HIS 2366 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Kindergarten, Massive Resistance, Orval Faubus
13 Dec 2015
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Lecture #33 notes lauren poor his 2366 (fall 2015) Containment policy created u. s. opposition to any government (communist or not) that appeared to threaten u. s. strategic/economic plans. Origins of the vietnam war (a french war: ho chi minh declares independence for vietnam from france, french troops returned to reclaim their territory. U. s. (under ike) provides support but not troops. Rejecting nsc (national security council) advice to use nuclear weapons: says that it is literally the worst thing we can do right now. Eisenhower gives famous domino theory speech: april 7, 1954, new foreign policy has importance. If we lose in vietnam, eventually the rest of southeast asia will fall. Domino theory speech influences future justifications of u. s. involvement abroad. U. s. supports ngo dinh diem in south vietnam (mostly agricultural; small farms) Dissent did exist: if we focus so much consumerism/affluence, we"re missing something.
