I mean the Vietnam Conflict, excuse me not war!

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By Tony Miller

Where is Vietnam?

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"You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of yours, yet even at those odds, you will lose and I will win.“

The Wanderer Child of History A Tourist in America?

The USA went into the Vietnam to stop the spread of communism. Domino Theory- belief that if one country in SE Asia

fell to communism others would follow; would fall like dominoes

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Dwight D. Eisenhower drafted plans to send military advisors into Vietnam in 1958.

The South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an collective defense system (collective security) in Southeast Asia.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution/incident- an American ship was supposedly fired upon by the North Vietnamese; this led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that allowed LBJ to take “any necessary measures” to protect

Americans in Vietnam (gave him unlimited powers in escalating the war).

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Hawks - pro Vietnam War

Doves- Anti-War movement

“Five O’clock War”- also called the “Six O’clock war” depending on your time zone; name given to the war b/c Americans could go home and watch footage of the war every night on the evening news; first war to be “televised”

Napalm, Agent Orange, guerilla warfare

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War destroys

Lottery System- new method of drafting soldiers based on their birthday; all 366 days of the year were put into the “hat” and drawn; young men were drafted in the order in which their birthday was pulled

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Vietnamization- process of withdrawing American soldiers from Vietnam and replacing them with newly trained Vietnamese soldiers

On this day in 1968, a platoon of American soldiers brutally kill between 200 and 500 unarmed civilians at My Lai, one of a cluster of small villages located near the northern coast of South Vietnam. (ages 1-14) 14 Court martials

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Paris Peace Accords The Paris Peace Accords ending the conflict

were signed January 27, 1973, and were followed by the withdrawal of the remaining American troops. The terms of the accords called for a complete ceasefire in South Vietnam, allowed North Vietnamese forces to retain the territory they had captured, released US prisoners of war, and called for both sides to find a political solution to the conflict.

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The War Powers Resolution requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidential veto.

Congress declares war not the president. CHECK AND BALANCES

 The passage of the War Powers

Resolution of 1973 influenced the foreign policy decisions

of future Presidents by — A requiring Supreme Court review of

presidential military decisions. B restricting the powers of the President as

commander-in-chief. C prohibiting Congress from borrowing

money to pay for future wars. D changing the way international treaties

are made and ratified.

During the late-1960s, declining United States' public support for the Vietnam War was

linked to — A the Soviet decision to give new technology to South Vietnamese industrialists. B the Vietcong’s deployment and use of modern helicopter gun-ships in Saigon. C the successful Apollo landing of men on the moon in the summer of 1969. D the graphic new coverage of the war provided

by television networks.

Bombing of Cambodia- Nixon ordered the bombings in order to stop supplies along the Ho Chi Minh trail; Caused a huge uproar in the US; Americans were told he was withdrawing troops even though he was expanding the war into Cambodia

Kent State and Jackson State protests- protestors were upset with the Cambodia bombings and protested on campuses across the country; several college students were killed when Nat. Guardsmen opened

fire; guardsmen had been called in to restore order on the campuses

Pentagon Papers- classified documents stolen by Daniel Ellsberg from the Pentagon that contained top secret info about our early involvement in Vietnam; Nixon tried to stop the NY Times from publishing them but the Supreme Court sided with the Times right to “free press”

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college

During the Vietnam War, Kent State University students were shot by national

guardsmen while protesting United States military actions in —

A Cambodia. B Burma. C Japan. D Thailand.

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26th amendment- changed the voting age from 21 to 18; Americans argued that if you could fight and die for your country then you should be able to vote (Vietnam)

War Powers Act- passed by Congress over Nixon’s veto to “prevent another Vietnam”; limits the # of days soldiers can be deployed without a Congressional declaration of war

Visits to China and USSR- Nixon made historic visits to both communist countries

Détente- relaxing of tensions b/t the US and USSR; when the situation b/t both improved

SALT treaties- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties; signed by the US and USSR and limited the # of

weapons

Watergate- office bldg in Washington DC where the Democratic National Cmte had its headquarters; was

burglarized by the “plumbers” who were paid with funds to re-elect Nixon

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Woodward and Bernstein- two Washington Post reporters that investigated the break-in and were basically responsible for Nixon’s resignation

Nixon’s resignation- Nixon is the only president in our history to resign; did so in August of 1974

Pardon- to drop criminal charges against someone; Ford pardoned Nixon which ruined his chance in the next election

1)1) Conspiracy to Obstruct JusticeConspiracy to Obstruct Justice

2)2) Abuse of PowerAbuse of Power

3)3) Contempt of CongressContempt of Congress

4)4) Unconstitutional Bombing of Unconstitutional Bombing of

CambodiaCambodia

Which of the following congressional actions, passed during the Vietnam conflict,

gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to send troops to Vietnam without

a declaration of war? A The Treaty of Versailles B The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution C The Atlantic Charter D The War Powers Act of 1973

During the late-1960s, declining United States' public support for the Vietnam War was

linked to — A the Soviet decision to give new technology to South Vietnamese industrialists. B the Vietcong’s deployment and use of modern helicopter gun-ships in Saigon. C the successful Apollo landing of men on the moon in the summer of 1969. D the graphic new coverage of the war provided

by television networks.