Vietnam war
By Daniel Harvey
- Created by: Dan1808
- Created on: 09-04-14 11:18
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- Vietnam
- USA involvement
- 1968-75
- Tet offensive which was in 1968 and it revealed US as weak as they were losing to a third world country showing Kennedy and Johnsons lies plus it show a Viet Cong P.O.W being assassinated on US TV which was done by General Liam
- Khe Sanh and isolated outposts attacked which was part of Op Hamlet was a distraction for this but they were defeated by Westmorelands forces however they did lose 52 towns and 36 cities all along the west coast
- US had to destroy villages to save them like Village Ben Tre
- 5000 dead in Hue and 3000 civilians plus forced 10000 refuges to run
- My Lai massacre in 1968 which was when they killed 200 innocent people when the "Villagers went to market" Supposingily only leave NLF and supporters of NLF
- LT. William Calley got the blame and released after three years
- Ho Chi Minh dies in 1969 and Nixon reduces ground troops by 1972 to 49000
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- Westmoreland
- Op Ranch hand ***** 3m acres of forest
- Op cedar falls focus on iron triangle and saigon made PLAF lose 3000 troops
- Op Ranch hand ***** 3m acres of forest
- Resignation of McNamara
- Tet offensive which was in 1968 and it revealed US as weak as they were losing to a third world country showing Kennedy and Johnsons lies plus it show a Viet Cong P.O.W being assassinated on US TV which was done by General Liam
- 50-68
- Operation Rolling Thunder 1965
- Op. Phoenix 1968
- Had to impede the N and destroy their transport
- US strategic Hamlet 1962
- NLF&PLAF= 3000 troops and rid 2600 out of 3700 bases
- 61- Inavsion of the bay of pigs which started in Cuba in 1959 and by 1962 Cuban missile crisis
- 63-Assasinatons
- Doves- 62- William Harriman and hawks- joint chief of staffs
- 500 m aid to S.V and 61= 800 to 3000 advisors, 62-10000 and 63-16000
- Green berets and Civilian irregular defence groups
- 61- Winston Churchill of asia
- 63- Battle of Ap back = not attack 350 lightly armed VC with 2000 ARVN
- 61- Winston Churchill of asia
- Green berets and Civilian irregular defence groups
- 500 m aid to S.V and 61= 800 to 3000 advisors, 62-10000 and 63-16000
- Battle of dien bien phu-54
- Gulf of tokin-64
- General Khanh led 215000 ARVN+ 250000 supporters
- VC= 26000 + 70000 volunteers
- General Khanh led 215000 ARVN+ 250000 supporters
- Gulf of tokin-64
- 65- Viet cong attack airbase and kill 9, wound 120 and destroy 22 aircrasts
- 1968-75
- Problems they faced
- Hate ARVN as not based on skill but who was loyal to General Ky &Thiew
- Few were Buddhist when population was 86% Buddhist
- KSU 1970
- Capital building throwing medals
- Doge drafting= Burning or ripping drafts
- Made up of anti nuclear campaigns, pafacists and anti war protestors and students and Vietnam veterans
- Doge drafting= Burning or ripping drafts
- Capital building throwing medals
- Over 700000 veterans have PTSD
- 1 year of duty- Holiday to Japan and this would make them not want to go back thus they would go a wall as well as get STD's or addicted on drugs
- Statistics made by pentagon are wrong as count innocents as VC
- China and USSR support ( ammunition, anti aircraft guns, T-54 tanks and MIG fighters)
- Peoples war
- Guerrilla warfare
- Corruption of S.V regime
- Too much US involvement
- General Westmoreland=206000 more troops but seven wise men and Clifford against this
- No Public support as spit on those who came home
- 66- 500000 anti war protest in Ny, 67-10000 in DC 71- 300000 in DC and Hippy movement
- 65-99000 troops,66-268000, 67-449000, 68-535000, 69-539000, 70-415000,71-239000, 72-49000
- 68- economic crisis
- Thich Quang Duc in 1963 and martial law
- 26m US men can be drafted only 13 million did
- Hate ARVN as not based on skill but who was loyal to General Ky &Thiew
- Overall
- Overall it was a failure as
they got so entangled which is emphasised by the troops in 69- being at a peak
of 539000 with 500 million aid and all the other things **** the S.O.G and the
green berets, and by the end of it they left Vietnam doomed to fail as
they had a corrupt government
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- Overall it was a failure as
they got so entangled which is emphasised by the troops in 69- being at a peak
of 539000 with 500 million aid and all the other things **** the S.O.G and the
green berets, and by the end of it they left Vietnam doomed to fail as
they had a corrupt government
- Background
- 1930- Ho chi Minh led peasant revolts
- 41- Viet Minh fromed from ICP and moderate groups
- 1945- Vietnams independence along with the Philippines, japan 51 and the Karin treaty for Korea in 1943
- 46- war of resistance
- 50- DRV recognised
- 46- war of resistance
- 1945- Vietnams independence along with the Philippines, japan 51 and the Karin treaty for Korea in 1943
- 41- Viet Minh fromed from ICP and moderate groups
- 1930- Ho chi Minh led peasant revolts
- USA involvement
- 1970- Henry Kissinger starts peace talks
- 1973 ceasefire
- 1975- PAVN invade the south
- 1973 ceasefire
- Needed to protect Khe sanh better as had to drop 10000 tons of bomb to save it
- Cu Chi Tunnels which were 45 miles longs plus booby traps
- 62- B52 bombers attacked communist parties in Laos
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