EPISODE · Apr 11, 2026 · 43 MIN
Vietnam, 1968, and the Breaking Point of the Sixties
from APUSH for All · host Zach Garrison, Riley Keltner, and Mike Hill
In this episode, we trace the long road to America’s deepening involvement in Vietnam and the breaking point it created at home. Beginning with Truman and Eisenhower, we explore how containment, domino theory, and Cold War fears pulled the United States into a conflict that presidents kept expanding. Then we follow the war through Kennedy, Johnson, the Gulf of Tonkin, and the quagmire that followed. Finally, we turn to 1968, when Tet, protest, assassinations, and political backlash shattered public confidence and transformed American politics, exposing the limits of American power abroad and consensus at home in a divided modern nation.
What this episode covers
In this episode, we trace the long road to America’s deepening involvement in Vietnam and the breaking point it created at home. Beginning with Truman and Eisenhower, we explore how containment, domino theory, and Cold War fears pulled the United States into a conflict that presidents kept expanding. Then we follow the war through Kennedy, Johnson, the Gulf of Tonkin, and the quagmire that followed. Finally, we turn to 1968, when Tet, protest, assassinations, and political backlash shattered public confidence and transformed American politics, exposing the limits of American power abroad and consensus at home in a divided modern nation.
NOW PLAYING
Vietnam, 1968, and the Breaking Point of the Sixties
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.
Similar Podcasts
No similar podcasts found.