Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson

Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson

Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson1963-19691963Pres. Johnson becomes the 36th President after JFKs assassinationPres. Johnson pledges support for Pres. Kennedys legislative agenda, which included civil rights & education legislation

Important events & bills passedEconomic Opportunity Act (1964)a variety of educational, employment, and training programs which were the foundation of the war on poverty

1964 election- elected w/ a 61% popular vote for his first term

Great Society program in 1965- aid to education, protection of civil rights, urban renewal, Medicare, conservation, beautification, control & prevention of crime and delinquency, promotion of the arts, & consumer protection

Civil Rights Movement events- 1964Mississippi Freedom Summer- voter registration in the state. December 10 - Dr. Martin Luther King is awarded the Nobel Peace PrizeCivil Rights Act of 1964- Right to vote, guarantee access to public accommodations, and withhold federal funds from programs that discriminate.

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Civil Rights Movement events- 1965February 21 - Malcolm X is shot to death in Manhattan, New York, probably by three members of the Nation of Islam.March 7 - Bloody Sunday: Civil rights workers in Selma, Alabama begin a march to Montgomery but are stopped by a massive police blockade as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Many marchers are severely injured and one killed.

Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed

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Civil Rights Movement events- 1966 & 19671966June 5 - James Meredith begins a solitary March Against Fear from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi. Shortly after starting, he is shot with birdshot and injured. He continues the march later. Black Panthers founded by Newton & Seale in California1967June 13 - Thurgood Marshall is the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Civil Rights Movement events- 1968April 4 - Dr. Martin Luther King is shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray.

April 11 - Civil Rights Act of 1968 is signed. The Fair Housing Act is Title VIII of this Civil Rights Act - it bans discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.

Vietnam War- background (1940s)*dont write, but get info. from the blog1945After Chinese and French rule and Japanese occupation, Ho Chi Minh and his People's Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a provisional government. Japan transfers all power to the Viet minh.Ho Chi Minh Declares Independence of VietnamBritish Forces Land in Saigon, Return Authority to French

1946France recognizes Vietnam as a "free state" within the French Union. Indochina War Begins*Following months of steadily deteriorating relations, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam launches its first concerted attack against the French.

*Ho Chi MinhBringer of Light"My only desire is that all of our Party and people, closely united in struggle, construct a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic and prosperous, and make a valiant contribution to the world Revolution." (Hanoi, 10 May 1969.) Vietnam War- background (1950-1955)*dont write, but get info. from the blog1950Chinese, Soviets Offer Weapons to Viet minhThe United States sends $15 million dollars in military aid to the French for the war in Indochina. Included in the aid package is a military mission and military advisors.

1954Battle of Dien Bien Phu Begins*A force of 40,000 heavily armed Vietminh lay siege to the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu. French defeated.*President Eisenhower outlines the Domino Theory: "You have a row of dominoes set up. You knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly.Geneva Meeting Begins*Vietnam is divided at the 17th parallel

Viet minh flagFrench at Dien Bien PhuVietnam War- background (1955-1959)*dont write, but get info. from the blog1955Ngo Dinh Diem becomes President of Republic of Vietnam

1956French Leave Vietnam

1959North Vietnam forms Group 559 to begin infiltrating weapons into South Vietnam via the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The Trail will become a strategic target for future military attacks.

Vietnam War- background (1960-1962)*dont write, but get info. from the blog1960Hanoi forms the National Liberation Front for South Vietnam. The Diem government dubs them "Vietcong.

1962The U.S. Air Force begins using Agent Orange -- a defoliant that came in metal orange containers-to expose roads and trails used by Vietcong forces.

Viet cong flagAgentOrangebeing droppedVietnam War- background- 1963*dont write, but get info. from the blog1963Tensions between Buddhists and the Diem government are further strained as Diem, a Catholic, removes Buddhists from several key government positions and replaces them with Catholics. Buddhist monks protest Diem's intolerance for other religions and the measures he takes to silence them. In a show of protest, Buddhist monks start setting themselves on fire in public places.With the approval of the United States, operatives within the South Vietnamese military overthrow Diem. He and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu are shot and killed.

