Vietnam War Padlet by Matthew Sudak https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl en-us 2022-04-21 12:50:20 UTC 2022-04-21 13:51:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Surrogate War 25sudakm https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2151992688 When a major power provides aid to a smaller weaker nation in a war. Playing a major role in the war, but not participating in direct fighting often.]]> 2022-04-21 12:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2151992688 How the cold war is not a Traditional War 25sudakm https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152000639 Unlike most wars, the cold war never had any direct fighting between the two superpowers. And there were never any declarations of war signed. The US and Soviets instead participated in several proxy wars between smaller and weaker nations in an attempt to spread their ideologies to 3rd world nations.]]> 2022-04-21 13:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152000639 Why were the Vietnamese fighting each-other in the 50s? 25sudakm https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152005698 After the French Exit out of Indochina, Vietnam was divided between the north and south. The North was a soviet supported communist dictatorship, and the South was a US Supported Capitalist Dictatorship. Both Dictators wanted to reunite Vietnam, but under their own regime.]]> 2022-04-21 13:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152005698 What part or role does the United States play in the Vietnam War and WHY? 25sudakm https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152016370 The United States supported South Vietnam, and sent thousands of Soldiers to participate in the war and also teach the South Vietnamese military how to fight. Theories such as the domino effect pushed the US to get involved out of fear of communism spreading across asia.]]> 2022-04-21 13:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152016370 What part or role did the Soviet Union play in the Vietnam War and WHY? 25sudakm https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152018893 The Soviet Union Supported the Viet Cong, sending only 3000 troops to teach the North Vietnamese military tactics. Unlike the US, they barely participated in any direct fighting with the south. And The Soviets Sought to expand communism across asia.]]> 2022-04-21 13:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152018893 Create a timeline of 5 significant events in the Vietnam War. Explain the significance of 3 of the 5. 25sudakm https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152043683 1. Collapse of French Indochina and the Rise of Ho Chi Minh: Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's Independence from France on September 2, 1945, just hours after Japan's surrender in World War II. When the French rejected his plan, the Viet Minh resorted to guerilla warfare to fight for an independent Vietnam.
2. Gulf of Tonkin Incident
3. The 1954 Geneva Accords Divided Vietnam
4. The Cold War: Vietnam was divided during The Cold War, when tensions between the U.S. and The Soviet Union was at an all-time high. Mao Zedong had proclaimed the creation of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, and in January of 1950, China joined with the Soviet Union to formally recognize the communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
5. The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem: After several violations of human rights under the leadership of Ngo Dinh Diem, the United States backed a military coup in which Diem and his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, were murdered. The coup was followed by a chaotic succession of 12 different governments in South Vietnam between 1963 and 1965.


]]> 2022-04-21 13:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152043683 Two ways that this surrogate/proxy war is a part of the larger Cold War 25sudakm https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152065864 It was a part of the Soviet Union and United States campaign of sponsoring infighting countries, in an attempt to extend influence of their preferred ideologies. It was also part of the US' containment program that sought to prevent communism from spreading.
https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history#:~:text=The%20Vietnam%20War%20was%20a,principal%20ally%2C%20the%20United%20States.]]> 2022-04-21 13:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152065864 What were the results of this war? 25sudakm https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152073923 After the US had pulled out two years prior, the south fell and the north had fully united vietnam under Communist rule. After the war, the US economy was damaged from years of pumping resources into the war. President Johnson, who was unwilling to pay taxes released a cycle of inflation that would tremendously affect the economy years later. Vietnam would also intervene in the Khmer civil war to stop pol pot's reign as he was murdering millions and intended to purge even more.]]> 2022-04-21 13:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/25sudakm/7m0ly0l5qs1z4agl/wish/2152073923