BIOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 9
Document Summary
The vietnam war (1953-1975) and the seventies: vietnam war. Vietnam french colony, occupied by japan in wwii. Us violates geneva accords: france"s exit from vietnam, established a temporary division between n and s vietnam at the. Vietnam out of communism: not a declaration of war. B. johnson and americanization of the war: sustained bombings of vietnam, us marines sent to guard air bases from viet kong. Gulf of tonkin, war on poverty, containment policy. Mai lai massacre: us troops enter a village searching for nlf, but end up slaughtering the entire village, get international attention for the massacre; increase protest. Increase in anti-war protest: kent state, 1970, university students burn draft cards, and end up burning an. Legacy: controversial, destroyed the american"s faith in the containment policy, american gov. no longer want open arms confrontation; rise of the. Cia: hurt american"s faith in their government, troops faced hardship when they came home.
