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.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Cuban Missile Crisis
1. Kennedy described Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 27 as the darkest days of the crisis. Use the information on page 350 to explain why.
Kennedy described these days as the darkest days of the crisis because on the 24th there was a very big chance that a war would happen, because if the Soviet ships had attacked the blockade, we would have had to answer their attack and a war would have developed. The 27th made it seem like there was no way that the problem could be solved diplomatically because Kennedy was not going to agree with the terms that he was given.
2. Do you think that nuclear war was ever a possibility in this crisis?
I think that nuclear war was a possibility during the crisis. If one of the countries would have attacked then the nuclear weapons would have been used because they were in the countries arsenal.
3. Is Source 26 a Soviet or an American cartoon? Explain your answer by referring to the details in the cartoon.
I think source six is American cartoon. It seems to blame both of the leaders for wanting nuclear war, and the society of communists in the USSR i don't think would have allowed this. Also the bombs have an h on them, and h is an american letter showing that they are our bombs and not the russians.
4. Using Source 27 list any evidence you can find for and against each of the explanations.
To bargain with the US
-Removal of missiles in Turkey
-not much effort put into the deals
To test US
-thought Kennedy was a weak president
-this was not good because there was the threat of a nuclear war
To trap US
-very close in proximity to the US
-not necessary
To get the upper hand in the arms race
- it balanced US installments in Europe and Turkey
- there was still a chance of a retaliation.
To defend Cuba
-no reason that they would want to have a nuclear war
-close to the US
5. Choose the explanation(s) that you think best fit what you have found out about the crisis. Explain your choice.
I think that best explanation would be that Kruschev was trying to gain an upper hand in the arms race. At the time the US and its allies nations had missiles a lot closer to the USSR than The USSR had to the US. Also, short to medium range missiles that were kept in Cuba could be used to bomb Washington D.C and New York.
Kennedy described these days as the darkest days of the crisis because on the 24th there was a very big chance that a war would happen, because if the Soviet ships had attacked the blockade, we would have had to answer their attack and a war would have developed. The 27th made it seem like there was no way that the problem could be solved diplomatically because Kennedy was not going to agree with the terms that he was given.
2. Do you think that nuclear war was ever a possibility in this crisis?
I think that nuclear war was a possibility during the crisis. If one of the countries would have attacked then the nuclear weapons would have been used because they were in the countries arsenal.
3. Is Source 26 a Soviet or an American cartoon? Explain your answer by referring to the details in the cartoon.
I think source six is American cartoon. It seems to blame both of the leaders for wanting nuclear war, and the society of communists in the USSR i don't think would have allowed this. Also the bombs have an h on them, and h is an american letter showing that they are our bombs and not the russians.
4. Using Source 27 list any evidence you can find for and against each of the explanations.
To bargain with the US
-Removal of missiles in Turkey
-not much effort put into the deals
To test US
-thought Kennedy was a weak president
-this was not good because there was the threat of a nuclear war
To trap US
-very close in proximity to the US
-not necessary
To get the upper hand in the arms race
- it balanced US installments in Europe and Turkey
- there was still a chance of a retaliation.
To defend Cuba
-no reason that they would want to have a nuclear war
-close to the US
5. Choose the explanation(s) that you think best fit what you have found out about the crisis. Explain your choice.
I think that best explanation would be that Kruschev was trying to gain an upper hand in the arms race. At the time the US and its allies nations had missiles a lot closer to the USSR than The USSR had to the US. Also, short to medium range missiles that were kept in Cuba could be used to bomb Washington D.C and New York.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Eisenhower & the Cold War
How did the United States react to the following 7 events, and why?
1. The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.
The U.S reacted to this by starting the Hydrogen Bomb race and also winning the race to make it. The US also put in place programs in order to help people survive a nuclear fallout if there was one. The programs were put in place because they needed a backup if a nuclear war happened.
2. In 1951, the Iranian prime minister placed the oil industry in Iran under the Iranian government’s control.
The U.S Government used the CIA and money lending to the old government counter the new regime. The US did this because we were afraid that if they did not get the money for oil that they would go to the Soviet Union for help.
3. The Guatemalan head of government gave American-owned land in Guatemala to peasants.
The U.S had the CIA train an army had this army invade Guatemala. We did this because we believed that the Guatemalan government had Communist sympathizers in it.
4. In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal.
The U.N acted on this in order to stop the fighting. The united states was responsible for this conflict though because we did not loan money to Egypt, which made Egypt nationalize the Suez Canal.
5. Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and fired on protesters in 1956.
Trueman Doctrine.
6. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
The U.S responded to this by rushing to develop its own satellite, and they completed this at the end of January 1958.
7. In 1960, the Soviet Union brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
The U.S said that they would stop the flight. They refused to apologize, and the arms race talks with the Soviet Union was canceled.
1. The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.
The U.S reacted to this by starting the Hydrogen Bomb race and also winning the race to make it. The US also put in place programs in order to help people survive a nuclear fallout if there was one. The programs were put in place because they needed a backup if a nuclear war happened.
2. In 1951, the Iranian prime minister placed the oil industry in Iran under the Iranian government’s control.
The U.S Government used the CIA and money lending to the old government counter the new regime. The US did this because we were afraid that if they did not get the money for oil that they would go to the Soviet Union for help.
3. The Guatemalan head of government gave American-owned land in Guatemala to peasants.
The U.S had the CIA train an army had this army invade Guatemala. We did this because we believed that the Guatemalan government had Communist sympathizers in it.
4. In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal.
The U.N acted on this in order to stop the fighting. The united states was responsible for this conflict though because we did not loan money to Egypt, which made Egypt nationalize the Suez Canal.
5. Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and fired on protesters in 1956.
Trueman Doctrine.
6. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
The U.S responded to this by rushing to develop its own satellite, and they completed this at the end of January 1958.
7. In 1960, the Soviet Union brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
The U.S said that they would stop the flight. They refused to apologize, and the arms race talks with the Soviet Union was canceled.
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