Escalating the War
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Escalating the WarEscalating the War
Mr. BachMr. Bach
Hudson High SchoolHudson High School
United States HistoryUnited States History
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Operation Rolling Operation Rolling ThunderThunder
• Bombing of Bombing of North Vietnam North Vietnam and the “Ho Chi and the “Ho Chi Minh Trail”Minh Trail”
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DefoliationDefoliation
• Dense jungle Dense jungle needed to be needed to be cleared so cleared so NVA/VC could NVA/VC could not hide.not hide.– Agent OrangeAgent Orange– NapalmNapalm
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Napalm AttackNapalm Attack
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U.S. Troop Deployments U.S. Troop Deployments to ‘Namto ‘Nam
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200,000
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1961 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
U.S. Troops
General William Westmoreland
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Ground MissionGround Mission
• Army and Army and Marines went Marines went on “Search on “Search and Destroy” and Destroy” Missions.Missions.
• Encountered Encountered booby traps booby traps and an enemy and an enemy they couldn’t they couldn’t see.see.
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Death EverywhereDeath Everywhere
Punji Stick Pits
Bouncing Betty Mines
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The DraftThe Draft• Poor Poor
Americans Americans (and blacks) (and blacks) disproportionadisproportionally served in lly served in Vietnam.Vietnam.
• Draft Draft ExemptionsExemptions
Muhammad Ali refuses to fight
The Draft Lottery
Instituted in 1969 for fairness
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Dodging the DraftDodging the Draft
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The Living Room WarThe Living Room War
• Because of TV, Because of TV, Americans Americans experience the experience the horrors of war horrors of war every day for every day for the first time.the first time.
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The Impact of the Living The Impact of the Living Room WarRoom War
A suspected VC Captain executed by South Vietnamese Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan in
1968
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1968 – The Tet 1968 – The Tet OffensiveOffensive
• NVA and VC launch NVA and VC launch a simultaneous a simultaneous surprise attack on surprise attack on 100 cities and 100 cities and bases.bases.
• Take every city, but Take every city, but are beaten back are beaten back the Americansthe Americans
• CasualtiesCasualties– 45,000 NVA and VC45,000 NVA and VC– 2,300 ARVN2,300 ARVN– 1,100 US1,100 US
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A Victory becomes a A Victory becomes a LossLoss
““If I’ve lost Cronkite I’ve lost middle If I’ve lost Cronkite I’ve lost middle America.” - LBJAmerica.” - LBJ
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““Hey, Hey, LBJ – How Many Hey, Hey, LBJ – How Many Kids did you Kill Today?”Kids did you Kill Today?”
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A Ruined PresidencyA Ruined Presidency