Thch Qung c &self-immolation

Last wordsThe last words of Thch Qung c before his self-immolation were documented in a letter he had left:Before closing my eyes and moving towards the vision of the Buddha, I respectfullyplead to President Ngo Dinh Diem to take a mind of compassion towards the peopleof the nation and implement religious equality to maintain the strength of thehomeland eternally. I call the venerables, reverends, members of the sangha and thelay Buddhists to organize in solidarity to make sacrifices to protect Buddhism.

David Halberstam wrote:I was to see that sight again, but once was enough. Flames were coming from a human being; his body was slowly withering and shriveling up, his head blackening and charring. In the air was the smell of burning human flesh; human beings burn surprisingly quickly. Behind me I could hear the sobbing of the Vietnamese who were now gathering. I was too shocked to cry, too confused to take notes or ask questions, too bewildered to even think... As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound, his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him.

Vietnam War- 1964Gulf of Tonkin Incident On August 2, three North Vietnamese PT boats allegedly fired torpedoes at theU.S.S. Maddox, located off the coast of North Vietnam. A second attack is alleged to have taken place on August 4.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution- Aug. 7approved by Congress & authorizes LBJ to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression." The Resolution allows Johnson to wage all out war against North Vietnam without ever securing a formal Declaration of War from Congress.

The reports now appear to have been mistaken. Later, when more information about the Tonkin incident became available, many concluded that Johnson and his advisers had misled Congress into supporting the expansion of the war. In 1965, President Johnson commented privately: "For all I know, our Navy was shooting at whales out there."

http://www.history.com/videos/lbj-gulf-of-tonkin-incident

Vietnam War- 1965Sustained American bombing raids of North Vietnam, dubbed Operation Rolling Thunder, begin in February. The nearly continuous air raids will go on for three years.The first American combat troops arrive in Vietnam to defend the U.S. airfield at Danang.

The practice of protesting U.S. policy in Vietnam by holding "teach-ins" at colleges and universities becomes widespread. The first "teach-in" -- featuring seminars, rallies, and speeches -- takes place at the University of Michigan.

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Vietnam War- 1967Vietcongs massive system of tunnels is discoveredNapalm being used

http://www.history.com/shows/cities-of-the-underworld/videos/cities-of-the-underworld-3-vietnam-vinh-moc-tunnels#cities-of-the-underworld-3-vietnam-vinh-moc-tunnels

150 miles of tunnelsSome 23 ft. deepRoom for 16,000 viet cong

http://www.history.com/videos/vietnams-underground-warfare#vietnams-underground-warfare

Tunnel Rats- American soldiers sent to seek out enemies in the tunnelshttp://www.history.com/videos/tunnel-rats-show-courage#tunnel-rats-show-courage

Rolling trapFolding chair trap

See-sawtrap

Trap doortrap

The spikesunder the trap doorVietnam War- 1968North Vietnamese Launch Tet Offensive- Turning point in the Vietnam WarNorth Vietnam army & viet cong vs. South Vietnam army, U.S., and its alliesFrom a military point of view, Tet is a huge defeat for the Communists, but turns out to be a political and psychological victory.

My Lai MassacreSearch & destroy missionNo viet cong found, but b/w 300-500 My Lai villagers murdered. initially covered up by high-ranking army officers, but it was later made public by former soldiers.

Dont write:Later during the courts-martial, platoon leader Lieutenant William Calley was accused of directing the killings, and in 1971 he was convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison; five other soldiers were tried and acquitted. Many, however, believed that Calley had been made a scapegoat, and in 1974 he was paroled.

The end for LBJ1968- LBJ announces he wont run for re-election in order to devote his time to seeking peace in Vietnam & at home"I shall not seek, nor will I accept the nomination of my party for another term as your President." http://www.history.com/videos/history-rocks-vietnam-soldier#history-rocks-vietnam-soldier

NixonLBJLBJ diedJan. 22, 1973at age 64, from a thirdheart attack.(two days afterPres. Nixons inauguration).