Before 1964
This European country colonized Vietnam calling it Indochina
What is France
This theory coined by President Eisenhower in 1954, stressed the idea that if one nation fell to communism, the surrounding nations would also fall.
This resistance group against anti-communist Ngo Dihn Diem's regime was known as what two names
What is the National Liberation Front and the Viet Cong
This military campaign launched by the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong attached nearly 30 U.S. Targets and dozens of cities in the South at once. The US did push back the offensive and won, but the event was characterized by American media as a defeat.
What is the Tet Offensive
In this year the first Indochina War begins. In this war, the Viet Minh begin fighting against French colonial rule.
What is 1946
After South Vietnam under the leadership of Ngo Dihn Diem declares itself the "Republic of Vietnam" and the North remains under the control of communist leader Ho Chi Minh, the US does this.
What is train South Vietnamese forces
This strategy sent US troops out into the field to find and kill Viet Cong members.
In this tragic event frusturated U.S. Troops killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians in a small village.
What is the 1968 My Lai Massacre
This leader wanted to remove French control and influence from Vietnam
Who was Ho Chi Minh
This strategy adopted by the U.S. had the goal of using extended combat to inflict as many casualties as possible so the enemy could no longer continue.
This system became a point of contention and sparked protests across the US due to the involuntary nature of young men being sent to war.
What is the selective service system or draft
In this battle the French were defeated by Ho Chi Minh's forces and forced to leave Vietnam.
What is The Battle of Dien Bein Phu
This operation started in 1965 was a campaign with the purpose of bombing the N. Vietnamese into submission and to demonstrate to the South Vietnamese that the US was serious about supporting its cause. It did not work and instead strengthened the resolve of the North.
What is Operation Rolling Thunder
This supply line circumnavigated the heavily guarded DMZ (demilitarized zone) between North and South Vietnam transported supplies to sustain the Viet Cong. Despite heavy bombing it never closed.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail
What is Kent State University
This cease-fire agreement the leads to the withdrawal of French troops from Southeast Asia. Vietnam is temporarily divided between the North and South at the 17th parallel. The Viet Minh are to withdraw north of the line, while troops supporting France are to withdraw to the south. Elections were supposed to be held in 1956 to reunify the country.
What is the Geneva Accord
This resolution passed by Congress granted authorization that expanded the war in Vietnam. It authorize president Johnson to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression."
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What is the "credibility gap"
What is Napalm and Agent Orange