Major Events
Impact on America
America's Involvement
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What is the Tet Offensive?
The Tet Offensive was multiple surprise attacks that occurred in 1968 by the Vietcong, and North Vietnamese armies. They invaded the cities, and towns throughout South Vietnam. This was significant because it was considered to be a positive turning point in the Vietnam War for the Vietnamese.
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What was the University where four students where shot at a rally?
Kent State University
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Who was president of the United States that was a major believer in the domino theory?
President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Who gave the peace talk in Paris?
President Richard Nixon
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What is the 26th Amendment?
Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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What year did the Gulf of Tonkin occur?
1964
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What is "Vietnamization"?
In 1969, President Richard Nixon introduced a policy called “vietnamization” to encourage the South Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war. He wanted this to help enable the U.S. to eventually withdraw all soldiers from Vietnam.
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What was the Hard Hat opinion?
200 construction workers protested on May 8th 1970.
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Operation Rolling Thunder was the name given to what country?
United States of America
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Who invaded Mai Lai?
Invaders: Charlie Company
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Who wrote the song Ohio after the Kent State Shootings?
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
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What year did the Mai Lai Massacre occur?
March 16th 1968
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Describe what draft deferment was...
Deferments were postponements, or exemptions from being inducted to the military for health reasons, or others reasons deemed insufficient by the military.
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What was the major reason for the United States going to war with Vietnam?
Containing Communism
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