iii 9 the beginnings of the vietnam war
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D. LBJ September 25,
1964
“We don’t want our American boys to do the fighting for Asian boys. We don’t want to get tied down in a land war in Asia.”
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident August 2, 1964
• NV torpedo boats fire on Maddox
• Damage-1 Bullet hole!• 3 Torpedoes Missed!
August 4, 1964• Maddox used as bait!• No one heard a single
shot! US Response-64
planes bomb oil depot in NV.
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution August 7, 1964
• House 416-0• Senate 88-2
Gave LBJ a “Blank Check”• Gave the President the
right to repel by any means necessary any attack against US armed forces.
Grandma’s Nightshirt
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Start of the Air War Operation Rolling
Thunder• Supposed to take 6-
8 weeks, lasted 4 years
• Showed support for SV & Bomb the Ho Chi Minh Trail
• “We’re going to bomb them back to the Stone Age.” –Curtis LeMay
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Herbicides Most commonly
used-Agent Orange• US sprayed millions
of gallons on the jungles of Vietnam
• 100,000x deadlier than any other chemical in the world
• It’s a carcinogen!!
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Napalm Jellied Gasoline
• An incendiary bomb used to burn away the jungle!
• Also causes cancer!• Outlawed in 1984.
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Carpet Bombing Planes fly in groups
of 3• No clear objectives!• Level areas 1 mile
long and a ½ mile wide.
Puff the Magic Dragon• Guns that fires
18,000 rounds/minute
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Ho Chi Minh Trail Main supply line for
the VietCong• It ran from North
Vietnam, through Laos, and into Cambodia.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail cont.
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Operation Barrel Roll Massive bombing of
Laos/Cambodia starting in 1964.• Done in secret!• After revolution in
Laos!• Boomerang Effect-
massive infiltration of troops down the trail. 1965-8,800/month 1967-100,000/month
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The Ground War First combat troops
sent in March 6, 1965 Defensive War-
learned lessons of aggression from Korea.• Troop level increased
to 550,000• Search and Destroy-
Locate enemy, call in air strike, clear ground w/troops
• Problem-Never hold /control any territory.