SURROGATE WARS Research (vietnam) by Malaya Jackson https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms By: Malaya Jackson en-us 2022-04-21 13:01:55 UTC 2022-04-21 13:35:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Define a ‘surrogate/proxy war 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152007709 A proxy war occurs when a major power instigates or plays a major role in supporting and directing a party to a conflict but does only a small portion of the actual fighting itself. Surrogate warfare describes a  strategic of warfare, in whole or in part, to human and technological substitutes in order to minimize the costs of war.]]> 2022-04-21 13:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152007709 Explain how the Cold War is not a traditional kind of war. 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152009650 It was cold because the U.S. and the Soviet Union did not fight each other directly.]]> 2022-04-21 13:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152009650 Why are the Vietnamese fighting each other in the early 1950s? 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152011471 The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War.]]> 2022-04-21 13:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152011471 What part or role did the United States play in the Vietnam War and WHY? 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152013522 They attempted to prevent the spread of communism. Because they were  afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia.]]> 2022-04-21 13:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152013522 What part or role did the Soviet Union play in the Vietnam War and WHY? 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152015292 Aided North Vietnam. Because they hoped to build and expand communism in  Asia.]]> 2022-04-21 13:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152015292 Create a timeline of 5 significant events in the Vietnam War. Explain the significance of 3 of the 5. 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152033759 March 16, 1968- As many as 500 unarmed villagers are killed by U.S. Army troops in the hamlet of My Lai. Groups of women, children, and elderly men are shot at close range. Significance is the My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. November 15, 1969- Millions of people across the United States protest the continued U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Significance is the antiwar demonstrations that represent the largest public protests in U.S. history. May 4, 1970- Members of the Ohio National Guard open fire on unarmed at Kent state University, killing four and wounding nine college students. Significance is the incident that catalyzes the growing anti war movement. March 29, 1973- The last U.S. military unit leaves Vietnam. April 29, 1975- Over the next 24 hours, some 7,000 Americans and South Vietnamese are flown to safety.







]]> 2022-04-21 13:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152033759 What were the results of this war? (Who won? What were two major effects of this war?) 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152040466 Communist forces ended the war by seizing control of South Vietnam in 1975, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year. The Vietnam War severely damaged the U.S. economy. The war also weakened the U.S. military.]]> 2022-04-21 13:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152040466 Two citations using Cite This for Me 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152041922 Vietnam War Timeline
"Vietnam War Timeline". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2022, https://www.britannica.com/list/vietnam-war-timeline. Accessed 21 Apr 2022.


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]]> 2022-04-21 13:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152041922 Explain, using examples, how this surrogate/proxy war is a part of the larger Cold War and how the war connects to the present day. Must provide an example. 25jacksonm https://padlet.com/25jacksonm/20ob1r9neh56ffms/wish/2152053002 After the war, the tension between communist and democratic of government strained relations between the Soviet Union and the United States. It provided the political underpinnings of the Cold War.  It was  the only conflict that ended in defeat for American arms. The war caused turmoil on the home front, as anti-war protests became a feature of American life. Vietnam's population has grown rapidly and now exceeds 85 million people. The population of Saigon tripled during the Vietnam War to reach three million in 1970.

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