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VIETNAM WAR (A) TIMELINE 1.when did the war begin 2. when did the war end The Vietnam war started on April 30th, 1959. The war was fought against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. There were many lives lost in the Vietnamese jungles filled with booby traps and fierce Vietcong guerilla fighters. The United States lost many men to these tactics used by the Vietcong. After 16 deadly years of fighting in the jungle the countries signed a peace treaty in 1973 that stated that the United States forces would leave Vietnam. Video Link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcWImawLW9E&feature=related (B) WHAT HAPPENED 1. what caused the war to start The cause of the Vietnam War was because of the spread of communism. The US was trying to prevent communism from spreading which brought the US into the war.



2. weapons used in the war US Weapons M-16A1 - The first time this assault rilfe was used was in the Vietnam war by the US. The M-16 is still used today. M-14- The M-14 was a sniper rilfe that the US troops used during the war. The M-14 was later renamed M-21.

M-1911A1, CAR-15, M-72, M-79, .38 Special, M-2, M-1919A4, M-20, M-67, M-1, M-60, M-203

NVA Weapons AK-47 (Russian Rifle) - A gas operated, magazine-fed rifle which has a semiautomatic ROF of 40 rounds or 100 rounds on a fully automatic.

Chicom (Type-56, Chinese AK-47) - The chinese version of a AK-47.  TOKAREV (TT33 Pistol), MAT49 (7.62mm SMG), Type-24 (7.92mm HMG), MAKAROV (PM 9.5mm Pistol), SIMONOV (SKS Rifle), PPSh41 (7.62mm SMG), RPG-7 (Rocket Launcher), RPD-7 (.62mm GPMG),

3. what caused the war to end The US and Vietnam were going to sign a treaty but the Vietnamese screwed the US over. The US ordered bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong causing Vietnam and the US to sign a peace agreement.



(C) PLACE / PEOPLE 1. who was involved in the war 2. exactly where did the war take place (prinit out maps for the students)

--Tonight I ( Myka) am going to continue to find information on the part im teaching which is Topic C, i am also going to make copies of the map for the sleepers handouts, and i am also going to continue constructing our powerpoint and lesson Mike Is going to continue to work on Topic A and Nick is going to continue working on Topic B.

__Works Cited__ -Picture URL : http://cla.calpoly.edu/~lcall/204/8-10/vietnam_map.jpg -Hickman, Kennedy. "Vietnam War - Causes of the Vietnam War." //Military History - Warfare through the Ages - Battles and Conflicts - Weapons of War - Military Leaders in History//. Web. 25 May 2010. -"Vietnam War." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 25 May 2010. . -Vietnam War Overview." //Spartacus Educational - Home Page//. Web. 24 May 2010. . -"Weapons of the Vietnam War." //173rdAirborne.com Photo Web Site//. Web. 25 May 2010. []. -"When Did the Vietnam War Start." //When Guide//. Web. 25 May 2010. [] -"The Causes of the Vietnam War." //Welcome to English « Department of English, College of LAS, University of Illinois//. Web. 25 May 2010. []. -Hickman, Kennedy. "End of the Vietnam War - End of the Vietnam War Peace." //Military History - Warfare through the Ages - Battles and Conflicts - Weapons of War - Military Leaders in History//. Web. 25 May 2010. . [] []