1. How were the "plumbers" connected to President Nixon?
The plumbers were a covert white house special investigations unit created during Nixon's presidency. They were supposed to stop information from being leaked to the press, and the members were involved in illegal activities such as the watergate break-in.
2. Who was the judge? Why did he hand out maximum sentences?
The judge was John Sirica, and he handed out maximum sentences so that the possibility of reduction of the sentences would coherse people into talking.
3. How were Mitchell and Dean connected to Nixon?
Dean was connected to Nixon because Nixon tried to force him to resign after watergate, and he refused to. He testified against Nixon and said that he was part of the coverup. Mitchell was connected to Nixon because he was the US Attorney General under Nixon, and he served as his campain manager from '68-'72. He was the first attorney general ever to be convicted of criminal activities.
4. How were Haldeman and Erlichman connected to Nixon?
Haldeman was Nixons advances in the campaign and he named him his chief of staff. He kept a diary of his experiences day to day in the white house under Nixon. Him and Erlichman were supposed to keep others away from Nixon, and they were his most trusted aids during his presidency.
5. What did the following men tell the Senate about Nixon?
a. Dean told the senate that nixon had a part in the coverup.
b. Butterfield told the senate that everything was taped when Nixon was present which showed that he was trying to cover up the tapes.
6. Who was fired or forced to resign in the "massacre"?
Archibald Cox was dismissed and Elliot Richardson and William Ruckelshaus were forced to resign.
7. Why weren't investigators satisified with the transcripts?
Investigators werent satisfied with the transcripts
8. What did the tapes reveal?
9. Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign?
Vice President Spiro Angew resigned because of criminal charges. He was allowed to plead no contest to not listing almost 30,000 dollars of income, on the condition that he resign from office.
10. What did the House Judiciary Committee charge President Nixon with?
11. How did the Watergate scandal create a constitutional crisis?
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Women Fight for Equality
1. Experiences in the workplace:
By 1960 the percentage of women with jobs had increased by 40 percent but there was still jobs that they were still not allowed to do, that were known as mens jobs. People ignored this discrimination until Kennedy made the Presidential commission on the status of women..
2. Experiences in social activism:
These experiences led women to make groups to talk about their suppression in society, and their talks led to "consciousness raising."
3. "Consciousness raising":
This was when women talked about their lives together and found out they were all going through the same thing, which showed sexism was a big thing. This raised awareness of sexism and made people realize how prevalent it was at the time.
4. Feminism:
This was the belief that women should be equal with men. This created the womens movement.
5. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique:
Betty Friedan wrote the book The Feminine Mystique. This book showed that women were not happy with their situation and became a top seller. This was one of the big reason why women began to gain more interest in the problem and began to want change.
6. Civil Rights Act of 1964:
The civil rights act of 1964 caused women to gain strength because it prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which was made to handle the discrimination claims.
7. National Organization for Women (NOW):
This was made to help go after the goals of the women. The members pushed for the creation of child-care-facilities so that the mothers would be able to work and or go to school. This also made the EEOC enforce the law that discriminating was illegal. This made the EEOC declare that ads that were sexist against women be illegal and also that employers could not refuse women for the jobs men always had.
8. Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine:
Gloria Steinem was one of the most important prominent figures in the movement after she and a few other women founded Ms. Magazine, which treated contemporary issues from a feminist perspective. She also helped founded the National Women's Political Caucus, which encouraged women to seek political office. Her actions were advanced the movement by this.
9. Congress:
Congress passed a banned gender discrimination. After this several all-male colleges started accepting women, and also the same year congress gave the EEOC more power and gave parents that worked a tax break for child care.
10. Supreme Court:
The Supreme Court made the ruling in the Roe V Wade case which was a controversial case that feminists and NOW had supported. This issue still has not been solved.
11. The Equal rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
Phyllis Schlafy and conservative religious groups were against the amendment because they thought it would lead to a parade of horribles, which would include the drafting of women and the ending of the laws that protected homemakers. They also thought that it would end the fact that the father had to support his family, and they were also afraid of same-sex marriages.
