. Gragg
-Yaxuan
Michael Seidel
-Emily
Protest Songs
"I Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die Rag" by Country Joe McDonald and the Fish (1965)
"It Better End Soon" by Chicago (1969)
"Draft Dodger Rag" by Phil Ochs (1965)
"Masters of War" by Bob Dylan (1963)
"Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire (1965)
"The Times They Are A Changing" by Bob Dylan (1964)
"Blowin' in the Wind" by Peter, Paul, and Mary (1963)
"Get Together" by The Youngbloods (1967)
"Turn, Turn, Turn" by The Byras (1965)