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Vietnam War: From Truman Doctrine to War Protests

Explore the Vietnam War from its origins with the Truman Doctrine to the War Protests, covering key events, US war leaders, strategies, and societal impacts including low soldier morale and the rise of opposition movements.

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Vietnam War: From Truman Doctrine to War Protests

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  1. TRUMAN DOCTRINE -wars of national liberation??? -French Indochina Ho Chi Minh -containment domino theory -sent advisors?? -Ngo Dinh Diem cancels elections -Viet-Cong begins fighting

  2. GULF OF TONKIN -Diem’s gov’t unpopular -Diem is assassinated -limited bombing already begun -Gulf of Tonkin U.S. ship attacked LBJ asks for action (war) -statement was prepared before the attack -Operation Rolling Thunder begins bombing Vietnam

  3. DIFFERENT WAR -US War Leaders -Sec. Robert McNamara -Gen. William Westmoreland -Viet Cong used guerilla tactics -hard to differentiate friend from foe -American search and destroy tactics -napalm -Agent Orange

  4. DIFFERENT WAR -US War Leaders -Sec. Robert McNamara -Gen. William Westmoreland -Viet Cong used guerilla tactics -hard to differentiate friend from foe -American search and destroy tactics -napalm -Agent Orange

  5. DIFFERENT WAR -US War Leaders -Sec. Robert McNamara -Gen. William Westmoreland -Viet Cong used guerilla tactics -hard to differentiate friend from foe -American search and destroy tactics -napalm -Agent Orange

  6. DIFFERENT WAR -US War Leaders -Sec. Robert McNamara -Gen. William Westmoreland -Viet Cong used guerilla tactics -hard to differentiate friend from foe -American search and destroy tactics -napalm -Agent Orange

  7. DIFFERENT WAR -US War Leaders -Sec. Robert McNamara -Gen. William Westmoreland -Viet Cong used guerilla tactics -hard to differentiate friend from foe -American search and destroy tactics -napalm -Agent Orange

  8. DIFFERENT WAR -US War Leaders -Sec. Robert McNamara -Gen. William Westmoreland -Viet Cong used guerilla tactics -hard to differentiate friend from foe -American search and destroy tactics -napalm -Agent Orange

  9. DIFFERENT WAR -US War Leaders -Sec. Robert McNamara -Gen. William Westmoreland -Viet Cong used guerilla tactics -hard to differentiate friend from foe -American search and destroy tactics -napalm -Agent Orange

  10. COSTS OF WAR -low morale of soldiers -Great Society spending is reduced to pay for war effort -first television war -credibility gap develops -protest begin

  11. COSTS OF WAR -low morale of soldiers -Great Society spending is reduced to pay for war effort -first television war -credibility gap develops -protest begin

  12. OPPOSITION -Hawks -Doves -No end in sight to the war

  13. WAR PROTESTS -why are we fighting this war??? -working man’s war -unfair practices draft deferments objectors dodging

  14. WAR PROTESTS -why are we fighting this war??? -working man’s war -unfair practices draft deferments objectors dodging

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