https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40 en-us 2022-04-13 15:30:43 UTC 2022-04-20 15:13:55 UTC hello@padlet.com 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142587433 April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953]]> 2022-04-13 15:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142587433 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142587704 January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961]]> 2022-04-13 15:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142587704 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142587859 January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963]]> 2022-04-13 15:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142587859 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142588019 November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969]]> 2022-04-13 15:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142588019 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142588104 January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974]]> 2022-04-13 15:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142588104 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142726369 Speech by President Nixon: Document #2
       - wanted to slowly withdrawl from Vietnam, thought that if they were going to suddenly exit, it would be a disaster
       - thought that if they left it would spread communism, cost America more lives, and bring more war
       - didn't want to put a lot of attention on the fact that NV was going to win the war
- wanted to allow SV to become more independent and help from afar
Vietnam Notes: 
       - Nixon has major modivation to desculate the war after the riots]]> 2022-04-13 17:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142726369 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142883957 History.com
      - Accepted Nazi Germany's surrender
      - Decided to use an atomic bomb against Japan in order to end WWII
      - Start of the Cold War in 1946, fear of communism started to rise 
      -  NATO formed, military alliance between Canada, France, UK, etc.
      - Communits came to power after revolution in China 
      - Soviets test their first nuclear wepon 
      - Sent military aid to South Korea after they were invaded by North Korea, hurt Truman's popularity 
      - Start of France IndoChina War

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      - Truman Doctorite: provide aid to Greece and Turkey to protect them from communist progression
      - Marshall Plan: gave billions of dollars to help economic recovery in European Nations after WWII
            - also gave money to try and stop communism, thought that communism grew in economically depression regions 
      - Fair Deal: national medical insurance, federal housing programs, higher minimum wage, assistance for farmers, increased Social Security and Civil rights reforms
      - Created executive orders to end segregation in US military and in government jobs 
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- Revenue Act of 1950: increased corporation and income taxes]]> 2022-04-13 19:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142888601 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142889642       - Wanted to create a social reform, Fair Act
      - Supported creation of NATO
      - proposed containment to contain the part of the country that was communist
      - wanted to give money to support people from communists (France), but also wanted to stand up for people fighting for freedom (Vietnam)
- gave help to both
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      - Cold War began to esculate
      - Indochina starts war to gain independence from France, gives Grance more money and weapons to fight against communists 
      - Vietnam is split into the 17th parrallel, Eisenhower tries to help South Vietnam 
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      -  Korean War ends, the two contries are split
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- Ho Chi Minh becomes president of North Vietnam (communist president)]]> 2022-04-13 19:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142904203 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142906463 Miller Center
      - National Secuirty Policy 1953: maintain vitality of US while building strength for Cold War, wanted to use nuclear weapons to scare off communist countries, CIA used to carry secret actions against Soviet Union, create and strengthen allies
      - Increased budget for Air Force and nuclear weapons 
      - Eisenhower Doctorine: a country could request acconomic or military aid from US if it was being threatended by armed state
      - Invested huge amounts of money to help build SV new government
      - Sent more money and resources to France 
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      - After Ho Chi Minh became president, USA...
               - refused to sign Geneva Accord 
               - gave military support to Diem
- Set up military advisors in South Vietnam captial ]]> 2022-04-13 19:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142906463 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142907509 Miller Center
      - wanted to scare away communists, and tried to build up strength during Cold War
      - determined to stay out of French war in Vietnam
              - did not want to put any ground troops in South Asia
      - wanted to take a tougher stant against communism by raising money against communist actions ]]> 2022-04-13 19:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142907509 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142925798  Vietnam Notes
       - Anti-Diem movement begin in 1963
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        - Diem continuously became corrupt and unpopular
        - Viet Cong pursued independence campian, created Nation Liberation Front in SV 
        - Diem Assasinated 
KENNEDY ASSASINATED]]> 2022-04-13 19:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142925798 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142926148 Vietnam Notes 
      - Increased military advisors in Vietnam (Green Barrets) 
      - Encouraged Diem to introduce social/political reform
      - insurgency operations against communists begin
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      - used economic aid, ecouraged nation building 
      - supported Diem and ARVN 
- Project 'Beef-up': sent more military adivsors and equipment

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       - Flexible response to comunism
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        - promised that the USA would support freedom around the world 
        - didn't want to appear soft on communism 
        - Belived in the Domino theroy in Asia, that's why containment was essential
- wanted to strengthen ARVN, but not get involved in the war]]> 2022-04-13 19:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142926659 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142940270 The School History Project 
      - American patrols fired on in Gulf of Toxin (a ocean off coast of Northern Vietnam)
      - 100,000 soldiers sent to vietnam by the Joint Cheifs of Staff 
      - Officaly enter the Vietnam War, fight by direct bombing and deployment of ground troops, wanted to flush out VietCong supporters and minimise support from Villagers
      - American public oppose war and political decisions and create many different riots
      - America had many oppertunites to leave Vietnam 
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      - VietCong had over 1/2 of South Vietnam when Kenedy was assasinated 
      - Tent Offensive: Jan. 1968, VietCong attacks US base, US forces retaliate and attack VietCong and 36 cities and towns 
- NLF highly sucessful ]]> 2022-04-13 20:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2142940270 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2143828894 School History Project
      - 500,000 soldiers put into Vietnam by the end of his presidency
      - Gulf of Toxin Resolution: Congress passed a response to attack allowing president to take any force he wanted without approval from Congress, only the president directed the war 
Vietnam Notes
- Tried to convince American citizens and Congress to do esculate US involvement in SV

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      - Believed that only full-scale military force could stop the collapse of SV government
      - didn't think there were any other options besides going into war with Vietnam 
      - Didn't want to hurt America's reputation in the war, didn't want to be neutral because it would make America seem like a wimp
               - "But George, wouldn't all these countries say that Uncle Sam was a paper Tiger, wouldn't we lose credibility breaking the word of three presidents, if we did as you have proposed?"
      - wanted to act accoriding to the priciples and traditions of the nation
      - goal was to remake the Vietnamese society, allow them to be able to shape their own destny and be free
- felt an obligation to help Vietnam because they made a promise to help them kept their independence]]> 2022-04-14 12:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2143829410 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2143903811 Vietnam Notes:
       - Spring 1970, US beings Cambodia Campain: Bomb North Vietnam with help of Kissinger
        - Kent State University Riots: many riots occur against bombing campain, one of the worst in Vietnam
                 - National Guard called in, kills 4 college students and injured another 9
         - My Lai: group of American troops destroyed village in Vietnam and created a huge massacure 
                  - didn't sit well with pubilc, many saw it as a low point for soldiers humanity
          - Fighting lasts after US leave in 1973
          - Ford Declares end of war at Tulan University
          - Most ARVN troops surendered by 1976, and VietCong slowly took over 
- Vietnam War marked as the first American combat loss ]]> 2022-04-14 13:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2143903811 9960162 https://padlet.com/9960162/fh5p68bx1f9k5y40/wish/2143906739 Vietnam Notes:
      - Vietnamization: South Vietnam gradually takes responsibility of war with the help of US 
             - US slowly gets less involved, decreased number of troops, limits to only air attacks
       - VietCong slowly takes over west SV from the Ho Chi Minh Trail 
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        - provided South Vietnam with training and improved their weapons once they left the war
              - didn't want to leave allies in the dust
Britanica: 
- Nixon Doctorite: US would support allies with military and economic aid instead of ground troops

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