By 1960 the percentage of women with jobs had increased by 40 percent but there was still jobs that they were still not allowed to do, that were known as mens jobs. People ignored this discrimination until Kennedy made the Presidential commission on the status of women..
2. Experiences in social activism:
These experiences led women to make groups to talk about their suppression in society, and their talks led to "consciousness raising."
3. "Consciousness raising":
This was when women talked about their lives together and found out they were all going through the same thing, which showed sexism was a big thing. This raised awareness of sexism and made people realize how prevalent it was at the time.
4. Feminism:
This was the belief that women should be equal with men. This created the womens movement.
5. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique:
Betty Friedan wrote the book The Feminine Mystique. This book showed that women were not happy with their situation and became a top seller. This was one of the big reason why women began to gain more interest in the problem and began to want change.
6. Civil Rights Act of 1964:
The civil rights act of 1964 caused women to gain strength because it prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which was made to handle the discrimination claims.
7. National Organization for Women (NOW):
This was made to help go after the goals of the women. The members pushed for the creation of child-care-facilities so that the mothers would be able to work and or go to school. This also made the EEOC enforce the law that discriminating was illegal. This made the EEOC declare that ads that were sexist against women be illegal and also that employers could not refuse women for the jobs men always had.
8. Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine:
Gloria Steinem was one of the most important prominent figures in the movement after she and a few other women founded Ms. Magazine, which treated contemporary issues from a feminist perspective. She also helped founded the National Women's Political Caucus, which encouraged women to seek political office. Her actions were advanced the movement by this.
9. Congress:
Congress passed a banned gender discrimination. After this several all-male colleges started accepting women, and also the same year congress gave the EEOC more power and gave parents that worked a tax break for child care.
10. Supreme Court:
The Supreme Court made the ruling in the Roe V Wade case which was a controversial case that feminists and NOW had supported. This issue still has not been solved.
11. The Equal rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
Phyllis Schlafy and conservative religious groups were against the amendment because they thought it would lead to a parade of horribles, which would include the drafting of women and the ending of the laws that protected homemakers. They also thought that it would end the fact that the father had to support his family, and they were also afraid of same-sex marriages.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?
1. US military tactics in Vietnam
The military tactics that were used in vietnam shocked the American public because they were completely inhumane and cruel. Events like the My Lai Massacre made the public think about what was actually going on in vietnam and rethink if it was wort it. The Viet Cong had more effective tactics as well, which were more suited in the terrain of Vietnam.
2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
The South Vietnamese regime was corrupt, and did not treat its people well which caused the monks to light themselves on fire in public protest. This made the South Vietnamese people turn against their government, and the US did not support the South Vietnamese government and so this made the public not like the war even more.
3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
The Vietcong solders were forced to fight the whole time, and so they could continue to improve their skills. The US troops on the other hand cycled out once a year and so the american troops would be taken out once they became used to the conditions and new soldiers would have to come in and adapt. Also, when they came home they would share the horrible things going on in Vietnam.
4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
The domestic opposition against the war in the US played a big part in ending the war. The Anti-War protests took away support for the war and most of the protesters were men who would be drafted and go and fight in the war, which made them protest harder. Also, some just refused to go to war and were put in jail.
5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
The Chinese and Soviet support for the Vietcong let them use supplies that were more up to date, but they were not nearly as good as the US soldier's weaponry. This helped them keep from being completely being overwhelmed by the fact that the US soldiers had the better technology.
6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
The US did not really lose the war. First of all, the US pulled out of the war, and it was because of the public, not because of military problems even though they were having them. I do agree with source 57 because i believe that the US did not really lose the war, but i dont agree with the part supporting the war. On top of that, it was not declared a war by the US but rather a military conflict.
