LBJ and the Vietnam War by Riley Sheehy https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34 By Riley Sheehy en-us 2018-12-06 16:28:51 UTC 2018-12-07 19:25:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Rolling Thunder 02rsheehy https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311897457 On March 2, 1965, the U.S. commenced bombing raids called Operation Rolling Thunder a joint Navy-Air Force campaign of over 300,000 attacks over 3½ years.]]> 2018-12-06 16:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311897457 Tet Offensive 02rsheehy https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311897562 The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on over 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The US and South Vietnamese forces managed to hold off the attacks. Despite heavy casualties, North Vietnam achieved a strategic victory with the Tet Offensive, as the attacks marked a turning point in the Vietnam War and the beginning of the  American withdrawal from the region.]]> 2018-12-06 16:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311897562 Westmoreland Speech 02rsheehy https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311897638 Westmoreland said that the US were beating the communist, however soon after that speech the Tet Offensive was launched and the US lost support for the war.]]> 2018-12-06 16:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311897638 Escalation 02rsheehy https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311897863 After the Golf of Tonkin and the US joined the war they used zippo raids to try and kill communist in villages they they couldn't see.]]> 2018-12-06 16:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311897863 Gulf of Tonkin 02rsheehy https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311898104 North Vietnam attacked our ships so the US decided to join the fight and the president felt that he had enough reason to use whatever means necessary.]]> 2018-12-06 16:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311898104 Music During the War 02rsheehy https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311938351 The war was splitting the US but music is what was bringing the troops together.  The soldiers would keep their spirits up by playing card games and singing, even with bombs going off in the air, every night. Music also gave people release and a connect to others.]]> 2018-12-06 17:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311938351 Weapons of the War 02rsheehy https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311938720 B-52 bombers
Highly toxic chemical defoliants
F-4 phantom
Bell UH-1 helicopter
M-16 rifle
M-48 tank
M-60 machine gun
SA-7 grail missile
AK-47 rifle
Hand grenades
Agent Orange gas
And various other traps used by the Vietcong]]> 2018-12-06 17:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/02rsheehy/kkm63xrfft34/wish/311938720