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Foreign Policy in the 1960s I. Vietnam Antiwar music A. Origins B. Kennedy and the War C. Johnson and Escalation D. The Beginning of the End II. The Cold War Heats up A. Berlin Crisis B. Cuban Missile Crisis French IndochinaOccupied by Japan during WW II Ho Chi Minh • Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II Ho Chi Minh • Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II • Communist leader of N. Vietnam after War. Ho Chi Minh • Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II • Communist leader of N. Vietnam after War. • Fought Civil War with French from 19451954 Ho Chi Minh • Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II • Communist leader of N. Vietnam after War. • Fought Civil War with French from 19451954 • French lost at battle of Dien Bien Phu and United States supported South Vietnam against the Communist North. Ngo Diem Leader of South Vietnam Vietnam under J.F. Kennedy Vietnam under JFK • Kennedy continues Eisenhower policy of supporting Diem government. Vietnam under JFK • Kennedy continues Eisenhower policy of supporting Diem government. • Increases number of advisors from 2000 in 1960 to 16,000 by the end of 1963. Vietnam under JFK • Kennedy continues Eisenhower policy of supporting Diem government. • Increases number of advisors from 2000 in 1960 to 16,000 by the end of 1963. • Buddhist majority in Vietnam protests the brutal treatment from Diem (R. Catholic) • Leads to: Self-immolation of Buddhist Monk-1963 Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson • Increased Troop strength from 16,000 in 1963 to: Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson • Increased Troop strength from 16,000 in 1963 to: • 184,000 by 1965 Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson • Increased Troop strength from 16,000 in 1963 to: • 184,000 by 1965 • 300,000 by 1966 Vietnam and Lyndon B. Johnson • Increased Troop strength from 16,000 in 1963 to: • 184,000 by 1965 • 300,000 by 1966 • 500,000 by 1968 Gulf of Tonkin Incident • Johnson told Congress that two American ships had been fired upon by N. Vietnamese Gulf of Tonkin Incident • Johnson told Congress that two American ships had been fired upon by N. Vietnamese • Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which gives Pres. Johnson authority to do whatever it took to protect American interests in Vietnam. The My Lai Massacre Execution of suspected Vietcong by Saigon’s Police Chief American troops in Vietnam • Ballad of the Green Berets - Sing Along Music + Lyrics with Sgt. Barry Sadler by Brownielocks. • Country Joe and the Fish: “Fixin’ to Die Rag” US Troops leaving Saigon Fidel Castro John F. Kennedy Nikita Khrushchev-Premier of the Soviet Union Timeline of foreign policy crisis • 1959-Castro controls Cuba Timeline of foreign policy crisis • 1959-Castro controls Cuba • 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails Timeline of foreign policy crisis • 1959-Castro controls Cuba • 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails • 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna Timeline of foreign policy crisis • • • • 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna 1961- Berlin crisis: Berlin Wall goes up. Timeline of foreign policy crisis • • • • • 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna 1961- Berlin crisis: Berlin Wall goes up. 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline of foreign policy crisis • • • • • • 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna 1961- Berlin crisis: Berlin Wall goes up 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis 1963- Safe Arms talks begin Timeline of foreign policy crisis • • • • • • • • 1959-Castro controls Cuba 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion fails 1961- Khrushchev dominates JFK at Vienna 1961- Berlin crisis: Berlin Wall goes up 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis 1963- Safe Arms talks begin - Hot Line installed - “Thaw” in Cold War