The military tactics that were used in vietnam shocked the American public because they were completely inhumane and cruel. Events like the My Lai Massacre made the public think about what was actually going on in vietnam and rethink if it was wort it. The Viet Cong had more effective tactics as well, which were more suited in the terrain of Vietnam.
2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
The South Vietnamese regime was corrupt, and did not treat its people well which caused the monks to light themselves on fire in public protest. This made the South Vietnamese people turn against their government, and the US did not support the South Vietnamese government and so this made the public not like the war even more.
3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
The Vietcong solders were forced to fight the whole time, and so they could continue to improve their skills. The US troops on the other hand cycled out once a year and so the american troops would be taken out once they became used to the conditions and new soldiers would have to come in and adapt. Also, when they came home they would share the horrible things going on in Vietnam.
4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
The domestic opposition against the war in the US played a big part in ending the war. The Anti-War protests took away support for the war and most of the protesters were men who would be drafted and go and fight in the war, which made them protest harder. Also, some just refused to go to war and were put in jail.
5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
The Chinese and Soviet support for the Vietcong let them use supplies that were more up to date, but they were not nearly as good as the US soldier's weaponry. This helped them keep from being completely being overwhelmed by the fact that the US soldiers had the better technology.
6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
The US did not really lose the war. First of all, the US pulled out of the war, and it was because of the public, not because of military problems even though they were having them. I do agree with source 57 because i believe that the US did not really lose the war, but i dont agree with the part supporting the war. On top of that, it was not declared a war by the US but rather a military conflict.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Vietnam War Opposition
1. Note all of the reasons why you feel the war in Vietnam is wrong.
-Too many civilian deaths
-My Lai Massacre
-Ancient Hue was destroyed
-Use of chemical weapons, also used on women and children which is inhumane
-US army was too weak to be there and were not trained to combat the guerilla tactics of the Viet Cong
2. Note what you're trying to achieve with this poster. (e.g. to convince people to write to their Congressmen to get the troops out.)
To convince people that the war is a complete mistake and that we are not doing good things in Vietnam. It is supposed to show that what we were doing in Vietnam was wrong and that the war was wrong and should not have been entered. The policy of containment was not worth the costs.
3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image.
-The civilian houses that were destroyed
-US soldiers killing women and children
-pictures of the My Lai Massacre
-The picture where the women and children are running from the city on fire and the US troops are standing there like this is not a big deal, and the image of the ladies back after.
4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
- is slaughtering women and children justified because of the fear of communism?
- Would the Vietnamese people be better off communist?
- Would you like your son or daughter to be burned alive by Napalm? If so, move to vietnam.
-Too many civilian deaths
-My Lai Massacre
-Ancient Hue was destroyed
-Use of chemical weapons, also used on women and children which is inhumane
-US army was too weak to be there and were not trained to combat the guerilla tactics of the Viet Cong
2. Note what you're trying to achieve with this poster. (e.g. to convince people to write to their Congressmen to get the troops out.)
To convince people that the war is a complete mistake and that we are not doing good things in Vietnam. It is supposed to show that what we were doing in Vietnam was wrong and that the war was wrong and should not have been entered. The policy of containment was not worth the costs.
3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image.
-The civilian houses that were destroyed
-US soldiers killing women and children
-pictures of the My Lai Massacre
-The picture where the women and children are running from the city on fire and the US troops are standing there like this is not a big deal, and the image of the ladies back after.
4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
- is slaughtering women and children justified because of the fear of communism?
- Would the Vietnamese people be better off communist?
- Would you like your son or daughter to be burned alive by Napalm? If so, move to vietnam.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Vietnam War Turning Points
1. Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer.
The Tet Offensive was a major turning point because it made the US people question the war.There were about 500,000 troops in Vietnam we were spending $20 billion a year on the war. Also the US and South Vietnamese forces were able to take back the towns that the US army captured quickly. On top of that, many civilians were killed as well.
