He was the US president who received broad war making powers after the Gulf of Tonkin incident and decided not to seek re-election after the Tet Offensive.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
100
Passed in 1973, this act was meant to limit war making powers of the President and increase Congressional support.
What is the War Powers Act?
100
This group was formed by communist leaders in the north but also included southern Vietnamese guerrilla fighters.
What is the Vietcong?
200
Rachel Carson published her book, "Silent Spring", in this year.
What is 1962?
200
He was the North Vietnamese leader during the end of French colonization who pushed for communist rule in all of Vietnam.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
200
This foreign policy idea, prominent from 1950-1991, was the belief that a communist victory in one nation would lead to rapid communist take-overs in neighboring countries.
What is the Domino Theory?
200
The Geneva accord separated Vietnam along this line of latitude after the French Indochina War.
What is the 17th parallel?
300
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution went into effect in this year.
What is 1964?
300
He was the anti-communist South Vietnamese leader at the end of French rule in Indochina.
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
300
This plan, outlined by Nixon, stated that the United States should disengage from Vietnam by increasing aerial bombardment while removing ground troops and conducting peace talks.
What is "Vietnamization"?
300
This document gave President Johnson broad war making powers.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
400
The Tet Offensive took place in this year.
What is 1968?
400
He gave the "Vietnamization" speech and resigned in 1974 after the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
400
This book, written by Betty Friedan, laid out an idea that women in the 1960s were no longer content living within the confines of gender roles and wanted to make contributions to society outside of the home.
What is the "Feminine Mystique"?
400
This is the name of the group of people who wanted the United States to exit Vietnam and focus on domestic issues.
What is the Doves?
500
Roe v. Wade, a court case overturning a comprehensive abortion ban, took place in this year.
What is 1973?
500
He is responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971.
Who is Daniel Ellsberg?
500
This series of events, beginning with the break–in of the Democratic National Committee office and ending with the resignation of Nixon, were carried out by members of Nixon’s re-election committee.