Run Through the Jungle
This term describes how Americans saw graphic images of war on their TVs every night.
What is the "Living Room War"?
This theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, others would follow.
What is Domino Theory?
This major 1968 offensive by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shook American confidence in the war effort.
What is the Tet Offensive?
According to the Selective Service Act of 1948, which group of people could postpone their draft induction?
Who are college students?
This famous news anchor said the war was "unwinnable", shocking many Americans.
Who is Walter Cronkite?
This soldier, awarded the Medal of Honor, is famous for rescuing wounded soldiers during a firefight in Vietnam.
Who is Roy Benavidez?
This famous Supreme Court case upheld students' right to protest the war in schools as long as it didn’t disrupt learning.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This Ohio university became a symbol of anti-war protests when National Guard troops fired on student demonstrators, killing four.
What is Kent State University?
This president introduced "Vietnamization" to reduce U.S. troop involvement.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This group fought for North Vietnam using guerilla warfare tactics in the South.
Who are the Viet Cong?
This jellied gasoline was used by the U.S. to destroy enemy cover and cause devastating fires.
What is Napalm?
What term described the growing distrust between the U.S. government’s statements about the war and what Americans saw in the media?
What is the Credibility Gap?
The 26th Amendment was passed to do what?
What is lower the voting age to 18?
This group of silent supporters of the war, mentioned in a Nixon speech, was in contrast to vocal anti-war protesters.
Who are the Silent Majority?
This city is where the war ended in April of 1975.
What is Saigon?
Due to college draft deferments, which socioeconomic group was more likely to be drafted and sent to Vietnam?
Who are lower-income men and minorities?
Leaked in 1971, this collection of government documents exposed U.S. leaders for misleading the public about Vietnam.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
This 1973 law was passed to limit the president’s ability to send troops without congressional approval.
What is the War Powers Act?
What was the main goal of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army (NVA)?
What is to unify Vietnam under communist rule?