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
These sources are not making the same point about the My Lai Massacre. Source 51 is opposing the reasoning behind the My Lai Massacre and it makes the point that they had gone thereon the behalf of their country and they had not known what they were doing. Source 52 opposes source 51 and states that it was not a massacre of innocent civilians, but that they were just killing the supporters of communism which needed to be done anyways.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for anyone to do anything about the massacre?
It took 12 months for anyone to do anything because there had already been photographs of screaming children running from the Napalm Bombs the US had set off against Viet Cong in the papers and this had already been showed to the american public, and so support was already leaving the offensive.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to the American public?
The Massacre was so shocking to the American public because nobody thought the US army would do such horrible things, like killing 400 innocent civilians, which were mainly comprised of woman, children, and the elderly. The american people did not think that this was going on in Vietnam.
The Tet Offensive was a major turning point because it made the US people question the war.There were about 500,000 troops in Vietnam we were spending $20 billion a year on the war. Also the US and South Vietnamese forces were able to take back the towns that the US army captured quickly. On top of that, many civilians were killed as well.
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
These sources are not making the same point about the My Lai Massacre. Source 51 is opposing the reasoning behind the My Lai Massacre and it makes the point that they had gone thereon the behalf of their country and they had not known what they were doing. Source 52 opposes source 51 and states that it was not a massacre of innocent civilians, but that they were just killing the supporters of communism which needed to be done anyways.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for anyone to do anything about the massacre?
It took 12 months for anyone to do anything because there had already been photographs of screaming children running from the Napalm Bombs the US had set off against Viet Cong in the papers and this had already been showed to the american public, and so support was already leaving the offensive.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to the American public?
The Massacre was so shocking to the American public because nobody thought the US army would do such horrible things, like killing 400 innocent civilians, which were mainly comprised of woman, children, and the elderly. The american people did not think that this was going on in Vietnam.
Monday, May 3, 2010
The U.S. struggles against the Communist in Vietnam
1. Now think about the overall picture - how the strengths and weaknesses work together.
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
The balance was strongly weighted to the Viet Cong. The Viet Cong's soldiers were fearless, compared to the US's troops that were living in fear of ambushes because of the guerilla tactics being used by the Viet Cong. The US had superior weaponry but the Viet Cong used the territory against them so that they were not able to utilize them. They would hide in the jungles and set booby traps.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
The Guerilla Tactics was the most important quality in determining who won the war. This is because the Guerilla Tactics were very effective against the US army. The supplies and weaponsy did not matter for the Viet Cong because they were able to use their territory and other things against the US, and make it so that their superior weapons were useless. The US had developed new technology like the agent orange and napalm which were toxic weapons. These did not work well against the Viet Cong and actually caused support of the US army to drop. There was also lots of media going around of the Viet Cong burning and it was not good for the US war effort. But the guns and better technology of the US were nullified by the Guerilla tactics of the Viet Cong.
2. Now write up your answer. Use this structure:
a. The weaknesses of the US were that their tactics of search and destroy, which caused them to lose much support from the vietnamese people, and their bomibng tactics did not do much damage to the communists, and the soldiers had become fearful of the Viet Cong's soldiers because of their use of Guerilla tactics and things such as land mines and booby traps, which made the soldiers live in constant fear. The search and destroy tactics were not effective because although they did kill some soldiers, they caused more trouble by inexperienced soldiers walking into booby traps and mines and they sometimes ended up killing innocent civilians. Because of the civilian losses the population rallied behind the Viet Cong instead of the US. The guerilla tactics of the Viet Cong were much more effective than the Search and Destroy tactics of the US because they didnt cause many problems. The bombing tactics done by the US did no real damage to the Communists at all, it only slowed them down. This was a waste of time, and the soldiers loosing their morale because of the Viet Congs tactics made them not fight as well as they could have and were trained to do, which caused the Us to loose the war.
b. The Communists strengths were that they were very motivated and their soldiers were committed to the cause. They refused to give in showing their strengths compared to those of the US army. They never gave up, even after the US's bombing raids on the Communists military and industry, they were still able to continue operating their supply lines. They were able to still launch raids after the many air raids on north vietnam as well.
