https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr en-us 2017-01-17 20:08:53 UTC 2025-11-22 17:14:53 UTC hello@padlet.com 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147674150 http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history

]]> 2017-01-17 20:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147674150 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147703413 Call of Duty: Black Ops (one-third of single player campaign is set in Vietnam and in countries affected by the war, such as Laos and Cambodia)]]> 2017-01-17 23:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147703413 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147703511 Peace Signs (popular among anti-war activists during Vietnam War)]]> 2017-01-17 23:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147703511 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147703589 Full Metal Jacket (set during the Tet Offensive; follows U.S. Marines through training for Vietnam)]]> 2017-01-17 23:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147703589 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147704107 2017-01-17 23:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147704107 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147704219 Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)]]> 2017-01-17 23:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147704219 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147704424 War by Edwin Starr (1969)]]> 2017-01-17 23:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147704424 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147705463 Erected on the National Wall in Washington, D.C. in 1982, this memorial pays tribute to those that died while serving in the Vietnam War]]> 2017-01-18 00:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147705463 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147706189 Dedicated to the fallen soldiers who fought for the Vietnamese during the Vietnam War]]> 2017-01-18 00:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147706189 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147946394 Run Through the Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970]]> 2017-01-18 20:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147946394 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147947286 AWOL- absent without leave; leaving a post or position without official permission
Bird- any aircraft, mostly referring to helicopters
Charlie- another name for the Viet Cong
Deuce-and-a-half- two-and-a-half ton truck
Tet- Buddhist holiday in January; Buddha's birthday
XO- executive officer
http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Glossary/Sixties_Term_Gloss_U_Z.html#Letter

]]> 2017-01-18 20:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/147947286 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148229754 2017-01-19 20:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148229754 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148514300 2017-01-21 13:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148514300 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148514437 The war came with many casualties, as over 60,000 men gave their lives for their country.

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]]> 2017-01-21 13:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148514437 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148514935 Soldiers that were injuried or killed were often taken to helicopters for evacuaction.
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The Domino Effect was a popular theory during the Cold War era that if one country fell to communism, then surrounding countries will fall in line. The Vietcong, fighting for Vietnam and communism, are seen here starting the Vietnam domino, with Laos, Cambodia, and other countries behind it.]]> 2017-01-21 23:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536320 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536479 https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjFrPHFstTRAhVD1CYKHY6cB6IQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2F1960sand1970sblog.wordpress.com%2Fpolitical-cartoons%2F&bvm=bv.144224172,d.amc&psig=AFQjCNGMV65EcVAzttY-R_oYdBVzLgl8nA&ust=1485127589082535
With the Cold War nearing its height, U.S. citizens believed that if the government wanted to get out of the Vietnam War, the antithesis would happen, thus causing the country to be further involved with other Asian countries.]]> 2017-01-21 23:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536479 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536793 The Vietnam War was most likely the war most hated by the American people.]]> 2017-01-21 23:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536793 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536814 Media portrayal of the war caused public outrage as this was the first time gruesome injuries from war was shown on television.]]> 2017-01-21 23:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536814 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536888 President Richard Nixon was elected towards the end of the war. Much of the public called this "Nixon's War" even though he ended American intervention with the country of Vietnam]]> 2017-01-21 23:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536888 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536979 Another reason the war was so hated was the return of the military draft. This meant that men in draft age were chosen at random to serve in the military. Many chosen decided to flee to Canada and Mexico to avoid being drafted]]> 2017-01-21 23:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148536979 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148577640 https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwja3sDRmdbRAhVLRCYKHd0RDQUQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftetturningpoint.weebly.com%2Flasting-legacy.html&psig=AFQjCNHvDfSpk2lSo4DmvDlfAtg8C5E5aA&ust=1485189866282021
The Vietnam War was heavily opposed by the American people, as above 60% of the population would oppose it by the time all American troops were pulled out of Vietnam.]]> 2017-01-22 16:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148577640 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148578016 http://millercenter.org/president/lbjohnson/speeches/speech-4041 (there is an explanation of the speech on the right side of the screen)
President Lyndon B. Johnson restates the idea that the U.S. will not decommit from the Southeast Asian countries due to the spread of communism. Going on to say than without U.S. intervention the region would fall to communism, Johnson also answers questions that the concerned American population has along with telling the world that the U.S. and South Vietnam are ready to negotiate peace with North Vietnam whenever the latter is willing to choose peace over war. President Johnson also quotes former U.S. presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, along with leaders of other countries that support the U.S. intervention in Vietnam and oppose communism spreading through all of Southeast Asia.]]> 2017-01-22 16:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148578016 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148579716 2017-01-22 17:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148579716 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148579876 Today Vietnam is a country of big cities and beautiful landscapes as only 5% of the country is comprised of cities.]]> 2017-01-22 17:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148579876 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148581247 2017-01-22 17:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148581247 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148581454 Hanoi (capital city)]]> 2017-01-22 17:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148581454 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148594558 Originally published May 12, 1975]]> 2017-01-22 20:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148594558 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148594696 Originally published January 24, 1973]]> 2017-01-22 21:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148594696 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148595001 Originally published August 9, 1999]]> 2017-01-22 21:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148595001 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148595197 Originally published November 15, 1969]]> 2017-01-22 21:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148595197 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148596812 Written by Michael Lansford]]> 2017-01-22 21:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148596812 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148606504 Originally published April 22, 2015 via https://www.theguardian.com/us]]> 2017-01-23 00:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148606504 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148606847 Originally posted December 15, 2015 via http://www.usnews.com/]]> 2017-01-23 01:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148606847 2018ssrupert https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148609148 My voice sounds bad during the video recording. Sorry about if you can't understand me. ]]> 2017-01-23 01:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/2018ssrupert/ywhq00w9dazr/wish/148609148