Profile overview in terms of the number of years of life lost ylls due to premature death in vietnam, cerebrovascular disease, road injury, and hivaids were the highest ranking causes in 2010. The pentagon papers, officially titled report of the office of the secretary of defense vietnam task force, was commissioned by secretary of defense robert mcnamara in 1967. To order rand documents or to obtain additional information, contact. The vietnam war was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states.
However, the publications of the report that resulted from these leaks were incomplete and suffered from. The vietnam war explained in 25 minutes vietnam war. Apwide world photos introduction on 4 april 1967, king made his most public and comprehensive statement against the vietnam war. Background and overview although the history of vietnam has been dominated by war for 30 years of the 20th century, the conflict escalated during the sixties. In the 1960s, south vietnam became extremely unstable, and no government could maintain power for long.
Even today, many americans still ask whether the american effort in vietnam was a sin, a. Vietnam was the longest war in american history and the most unpopular american war of the 20th century. An outline has been included to show how this topic relates to the objectives of the new zealand curriculum. The history of an unwinnable war, 19451975, by john prados. When it comes to adults, the standards are even more protective. Using speeches, declassified memos and other primary sources, students will have to make a decision regarding the united states actions in vietnam. Active military action was carried out for almost 20 years, from 1 november 1955 to 30 april 1975. A short summary of the disastrous and bloody vietnam war. Conducted 28 years after the end of the vietnam war. An eyewitness account of lessons not learned, by rufus phillips. Primary sources and activities supported by the library of congress teaching with primary sources program the vietnam war was a conflict that spanned almost two decades, and was ultimately a failure for the united states. Between june 1964 and december 1972 around 3500 new zealand service personnel served in south vietnam. The national intelligence council nic commissioned lloyd gardner, the renowned american scholar on the vietnam war, to prepare an introductory essay providing historical context for the documents.
This detailed and visuallyappealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge of the vietnam war. Like janet and freud, he observed the nature of reenactment, a central construct in modern trauma theory, and noted that. Guide to a series of records that contains documents that. Ptsd diagnosis generally in 1980, in response to pressure from vietnam war veterans groups, the american psychiatric association apa added the diagnosis of ptsd to its third edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders dsm. By the spring of 1965, the johnson administration moved toward the americanization of the war with operation rolling thunder, a protracted bombing campaign that by 1968 had dropped a million tons of. White house central files and aides files get started.
The commentary and introductions by authoreditor jeffrey kimball are illuminating, though kimball probably overstates the extent to which nixon used a madman strategy to intimidate north vietnam. How i will compress four lectures into one because ive. The ec47 website is composed of individual pages or articles, as the html content management system cms terms them, some of which contain links to pdf and jpg files also on the site. Vietnam adopts economic reforms doi moi in 1986 loses aid with collapse of soviet union and eastern bloc 1989. But another case called hazelwood said that speech can be banned if its inconsistent with the schools educational mission. The rationalization of destroying villages in order to save them. The vietnam war was the longest military battle in the history of the united states.
In june of 1971, small portions of the report were leaked to the press and widely distributed. An overview of the vietnam war overview in this lesson, students will be introduced to the vietnam war through a simulation regarding the anxiety of combat and will then receive an overview of the war via a teacher power point presentation or lecture provided, or a text book reading followed by class discussion. This is from the fantastic america in the 20th century. The microfilm collection also continues to be available.
It was fought between north vietnam and south vietnam. In this lesson, students will be introduced to the vietnam war through a simulation. This is the second such collection of declassified documents published by the national intelligence council. An overview of the vietnam war database of k12 resources.
The site is arranged in several major sections, the subject matter within which may be accessed by clicking on the corresponding black bar at the left of the screen. Us and vietnam restore diplomatic relations in 1995 7. Government documents, oral histories, antiwar movements seth kershner. The national intelligence council nic commissioned lloyd gardner, the renowned american scholar on the vietnam war, to prepare an introductory essay providing. The vietnam war is also referred to as the second indochina war, due to the involvement of all three countries previously constituting the french territory of indochina.