c. The U.S. forces had some success. When the US launched bombing raids on the North Vietnamese targets they did manage to damage the Vietnamese's war effort and disrupt the supply lines, and it also enabled the USA to strike at Communist forces after it reduced the ground forces. Finally from 1970 to 1972 heavy bombing campaigns against Hanoi and the port of Haiphong forced the North Vietnamese to begin negotiating with the US.
d.There were major failures as well like the My Lai Massacre. In March of 1968 a unit of Young America soldiers started a search and destroy mission having been told that in the My Lai area there had been Viet Cong head quarters, and 200 Viet Cong guerrillas. The soldiers had been ordered to destroy all of the civilian structures being used by the Viet Cong. They were under the impression that they had been ordered to kill everyone in the villages. Between 300-400 civilians were killed, they were mostly women, children, and old men. In this search and destroy mission no viet cong were actually found or killed. Life Magazine published photographs of the massacre at My Lai. The revelations at My Lai shocked the American public and it was the clearest evidence that the war had gone wrong. The massacre at My Lai cost the US army much trouble with the public support for the war, as well as many innocent civilian lives.
e. The Viet Cong big successes were their guerrilla tactics because they gave the US army a tough resistance and increased their chances of winning the Vietnam War. They did not wear any uniform, they did not have any known headquarters or base camps, they were hard to tell apart from the innocent civilians in the villages, and when they would attack they would retreat back into the jungle which gave the us soldiers much trouble. They wore down the US's army and morale, and this was why it was a major success of the Viet Cong.
f. They also suffered from defeat like the Tet Offensive of 1968. The Viet Cong attacked over 100 cities and other military targets. The US forces had to fight to regain control room by room.The Viet Cong had hoped that the South Vietnam would step up and help them but they ended up not. The Viet Cong lost around 10,000 experienced fighters at this.
h. The key strength of the Viet Cong army was the Guerilla tactics because without them this war probably would had been a lot easier for the US army. The Guerilla Tactics made the soldiers of the US army very frustrated, which caused a lack of morale in the army. This weakened the soldiers as well. The guerrilla tactics caused so much frustration and it made the fighters of the Viet Cong very difficult to find, and therefore harder to kill. Another strength of the Viet Cong was their soldiers who refused to quit, and this was a major reason why they did not lose.
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
The balance was strongly weighted to the Viet Cong. The Viet Cong's soldiers were fearless, compared to the US's troops that were living in fear of ambushes because of the guerilla tactics being used by the Viet Cong. The US had superior weaponry but the Viet Cong used the territory against them so that they were not able to utilize them. They would hide in the jungles and set booby traps.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
The Guerilla Tactics was the most important quality in determining who won the war. This is because the Guerilla Tactics were very effective against the US army. The supplies and weaponsy did not matter for the Viet Cong because they were able to use their territory and other things against the US, and make it so that their superior weapons were useless. The US had developed new technology like the agent orange and napalm which were toxic weapons. These did not work well against the Viet Cong and actually caused support of the US army to drop. There was also lots of media going around of the Viet Cong burning and it was not good for the US war effort. But the guns and better technology of the US were nullified by the Guerilla tactics of the Viet Cong.
2. Now write up your answer. Use this structure:
a. The weaknesses of the US were that their tactics of search and destroy, which caused them to lose much support from the vietnamese people, and their bomibng tactics did not do much damage to the communists, and the soldiers had become fearful of the Viet Cong's soldiers because of their use of Guerilla tactics and things such as land mines and booby traps, which made the soldiers live in constant fear. The search and destroy tactics were not effective because although they did kill some soldiers, they caused more trouble by inexperienced soldiers walking into booby traps and mines and they sometimes ended up killing innocent civilians. Because of the civilian losses the population rallied behind the Viet Cong instead of the US. The guerilla tactics of the Viet Cong were much more effective than the Search and Destroy tactics of the US because they didnt cause many problems. The bombing tactics done by the US did no real damage to the Communists at all, it only slowed them down. This was a waste of time, and the soldiers loosing their morale because of the Viet Congs tactics made them not fight as well as they could have and were trained to do, which caused the Us to loose the war.
