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The Vietnam Conflict 1965-1973: A Legacy of Struggle and Controversy

Explore the turbulent history of the Vietnam Conflict from its colonial roots to the American involvement and eventual aftermath. Delve into the major players, turning points, and impacts both on the battlefield and at home.

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The Vietnam Conflict 1965-1973: A Legacy of Struggle and Controversy

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  1. THE VIETNAM CONFLICT 1965-1973

  2. Background History • Always a colony • Chinese, 900 years! • Many ethnic Chinese in Vietnam • French, 1800s • Plantation owners • French culture • Japanese, 1940s • Raw materials • Ho Chi Minh, resistance • French, 1945-1954 • Vietminh Conflict • Dien Bien Phu, 1954

  3. American Involvement in Vietnam, 1954-1973 • Geneva Convention, 1954 • Major players…who’s missing? • Cold War conflict • Free elections, 1957? • President Diem • Too many Viet Cong • Military “advisors” • Simply train ARVN • Regular troops, 1965 • USS Maddox Incident, 1964 • Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 1964

  4. The Major Players • US and ARVN versus NVA and Viet Cong • Russia and China involved

  5. TET Offensive, January 1968Turning point of the Conflict • Major NVA Offensive • General Westmoreland • American Forces • Khe Sahn, Marine Field Base • Another Dien Bien Phu? • Battle of Hue, 1968 • Full Metal Jacket • American Embassy in Saigon, 1968 • Viet Cong “Sappers” • Walter Cronkite, anchorman

  6. Vietnamization and “Peace with Honor”, 1970s • Election of 1968 • Humphrey v. Nixon • “Law and Order” • Gradual withdrawal of troops • Leave equipment behind • American build up in Cambodia • “Killing Fields” • Treaty of Paris, 1973 • Saigon becomes Ho Chi Minh City by 1975

  7. Impact at Home • Class Conflict • Poorest drafted first • Draft Laws • 1967 and 1968 • Campus protests • Democratic National Convention, 1968 • Police and demonstrator violence • Kent State University, 1970 • Escalation by Nixon of war into Cambodia

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