36- Vietnam War Part 1

Vietnam gained complete independence from France

Vietnam was divided into North and South with a scheduled election to unite later

Vietnam became a colony of the United States

Vietnam joined Laos and Cambodia as a single state

Eliminating trade barriers between the United States and Southeast Asia

Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the United States

Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region

Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

The gradual buildup of financial and military aid to South Vietnam

The gradual buildup of economic and industrial aid to North Vietnam

The use of diplomatic efforts to reunify Cambodia and South Vietnam

The use of military force to restore French rule in Laos and North Vietnam

By reducing the ability of the House of Representatives to approve military funding requested by the president

By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress

By allowing Congress to supersede the president’s role as commander in chief

By reducing the power of the president to bypass the Senate’s treaty-making powers

Given an early honorable discharge from U.S. military service

Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

Made an honorary member of the United Nations

Awarded the Legion of Honor ribbon

Embedding Journalists in Combat during the Korean War

The Role of the Office of War Information during World War II

Improvements in Media Production during the Persian Gulf War

The Role of the Media during the Vietnam War

Doves wanted to withdraw troops, while Hawks wanted to send more troops.

Doves supported the war's goals, while Hawks believed the U.S. acted immorally.

Doves wanted to increase military involvement, while Hawks wanted peace.

Doves and Hawks both wanted to end the war quickly.