b. The Communists strengths were that they were very motivated and their soldiers were committed to the cause. They refused to give in showing their strengths compared to those of the US army. They never gave up, even after the US's bombing raids on the Communists military and industry, they were still able to continue operating their supply lines. They were able to still launch raids after the many air raids on north vietnam as well.
c. The U.S. forces had some success. When the US launched bombing raids on the North Vietnamese targets they did manage to damage the Vietnamese's war effort and disrupt the supply lines, and it also enabled the USA to strike at Communist forces after it reduced the ground forces. Finally from 1970 to 1972 heavy bombing campaigns against Hanoi and the port of Haiphong forced the North Vietnamese to begin negotiating with the US.
d.There were major failures as well like the My Lai Massacre. In March of 1968 a unit of Young America soldiers started a search and destroy mission having been told that in the My Lai area there had been Viet Cong head quarters, and 200 Viet Cong guerrillas. The soldiers had been ordered to destroy all of the civilian structures being used by the Viet Cong. They were under the impression that they had been ordered to kill everyone in the villages. Between 300-400 civilians were killed, they were mostly women, children, and old men. In this search and destroy mission no viet cong were actually found or killed. Life Magazine published photographs of the massacre at My Lai. The revelations at My Lai shocked the American public and it was the clearest evidence that the war had gone wrong. The massacre at My Lai cost the US army much trouble with the public support for the war, as well as many innocent civilian lives.
e. The Viet Cong big successes were their guerrilla tactics because they gave the US army a tough resistance and increased their chances of winning the Vietnam War. They did not wear any uniform, they did not have any known headquarters or base camps, they were hard to tell apart from the innocent civilians in the villages, and when they would attack they would retreat back into the jungle which gave the us soldiers much trouble. They wore down the US's army and morale, and this was why it was a major success of the Viet Cong.
f. They also suffered from defeat like the Tet Offensive of 1968. The Viet Cong attacked over 100 cities and other military targets. The US forces had to fight to regain control room by room.The Viet Cong had hoped that the South Vietnam would step up and help them but they ended up not. The Viet Cong lost around 10,000 experienced fighters at this.
h. The key strength of the Viet Cong army was the Guerilla tactics because without them this war probably would had been a lot easier for the US army. The Guerilla Tactics made the soldiers of the US army very frustrated, which caused a lack of morale in the army. This weakened the soldiers as well. The guerrilla tactics caused so much frustration and it made the fighters of the Viet Cong very difficult to find, and therefore harder to kill. Another strength of the Viet Cong was their soldiers who refused to quit, and this was a major reason why they did not lose.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The U.S. Enters the Vietnam War
1. Many neutral observers in Vietnam were critical of US policy. Explain why.
Lots of people were critical of US policy because their tactic of opposing the communist North Vietnamis was to provide support to anti-communist governments in South Vietnam, and these governments were corrupt and treated the people wrongly. Also, the US did not allow the people of Vietnam to hold free elections.
2. Explain how US politicians would have defended their policies.
The US politicians would have defended their policies by saying that they just made them in order to stop communism from spreading, and they would say that if Vietnam fell to communism that others would start to fall as well.
3. The following events are not listed in correct date order. Place them in the correct chronological order.
(1954) U.S. stops elections in Vietnam: political involvement.
The US refused to let them have free elections because we feared they would vote for communism.
(1955) Formation of South Vietnam: political involvement and financial support.
The US needed to support South Vietnam to have any chance of containing communism. This meant that the US supported all of the governments in South Vietnam.
(1960) Viet Cong formed: No direct involvement.
This forced the US to send military aid to the South in order to help fight the guerrila force of the viet cong.