This passage provides an overview of the vietnam war. This ppt provides a general overview of all major aspects of the conflict. The vietnam war this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Overview of corruption and anticorruption in vietnam. Presidential decisions during the vietnam war overview. Electronic records relating to the vietnam war national archives. Anti vietnam war files overview the battle of grosvenor square is often identified as the highpoint of britains experience of sixties political radicalism. The city of saigon was later renamed to ho chi minh city in his honor. It resulted in nearly 60,000 american deaths and in an estimated 2 million vietnamese deaths. Xiaoming zhang \1 thy did the united states lose the vietnam war. To provide more information, this book additionally includes a detailed chronology. The vietnam war also known as second indochina war or american war in vietnam lasted from 1 november 195530 april 1975, 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day. The arrival of the australian army training team vietnam aattv in south vietnam during july and august 1962 was the beginning of australias involvement in the vietnam war. Vietnam war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Anti vietnam war files overview special branch files. Beyond vietnam during his 30 april 1967 sermon at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta, georgia, king urges america to repent and abandon what he calls itstragic, reckless adventure in vietnam. The north was supported by communist countries such as the peoples republic of china and the soviet union. To fight off both japanese occupiers and the french colonial administration, political leader ho chi minh inspired by chinese and soviet communism formed the viet minh, or the league for the independence of vietnam.
The geneva peace accords the geneva peace accords, signed by france and viet nam in the summer of 1954, reflected the strains of the international cold war. The vietnam war was fought between communist north vietnam and the government of southern vietnam. The vietnam war files is a collection of documents that unpack the history of u. Johnson administrations response to antivietnam war. The south was supported by anticommunist countries, primarily the united states. General official histories are a detailed chronological record of all services and all theatres of conflict. Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. Despite its importance, our knowledge of the actual events remains incomplete.
One popular interpretation is that american leaders feared direct chinese entry into the war and that this concern precluded fullscale use of u. A poem about napalm helps students make a more personal connection to the feelings of people. More information on adobe acrobat pdf files is available on our accessibility page. About us advertise contact us support us donate at the end of world war ii, political and military tensions between the united states and its onetime ally the soviet union increased dramatically. Isherwood the vietnam war 3 a decisive landslide victory in the election johnson was free to use the authority granted to him by congress. North vietnam was supported by the soviet union, china and north korea, while south vietnam was supported by the united states, south korea, thailand. More than 58,000 americans and hundreds of thousands of vietnamese died in the war. Key people ho chi minh, ngo dinh diem,vo nguyen giap, dwight d. The viet cong were vietnamese rebels in the south who fought against the southern vietnam government and the united states. Vietnam war reading comprehension worksheet and dbq by.
North and south vietnam were divided at the 17th parallel. Australian operations in the vietnam war are chronicled in the official history of australias involvement in southeast asian conflicts 19481975. Johnson administrations response to antivietnam war activities, part 1. The vietnam collection this collection of declassified estimative products is the first such release by the central intelligence agency of documents exclusively on the vietnam war. Even after the eclipse of nearly 50 years, the metropolitan police service have rejected freedom. It is over 30 years since the vietnam war ended so. Vietnam policy during the presidency of richard nixon. Please consult the user guide to this collection or for more information. Drawn up in the shadow of the korean war, the geneva agreement was an awkward peace for all sides.
At its peak in 1968 the new zealand force only numbered 543. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. When we talk about the vietnam war which the vietnamese refer to as the american war, we talk about the military intervention by. Iroquois helicopters land to take members of 7rar back to nui dat after completion of operation ulmarra, august 1967. Overview of the vietnam war digital history id 2925. Presidential decisions during the vietnam war overview in this lesson, students will be assigned an american president during the united states involvement in the vietnam conflict.
Of the 25 most important causes of burden, as measured by disabilityadjusted life years dalys, lower respiratory. Nara resources core collections on the vietnam war from the gerald r. The vietnam war california historysocial science project. Michael mannheim this past april marked the 40th anniversary of the fall of saigon to north vietnamese forces, recognized as the official end of u. Rand had concluded its work in connection with the vietnam war.
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