Unit 10 Vietnam EXAM REVIEW 2024

Unit 10 Vietnam EXAM REVIEW 2024 Containment US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism and the domino effect of countries in Southeast Asia falling to communism. 1960s Vietnam War, civil rights in US, lunar landing, hippies Brainpower Read More Entry to Vietnam Reasons for US Entry in Vietnam : contain communism and prevent the domino theory from taking over Southeast Asia Geneva Accords In the 1950s, divided North and South Vietnam. This an important first event in the Vietnam war chronology. Both North and South were supposed to hold free elections. The US feared that communist officials would win the elections in the South Gulf of Tonkin After US ships claimed to be attacked, the President asked for a Resolution that increased the president (executive branch) power to send troops to Vietnam bypassing Congress's power to declare war. The president got a "Blank Check" to escalate the war for President Johnson. Credibility Gap The news media influenced public opinion by stating the war was not going well. LBJ claimed the US was winning creating a "credibility gap" as Americans lost faith in government. Counterculture A culture with lifestyles, clothing and values opposed to those of the established culture. Hippies of the 1960s often chose to live in communes and avoid materialistic jobs. Protests people protest the Vietnam war by marching and non-violent protest. Young men protested by burning their draft cards and some groups held "teach-ins" to spread anti-war ideas. . Americanization The increase or escalation of U.S. troops and presence in Vietnam after Gulf Tonkin Resolution in 1965 Vietnamization President Nixon's effort after 1968 to increase South Vietnam's involvement in the war. This was done by equipping, training and strengthening South Vietnam forces to reduce US combat forces in Vietnam. Tet Offensive In 1967, the US claimed the communists were close to defeat. In early 1968, the communists launched aggressive surprise attacks against the US. It was a military defeat for the communists. The American public began to question our involvement in the war and believed that it was not winnable. Also, the US lost trust in South Vietnam Tinker v Des Moines Symbolic speech (arm bands) at school anti-war protests were allowed (1st Amendment). Supreme Court checked the power of local schools to limit speech. Woodstock Music festival that popularized mucisians like Jimi Hendrix. Love & peace were emphasized. Hippies were attracted to Woodstock - they opposed the war, lived in communes, experimented with drugs and did not have traditional jobs. Domino Theory The belief that if Vietnam became communist, other nations in Southeast Asia could, too. This is one of the arguments that the US used to fight in the Vietnam War to CONTAIN communism