PRESIDENT JOHNSON EXPANDS THE CONFLICT
Chapter 22 Part II


USS MADDOX

I. On August 2, 1964, a North Vietnamese patrol boat fired a torpedo on …

A. The torpedo missed its target and the Maddox returned fire and...
    1. The alleged attacks the following day prompted President Johnson to take “_____________________________________
_____________________________________.”
    2. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was not a declaration of war against but did give…

II. U.S. Involvement and Escalation 


Barry Goldwater

 

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A. LBJ escalates the war as he sends…
 
  1. Secretary of Defense ____________ and Secretary of State ______________ aided LBJ in containing communism.
 2. Dissenters such as Undersecretary of State ______________ suggested “once we get on the tiger’s back , we cannot be sure of picking the place to dismount.”


Lyndon B. Johnson

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III. Troop Buildup Accelerates

A. By the end of 1965, the U.S. government had…

  1. _____________________ was a West Point graduate who had served in WWII and Korea. 
  2. Westmoreland requested more men because he was not impressed with the fighting ability of the South Vietnamese or the _____________________________________(ARVN).
 3. LBJ complied as over …

 

IV. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

Using pages 738-741, discuss the following questions in detail. (use another sheet of paper)
  1.  Discuss the style of fighting that the Vietcong uses against the enemy.
  2.  Discuss why it is difficult for American soldiers to fight the Vietcong.
  3.  Discuss the tunnel system that the Vietcong used to maneuver in throughout the war.
  4.  What was Westmoreland’s strategy of attrition?
  5.  Discuss the “hearts and minds” strategy of winning over the South Vietnamese.
  6.  What is napalm?
  7.  What is Agent Orange?
  8.  Discuss the search-and-destroy missions.
  9.  Discuss the issues that were apparent with the American soldiers sinking morale.
10.  Who was Nguyen Cao Ky?  What resurfaced as a result of his control?
11.  Why was Vietnam considered the first “living room war”?

Read section 3, Chapter 22—A NATION DIVIDED
Quiz over reading on Wednesday of next week.