1. What was the main purpose of the strategic hamlet program in South Vietnam?
2. Why did the My Lai massacre deepen opposition to the Vietnam War?
3. Why did draft cards become a symbol of protest during the anti-war movement?
Vietnam division, 1954?
North led by Ho Chi Minh, South supported by USA.
Draft resistance — purpose?
Opposition to compulsory military service.
Domino theory – course label
Fall of one country likely triggers others
Gulf of Tonkin incident – date
1964, led to U.S. escalation
Operation Rolling Thunder – target
Weakening North Vietnam’s morale
Strategic hamlet program – goal
Control rural South Vietnam populations
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