Unit 9 The Cold War
The Vietnam War November 1, 1955- April 30, 1975 (America’s Longest War) Document #7 “The Eve of Destruction” .
Knowledge Connections Definition Picture Term Vocabulary Domino Theory.
BELL QUIZ: USE PAGES 730-735 1)How and why did the U.S. support France’s Vietnam war efforts? 2)In what year did the U.S. begin supporting France in Vietnam?
FRENCH CONTROL: colonized Vietnam as part of their Southeast Asian Empire controlled Vietnam until World War II JAPANESE CONTROL: During WWII took over.
Objectives: TLW… 1)Summarize Vietnam’s history as a French colony and its struggle for independence. 2)Examine how the U.S. became involved in the Vietnam.
The Vietnam War Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon Concerns about the spread of communism led the United States to become increasingly involved in Vietnam.
USH Going to War in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh – Vietnamese leader Vietnam Nationalism – Ruled buy foreign powers for centuries China, France, Japan (since WWII)
VIETNAM. VIETNAM WAR 1955 - 1975 Vietnam is a French colony (since the 1800s) Ho Chi Minh used nationalism to fight for independence 1945 succeeds &
Vietnam War Vietnam. French Colony Communist Resistance –Ho Chi Minh (North) Communist Leader Dienbienphu falls 1954 Geneva Conference –Geneva Conference.
#34 Dwight D. Eisenhower Ike in the Cold War TWO NATIONS LIVE ON THE EDGE After World War II, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. competed in developing atomic and.
The Cold War 1945-1991. What is it? Cold = tensions Cold = tensions Tension b/w USA & Soviet Union Tension b/w USA & Soviet Union Democracy v. Communism.