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Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer. Read “The Long War: America in Vietnam” (pgs 746-747) Respond, on your own paper, to the following questions What role might the U.S. play in Vietnam’s economic recovery? What are some lessons the U.S. might have learned from this war?. Bell Ringer Responses.

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer • Read “The Long War: America in Vietnam” (pgs 746-747) • Respond, on your own paper, to the following questions • What role might the U.S. play in Vietnam’s economic recovery? • What are some lessons the U.S. might have learned from this war?

  2. Bell Ringer Responses • Help develop its petroleum industry and buy oil from them; provide loans; encourage businesses to invest in Vietnam; trade with Vietnamese companies; outsource offices/branches/plants to Vietnam • Superior technology does not guarantee victory; people’s resolve to fight should not be underestimated; long-term effects of chemical warfare cannot be known until it’s too late

  3. Cambodian Genocide

  4. Cambodian Genocide • What important event happened in 1953? • Gained independence after century of French rule • Almost completely Buddhist • Ruled by Prince Sihanouk

  5. Cambodian Genocide 2. How did the Vietnam War impact life in Cambodia? • At first neutral under Sihanouk • Opened port to Vietnamese communists • US allowed to bomb Viet Cong in Cambodia • Lon Nol then allowed US to roam free in Cambodia • Around 750,000 Cambodians killed

  6. Cambodian Genocide 3. What happened in 1970? Who took control? • Prince Sihanouk was deposed in coup and exiled (China) • Comes back, joins Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot (communists) to fight Lon Nol • US backed Lon Nol (military) made president of Khmer Republic

  7. Cambodian Genocide 4. What did the Khmer Rouge do in 1975? • Defeated Lon Nol’s army in civil war • Led by Pol Pot (had N. Vietnamese training, support from China)

  8. Cambodian Genocide 5. After Pol Pot took control of the govn’t, what happened to Cambodian cities? • Forced to leave (killed if refused) • People must be agricultural laborers on collective farms

  9. Cambodian Genocide 6. Describe how every day life changed for Cambodians when the Khmer Rouge came to power. • Children taken, put in separate labor camps • Factories, schools, hospitals shut down • Professionals murdered • Banned religion, music, radio • Shot for wearing glasses, laughing, crying • Minority grps. murdered

  10. Cambodian Genocide 7. Did Pol Pot trust all his party members? What did he do? • No, constantly interrogated own members- imprisoned & executed on slight suspicion 8. What major event occurred in Cambodia in 1978? • Vietnam invaded & overthrew Khmer Rouge

  11. Cambodian Genocide 9. By 1989, what was the human, political, and social state of Cambodia? • Temporary coalition govn’t, legal to own land • State religion= Buddhism • Name officially restored

  12. Cambodian Genocide 10. What was largely discovered in 1995? • Mass graves from the killing fields

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