The VIETNAM WAR [APUSH Review Unit 8 Topic 8] Period 8: 1945-1980
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In this video Heimler takes you through Unit 8 Topic 8 of the AP U.S. History curriculum which is set in period 8 (1945-1980).
As the French colony of Indochina (Vietnam) threw off its colonial rulers, it quickly became a pawn for a proxy war in the larger context of the Cold War. North Vietnam settled into a communist government led by Ho Chi Minh, while South Vietnam remained democratic and had strong ties to the United States.
John F. Kennedy had been sending "military advisors" to Vietnam by the thousands, and when the North Vietnamese invaded the South, American troops were already on the ground.
After Kennedy's assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson took office and sought to win the war by incremental escalation, which never seemed to work. However, the Gulf of Tonkin incident gave Johnson all the pretext he needed to ask Congress to give him authority to continue the military escalation. It wasn't an official declaration of war, and that became very controversial in time.
However, after years of escalation and mounting protests at home, Johnson finally ended the push for more soldiers in Vietnam. Richard Nixon adopted the policy of Vietnamization in order to facilitate American extraction from the war.
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@abraarahmed3823
3 жыл бұрын
don't become commie my friend. stay democratic
@pinkpanther7442
3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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@vivada2667
2 жыл бұрын
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@broidk8291
2 жыл бұрын
@@abraarahmed3823 communist≠not democratic capitalism≠democratic
I love how everytime the US fights someone, its cuz a boat was touched, Impressment of Sailors - War of 1812 Firing on Fort Sumpter because a supply boat went past - Civil War USS Maine - Spanish American War Lusitania - WW1 Pearl Harbor - WW2 Gulf of Tonkin Incident - Vietnam
@wafflelord1193
Жыл бұрын
I noticed that too, lol
@Messup7654
6 ай бұрын
WRONG😂
@lirich0
2 ай бұрын
We do have a famous historical general who wrote that naval power was the key to US might, so I can see why we’d protect it so vehemently 😂
@aidanforman5950
2 ай бұрын
Haven't you ever heard? The only rule America really has with other nations is "don't touch our boats!"
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2 жыл бұрын
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2 жыл бұрын
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Жыл бұрын
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It was (just checked) the USS Maddox DD 731, a late WWII Sumner class destroyer, that was attacked by two torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. I only mention this because there is different level of intensity there per the situation. A ten thousand ton battleship would be a whole lot more intimidating than a swift little destroyer. (Pre guided missile variant hence the DD instead of DDG).
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2 жыл бұрын
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misleading to call ngo dinh diem democratic. he was brutal and repressive.
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@heimlershistory
3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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Ahhh counterinsurgency. My favourite topic. Where the Americans will forget the lesson of the past. Still hoped Vietnamization succeed. For the British it was the Malayan Emergency.
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Amazing video! Just wanna say South Vietnam was hardly democratic either😂
Man said South Vietnamese: ‘’ I’m feeling pretty good’’ United States : “ Shit your yapping and get ready for pew pew” 😂
@braydenjohnson2561
2 жыл бұрын
Quit I mean sorry for the cuss word
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If it wasn't confirmed that North Vietnam that fired on the ship then what else could've happened?
@ChrisTheWeak
2 жыл бұрын
Bad storm conditions are considered the likely cause for damage.
@augiehicks4588
Жыл бұрын
It was confirmed. Heimler is incorrect. Sonar operators by no doubt detected launched torpedos on the day of the incident. What is disputed and what Heimler is referring to is whether or not a reattack a few days later ever occured. However there is no doubt that the USS Maddox was fired on by North Vietnamese torpedo boats.
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i’m not so sure about the United States fighting for “democracy” in this war… the last thing I’d call Diem is democratic. first thing i’d call him is a dictator, then cruel, barbaric, corrupt, etc. we were fighting for capitalism and our own interests, not democracy.
@serenegenerally
2 ай бұрын
Yeah no, he closed elections to secure his vote. The opposite of democratic in fact
Damn we are so far behind in my class lol
@aidanmaggio5538
3 жыл бұрын
Your class is behind? We’re covering Vietnam tomorrow...
@Doggo2004
3 жыл бұрын
@@aidanmaggio5538 we are so far away from the Vietnam war
@davidislegit7508
3 жыл бұрын
@@aidanmaggio5538 we haven’t even gotten into unit 7, so I’m taking matters into my own hands now lol
@pinkpanther7442
3 жыл бұрын
@@davidislegit7508 fr I'm just hoping there aren't any written sections on anything past 6
it’s actually so over
This is the garbage that they teach our children in schools?
@noco7243
3 жыл бұрын
No mention of Dak son, Hue, VC child soldiers, Chinese intervention, Khmer Rouge, etc. Seems legit.
@karthiktirumala1773
2 жыл бұрын
@@noco7243 because this is AP US History.
@JurassicJosh341
2 жыл бұрын
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@ChrisTheWeak
2 жыл бұрын
@@noco7243 This is the quick review. Not the in depth review.
@thebcwonder4850
Жыл бұрын
@@noco7243 APUSH is a skills-based course, not a content-based one. The syllabus has to cram every event that the US was involved in into the space of a high school course, of course they can't go into deep detail. My teacher had to stuff all of imperialism into a single class block.