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US Involvement in Vietnam Grows

US Involvement in Vietnam Grows. johnson. After Gulf of _____________ Vietnam shifts into high gear. Operation rolling thunder. First major bombing campaign on the north Hoped it would convince the north to stop helping the Vietcong American soldiers moved beyond their “advisor” roles now.

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US Involvement in Vietnam Grows

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  1. US Involvement in Vietnam Grows

  2. johnson • After Gulf of _____________ Vietnam shifts into high gear

  3. Operation rolling thunder • First major bombing campaign on the north • Hoped it would convince the north to stop helping the Vietcong • American soldiers moved beyond their “advisor” roles now

  4. William Westmoreland • General • In charge of S. Vietnam • Believed we needed more presence in Vietnam – more fighting in order to win • Believed it would “Americanize” the war

  5. 1965-1973 • 6 million tons of bombs dropped! • 3 times the amount in WWII

  6. Napalm • Jellied gasoline – dropped in large canisters • Exploded creating massive flames • Clung to ANYTHING it touched! • Hard to put out!

  7. Napalm • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_9B677RXg&safe=active

  8. Agent orange • Herbicide that killed plant life • Half of S. Vietnam sprayed at least once • Disrupt the enemy’s food supply • Causes cancer and other physical problems

  9. 1965 - 184,000 troops --- 636 Americans dead • 1968 – 550,000 troops --- 30,000 Americans dead

  10. Vietcong • Fought small battles with the US • Jump out of foliage with grenades and rifles • Mostly fought at night

  11. 1965 • By now, most men had been drafted • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiZxCsZRPo4&safe=active

  12. Anti-war movement emerges • By 1967, congress and US were divided • Hawks – those who supported Johnson • Supported containing communism • Accepted rising troop levels, cost and deaths

  13. Doves – Liberals, pacifists, student radicals and Civil Rights leaders • Questioned the morality of the war • Many considered it a civil war in the US

  14. Writing exercise In a two paragraph essay, answer the two questions and hand in. Each paragraph must answer one question. You may us the book on pages 537-543 to help you write your answers. • How were Communist combat tactics different from those of American troops? • What difficulties did American soldiers face in Vietnam? What effects did these difficulties have?

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