Beginnings
Communist leader of North Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Minh
Group of South Vietnamese rebels who fought against the United States
Who are the Vietcong
Group who thought President Johnson should use greater military force in Vietnam
Who are the Hawks
Name of the Offensive in Vietnam in January of 1968
What is the Tet Offensive
Act signed in 1973 that limited presidential power
What is the War Powers Act
Agreement that divided Vietnam along the 17 parallel
What are the Geneva Accords
Miltiary tactic used against American soldiers that helped balance out the difference in the number of soldiers for each side
What is guerilla warfare
One reason why someone would argue against escalating the war in Vietnam
Not our war; War is wrong; Can't police the entire world; U.S. presence needed else where; Etc.
President Johnson announced this in March, 1968.
What are: 1. Seek to end the war, 2. Stop the escalation of the war and give back to the Vietnamese, 3. Would not seek or accept Democratic nomination for President
Name of Vietnamese village were over 200 innocent people were killed by the U.S. soldiers in 1968
What is My Lai
What is France
Along with napalm, used to help Americans find enemy hiding spots by killing plant and trees.
What is Agent Orange
Ages a U.S. male is eligible for the draft
What is 18-26
Civil Rights leader and Democratic presidential candidate who were assassinated in April and June, 1968
Who is Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy
University where four people were shot and killed in 1970 after campus protesters set fire to the ROTC building
What is Kent State University
Oppressive, Anti-Communist leader of South Vietnam
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem
Side who used search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War
What is the United States
One way in which someone could "manipulate" the draft
What are: Sympathetic doctors; change residence; leave the country; go to college; join National Guard or Coast Guard
What is Chicago, Illinois
Country that was invaded by the Untied States in early 1970 as part of an attack on North Vietnamese supplies
What is Cambodia
Resolution that increased President Johnson's ability to make war against North Vietnam
What is the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Who is General Westmoreland
Who is Richard Nixon