HIS 1111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Thích Quảng Đức, Tet Offensive, Vietnamization
21 Oct 2016
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French Indochina & The Vietnam War
-Vietnam is to be partitioned along the 17th parallel
-the northern area is by ho chi mein
-the south vietnamese president was an american administered catholic
-supposed to be a superpower free zone
-in two years there is supposed to be an election and reunification of Vietnam overseen by the
UN
-geneva accords in 1954, the americans did not agree to or sign or the south vietnamese
regime
-1954-1955 the US trying to keep out communism
-Diem was catholic and extremely corrupt
-the self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc, June 1963
-by 1955 to 1959 - 285-685 US members in Vietnam
-300 million dollars in military support from the US
-guerrilla movements in the south waiting to remobilize
-catholics in the north wanting to move south
-vietcong is a racist term used by the south to refer to northern vietnamese communists
-between 1959 and 1963 US military personal goes 685 to 1600
-1963 diem runs in an election, he arrests the opposition, discredits everybody he can, he
looses the election 6:1, he is soundly beaten by people imprisoned, he is murdered in 1963
(same month as JFK)
-twelve changes in government in south Vietnam
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-184000 troops in 1965
-385000 1966
-535000 1967
-542000 1969
-strong “tet” offensive in 1968, the communists loose 45000 troops, the south vietnamese only
lose 2000 showing the strength of the american position
-the fall of saigon 1975
-nixon comes into power in 1969 as a republican, he outlines “vietnamisation” which is
strengthening south vietnamese to fight against the north vietnamese
-by the end of 1971 there are only 139000 US soldiers in Vietnam
-April 1975 vietnamese forces empty Saigon, the US embassy
-the end of summer in 1975 Laos also becomes a communist state
-3x the amount of bombs dropped on Germany is dropped on Vietnam
-58000 americans killed, longest war in american history
-south Vietnam looses two million, 220000 military personnel
-north Vietnam looses two million, 1.1 million military personnel
-150 billion US dollars, 200 billion spent on aid for veterans
- ideology lead the Vietnam war, wanting to stop communism
-read the textbook p. 294-295
The United States (1950-1970)
-the 1950s were seen as a conservative decade in the united states
-the social roles for men, women and children and those of different races were well defined
-a period of conservatism for some, mcarthism and the fear of communism
-an urbanization movement takes place, the creation of the suburban city
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Document Summary
Vietnam is to be partitioned along the 17th parallel. The northern area is by ho chi mein. The south vietnamese president was an american administered catholic. Supposed to be a superpower free zone. In two years there is supposed to be an election and reuni cation of vietnam overseen by the. Geneva accords in 1954, the americans did not agree to or sign or the south vietnamese regime. 1954-1955 the us trying to keep out communism. The self-immolation of thich quang duc, june 1963. By 1955 to 1959 - 285-685 us members in vietnam. 300 million dollars in military support from the us. Guerrilla movements in the south waiting to remobilize. Catholics in the north wanting to move south. Vietcong is a racist term used by the south to refer to northern vietnamese communists. Between 1959 and 1963 us military personal goes 685 to 1600.
