Anti-War Protests
• Protests erupted on college campuses and in major cities at first, but by 1968 every corner of the country seemed to have felt the war's impact.
• The oldest man killed was 62 years old; the youngest, 16. • 61% of the men killed were 21 or younger.
– 304,000 were wounded. – 75,000 were severely disabled. – The United States spent over $200 billion dollars on the war.
Affect on China
• • • • Support and help Vietnam Big pressure in finance Don not be on one side with China Sino-Vietnamese War
Affect on America
• The longest war • Anti-war sentiment • Change America’s position in cold war • Cooperate with China • Racial problems and human rights issues’ discuss
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越南人民军和越南南方民族解放阵线：1176000人死亡(最高估计)、 600000人受伤。 中国：参战17万人（1969年），1100人死亡，60000受伤。 苏联：参战3000人，16人死亡。 共计死亡：1177462（最高估计）共受伤：604200人以上。 7.2 南越 美国：参战650000人，58209人死亡、304000人受伤、2000余 人失踪。 越南共和国(南越南)：120万军队;220357人死亡(最低估 计)316000人死亡(最高估计)、1170000人受伤 。 韩国：参战53000人，5099人死亡、10962人受伤，4人失踪。 澳大利亚：参战7672人，521人死亡、3000人受伤。 泰国：参战10450人，1351人死亡、5000人受伤。 新西兰：552人参战、37人死亡，187人受伤。 中国台湾：参战人数不详;1人死亡。
Anti-War Sentiments
• As the deaths mounted and Americans continued to leave for Southeast Asia, the Johnson administration was met with the full weight of American anti-war sentiments.
Process of war five stages
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• 1955-1960 Eusenhower support south to persecute and kill communists 1961-1964 Kennedy launched " special forces"特种战争 1965-1968 Johnson expanded "local war"局 部战争 1969-1973 Nixon involved“Vietnamization.” 1973-1975 The North Vietnamese finally conquered South Vietnam
Longest and Most Unpopular War
• The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in American history. During the war:
– 58,000 Americans lost their lives.
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The War in America
• The Vietnam War had a major impact on everyday life in America, and the Johnson administration was forced to consider domestic consequences of its decisions daily. • Since there were not enough volunteers to continue to fight a protracted war, the government instituted a draft.
Affect on Vietnam
• • • • • Large civilian death Orphans and barren land Sino-Vietnamese War Economic bust inflation “Boat people”
Iபைடு நூலகம்spiration
• the war is end ,but it makes a lot of refugees and sufferings .We now are living in a peaceful word .We should reflect what happened in the past and cherish the hardearned peaceful life.
Where is Vietnam?
Background
• In 1860, France began its domination of the area and had, by the late 19th century, implemented its colonization in a number of regions . During WWII, the Japanese government took control of much of the area and set up a puppet regime that was eventually forced out by the Vietnamese at the end of that war in 1945.