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Case Study 2: The Vietnam War The Viet Cong & Guerilla War vs. The United States

What kind of war was the Vietnam War? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Viet Cong & Guerilla Tactics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Guerillas in their midst ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A portion of Billy Joel’s Goodnight Saigon

U.S. Troops & Casualties 1960-1974

VC & Civilians ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],You are listening to a modernized version of the Vietnamese folk song Ly Ngua O

VC’s Greatest Strength ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Talk about ‘east meets west’. This is what you get when you take Vietnamese and mix it with a dance beat. The song is Coi Chung Gai Dep .

Homework: Why did the Communists use guerilla tactics in the Vietnam War? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Viet cong used guerilla tactics because …

Bombing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],‘ Mixed results.’ Is this a fair summary of the effectiveness of bombing in the Vietnam War? Explain your answer. Doors … Riders on the Storm

Chemical Weapons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Kansas, Dust in the wind

Search and Destroy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Would you say the US ground forces in Vietnam were more or less effective than the air forces? Explain your answer. John Phillip Sousa’s US Army Song

A Turning Point: Tet Offensive, 1968 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer. Edwin Starr’s War

Focus Task: Why was the US army unable to defeat the Communists in Vietnam? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

PSDs on US tactics in Vietnam ,[object Object],[object Object]

PSDs on the Vietnam War ,[object Object],[object Object]

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