(1961) Viet Cong attacks on U.S. and South Vietnam bases: military involvement
This forced the US to respond with immediate military involvement so as to defend the U.S's world standing and its troops that were stationed in Vietnam.
(1962) JFK sends military advisers: military involvement.
The military advisers were sent to help train the military in South Vietnam. This dragged the US farther and farther into the conflict as it became a target because were were helping the south vietnamis and had to continue because we had already started.
(1962) Number of 'advisers' reaches over 11,500: military involvement.
This caused more tension because the amount of people was less like advisors and more like a small military force.
(1963) U.S. supports South Vietnam government after army overthrow Diem: financial aid.
This caused the US to have to support another corrupt government.
(1963) Assassination of JFK - Johnson becomes president: no direct involvement
US policy towards Vietnam under Johnson became very aggressive and he was looking for an excuse to enter a war in Vietnam.
(1964) Gulf of Tonkin Incident: Military involvement
This was why the US sent a force of 3500 marines to Vietnam.
(1965) U.S. Marines land at Da Nang: military involvement.
The US was now involved in a war in Vietnam.
4. Choose two events that you think were critical in getting the U.S. involved in a war in Vietnam. Explain
your choice.
Two events that were critical in getting the U.S involved in the war in Vietnam were the U.S support of South Vietnamis governments and the assassination of JFK. The US support of the South Vietnamis governments caused us the enter the war because the support for the governments grew when we supported them. Also, the assasination of JFK made us enter the war because Johnson that took his place was much more agressive against the North Vietnamis.
Lots of people were critical of US policy because their tactic of opposing the communist North Vietnamis was to provide support to anti-communist governments in South Vietnam, and these governments were corrupt and treated the people wrongly. Also, the US did not allow the people of Vietnam to hold free elections.
2. Explain how US politicians would have defended their policies.
The US politicians would have defended their policies by saying that they just made them in order to stop communism from spreading, and they would say that if Vietnam fell to communism that others would start to fall as well.
3. The following events are not listed in correct date order. Place them in the correct chronological order.
(1954) U.S. stops elections in Vietnam: political involvement.
The US refused to let them have free elections because we feared they would vote for communism.
(1955) Formation of South Vietnam: political involvement and financial support.
The US needed to support South Vietnam to have any chance of containing communism. This meant that the US supported all of the governments in South Vietnam.
(1960) Viet Cong formed: No direct involvement.
This forced the US to send military aid to the South in order to help fight the guerrila force of the viet cong.
(1961) Viet Cong attacks on U.S. and South Vietnam bases: military involvement
This forced the US to respond with immediate military involvement so as to defend the U.S's world standing and its troops that were stationed in Vietnam.
(1962) JFK sends military advisers: military involvement.
The military advisers were sent to help train the military in South Vietnam. This dragged the US farther and farther into the conflict as it became a target because were were helping the south vietnamis and had to continue because we had already started.
(1962) Number of 'advisers' reaches over 11,500: military involvement.
This caused more tension because the amount of people was less like advisors and more like a small military force.
(1963) U.S. supports South Vietnam government after army overthrow Diem: financial aid.
This caused the US to have to support another corrupt government.
(1963) Assassination of JFK - Johnson becomes president: no direct involvement
US policy towards Vietnam under Johnson became very aggressive and he was looking for an excuse to enter a war in Vietnam.
(1964) Gulf of Tonkin Incident: Military involvement
This was why the US sent a force of 3500 marines to Vietnam.
(1965) U.S. Marines land at Da Nang: military involvement.
The US was now involved in a war in Vietnam.
4. Choose two events that you think were critical in getting the U.S. involved in a war in Vietnam. Explain
your choice.
Two events that were critical in getting the U.S involved in the war in Vietnam were the U.S support of South Vietnamis governments and the assassination of JFK. The US support of the South Vietnamis governments caused us the enter the war because the support for the governments grew when we supported them. Also, the assasination of JFK made us enter the war because Johnson that took his place was much more agressive against the North Vietnamis.
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