Slide 1THEVIETNAMWARTHEVIETNAMWARTHEVIETNAMWARTHEVIETNAMWAR Slide 2 Tet Offensive After the Tet Offensive, many Americans began to question whether we should be in Vietnam.…

Slide 1 Slide 2  During WWII Japan took control of the area  Ho Chi Minh who was a communist supporter who formed the Vietminh to overthrow Japanese forces that took…

Slide 1 Slide 1 VIETNAM, 1946-75 (the 10 000 Day War) Slide 2 Slide 2 Phase One – War of Independence Vietnam - French Vietnam - French colony under the name of French…

Slide 1 CW #21: Vietnam 1.Truman Doctrine 2.Marshall Plan 3.Containment 4.Berlin Airlift 5.Hydrogen Bomb 6.Eastern Europe 7.China Quiz = TuesdayTest = WEDCST = May 15 th…

Slide 1 Do Now What is the other name for the Vietcong? Where were the Vietcong located? What did the Vietcong fight for? – What was their ultimate goal? Homework: Vietnam…

Slide 1 A U.S. marine in Vietnam (1968). The Vietnam War Years The United States becomes locked in a military stalemate in Southeast Asia. U.S. forces withdraw after a decade…

Slide 1 Essential Question What events led to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War? Slide 2 The United States and Vietnam Slide 3 Vietnam Controlled by France until WWII Seized…

Slide 1OBJECTIVES LOCATE VIETNAM ON A MAP LOCATE THE CAPITALS OF NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAM LOCATE THE HO CHI MINH TRIAL DEFINE THE TET OFFENSIVE COMPARE/CONTRAST THE U.S. SOLDIER…

Slide 1 Slide 2  1. Containment Slide 3   China had fallen to communism in 1949, and America had fought in Korea in 1950-53 to contain the spread of communism. …

Slide 1 Slide 2 Vietnam Conflict Slide 3 Geography Long, narrow, hilly nation Comparable size to California Anamite Mountains South China Sea, Gulf of Tonkin Mekong Delta…