Vietnam-1968+(Turning+Point)



I could probabaly spend an entire week (or more) on 1968, and still leave out some important information about his key year in American history. Create a page on your notebook called "1968" and take some notes today focussing on this key question - Why was 1968 such a turning point in the Vietnam Era? As and after you take notes, make them powerful, engaging, interactive, and hyper by adding relative images, maps, and links. At the end of the notes, come up with some questions - both about the information discussed in class and questions about what will happen in the next few years! Your notes will be evaluated ... Do you have complete and detailed information? Are your notes organized, with main topics identified and set apart from each other? Did you add relevant images and links to support the information? Did you pose some questions?

Leading Up:
 * No clear cut winner in the war
 * increase in American forces in SE Asia
 * Viet Cong. proved to be the guiding force in south Vietnam
 * US tries to pacify south Vietnam

Tet Offensive: An attack on U.S strongholds throughout Southern Vietnam by VC All over attackIts the lunar new yeareventually develops into a US victory shook the public, who thought the enemy was close to defeat

LBJ says: - Optimistic reposrts sent back - - Mcnamara sees" a light at the end of the tunner" - overall the public supported American in Vietnam - LBJ struggles, Congress cuts his Great Society Budget - US involvement in the war is openly criticized - new defense secretary states that the war seems unwinnable - LBJ IS OUT!

What Happened on April 4th? - MLK is assinated - the result: riots ll through the streets. - No major city is immune from having the African Americans of their community lash out and speak out against what is happening, which only causes more riots.

RFK- Robert F.Kennedy - A big adviser in the Cuban Missile Crisis. - A democrat who the country did not like...all republicans don't like the Kennedy's. - Peopl are worried that he will be elected because he is taking many of the democratic state. - He is assassinated at a Democratic Convention in Chicago.

DNC - The 1968 Presidential Election: between Nixon, Humphrey, and Wallace - On November 5th - Nixon wins and offers peace and honor to the Vietnamese!