LBJ & The Vietnam War by Taylor Biss https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v Created by Taylor Biss en-us 2018-12-06 17:20:28 UTC 2026-01-05 19:34:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png Tet Offensive 01tbiss https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/311927706 Tet is the vietnamese new year. The North Viatnamese military commander chose January 31st as the date to surprise attack US and South Vietnam, in hopes to collapse their forces. ]]> 2018-12-06 17:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/311927706 Rolling Thunder 01tbiss https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/311931322 March 2nd 1965, commenced the bombing raids. Pilots few F-100 and F-105 aircrafts. Rolling Thunder was a profound failure. ]]> 2018-12-06 17:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/311931322 USS Maddox 01tbiss https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/311933841 On August 2nd 1964, North Viatnamese patrol torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox, the destroyer was in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin. This attack gave the U.S congress the decision to begin fighting back. ]]> 2018-12-06 17:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/311933841 US Escalation in Vietnam 01tbiss https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/311937481 LBJ's election victory sped up this process. Vietnam military was unable to control Viet Cong and the Vietnam government was at risk for collapse.
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2. Agent Orange - kills all vegetation]]> 2018-12-06 17:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/311940400 Music Of the Era 01tbiss https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/313921367 Songs of the Era were dramatic and anti-war. Some songs to fit the anti-war theme were "For What It's Worth," "War," and "What's Going On." All representing that people did not know what was going on. ]]> 2018-12-12 16:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/313921367 Raids and Patrols 01tbiss https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/323990241 1.) South Vietnam conducted attacks that were backed by the U.S along the North Vietnamese coast
2.) Lieutenant general Wiliam C. shifted from land to sea.]]> 2019-01-24 16:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/323990241 01tbiss https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/323992993 2019-01-24 16:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/01tbiss/9dfit6tb0s4v/wish/323992993