Vietnam War by Quinn Swanson https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a By Quinn Swanson en-us 2022-04-21 15:13:56 UTC 2022-04-21 16:09:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Surrogate/Proxy War 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152224602 Where two major powers aren't directly fighting or calling war but they are "fighting" in other ways, like competitions, supporting different sides, etc. ]]> 2022-04-21 15:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152224602 Why wasn't the cold war a traditional war? 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152229055 The cold war had no real fighting, they fought with the space race, opposing sides with the Vietnam war, the Olympics. ]]> 2022-04-21 15:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152229055 Why are the Vietnamese fighting each other? 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152235648 The North wanted Vietnam to be communist and the South wanted Vietnam to prevent communism from spreading. ]]> 2022-04-21 15:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152235648 The Role the US had and Why 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152238185 The US got involved to try and prevent South Vietnam from falling into communism and its spread in it. They started first with more behind-the-scenes stuff but in 1964 they sent troops in. ]]> 2022-04-21 15:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152238185 The Role the USSR had and Why 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152242155 The USSR aided North Vietnam with some troops and weapons because North Vietnam is communist state. ]]> 2022-04-21 15:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152242155 The Results of the War 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152246884 The North took control of the South, so now Vietnam is now a communist country. The Communist North won. Two major effects are the death toll and severely affected the US economy]]> 2022-04-21 15:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152246884 How this Surrogate War was Part of the Cold War 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152254905 The Vietnam war was a surrogate war part of the larger cold war. The Vietnam war wasn’t a war directly between the US and the USSR but they both supported different sides. The USSR supported the north and communism and the US supported the south; anti-communist. So, the Vietnam war was one of the many ways the US and the USSR competed in the Cold War. Today for the US the Vietnam War affected the US economy by inflation because President did not want to pay for the War. It also weakened the US military's confidence and the military switched from drafting to volunteer only. ]]> 2022-04-21 15:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152254905 Sources 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152256567 Digital History
Digital History. (2022). Retrieved 19 April 2022, from https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3469

Vietnam War Timeline
Vietnam War Timeline. (2022). Retrieved 21 April 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/list/vietnam-war-timeline
]]> 2022-04-21 15:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152256567 Timeline 25swansonq https://padlet.com/25swansonq/6udf1fytmhawd65a/wish/2152303608 June 1st, 1954:
The US Air Force col. Launched psychological warfare and a paramilitary task in south Vietnam, many of these actions were to support Ngo Dinh Diem. 
- Significance: Marks the start of the Vietnam War (specifically for the US)

July 21, 1954: 
The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into two. Which quickly became the political borders despite the Geneva Accords writing against it. 
- Significance: The Geneva Reocors said the border should not be interpreted as a political border but quickly became that; ergo North and south sides. 

Nov. 2, 1963: 
Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated to show support for the US but the US had little say in the action. However, the US quickly withdraw its support for the leader after seeing how he handle South Vietnam's majority population of Buddhists with violence. 
- Significance: The US no longer supported the South's leader. 

January 30, 1968: Some 85,000 northern Vietnam troops were sent to 5 major cities in Southern Vietnam but it ended up being an advantage for the US and the South. The North suffered high casualties. 

Nov, 15, 1969: 
Millions of people in the US started to protest the involvement the US has in Vietnam. 
- Significance: Americans started to take notice and action of what was going on

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