Hail to the Chief
Ultimately, it was the decision of this President whether or not to use the atomic bombs on Japan.
Who is Harry Truman?
This involves an army moving across a body of water to attack an enemy, like the one at Inchon in the Korean War.
What is an amphibious assault?
The US, as well as dozens of other UN countries, intervened in this conflict in 1950 to contain communist aggression.
What is the Korean War?
After WWII, the Korean peninsula was divided in half along this latitudinal line, a marker that still divides it today.
What is the 38th Parallel?
This comedy show, which ran from from 1972-1983, followed the lives of military surgeons during the Korean War and had a much longer run time than the war itself.
What is "M*A*S*H*"?
This act passed by Congress in August, 1964 gave President Johnson authority to use military force in Vietnam without needing a declaration of war.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
These methods of war, used with great effect by the Vietcong, involve engaging the enemy on your own terms.
What are guerilla tactics?
This man became the leader of communist North Vietnam after working for decades to make his country an independent nation.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This body of water in Southeast Asia was the site of the "incident" that would lead to congress granting President Johnson more military power in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin?
This President was the subject of anti-war chants that asked "How many kids did you kill today?"
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
Shortly before his assassination in 1963, this US president began considering the option of withdrawing US troops from Southeast Asia.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This word means overthrowing one government (usually with violence) and replacing it with another one.
What is a coup?
This country's entry into the Korean War in 1950 on the North Korean side guaranteed it would not go as the UN allies hoped it would.
What is China?
This country invaded and colonized Korea in 1910, and held it until the end of WWII in 1945.
What is Japan?
This folk-rock song, often blasted during combat in Vietnam movies, is actually an anti-war protest that decries how poor boys get shipped off to fight a rich man's war.
What is "Fortunate Son"?
This South Vietnamese President was ultimately overthrown in a coup supported by the US government, leading to the death of both him and his brother.
Who is Ngo Dhin Diem?
This ideology emphasizes private and corporate ownership in an economy.
What is capitalism?
The Truman Doctrine was put in motion when the US sent aid to this Mediterranean country when it erupted into Civil War in 1946.
What is Greece?
This neighboring country to Vietnam featured what became known as the Ho Chi Minh trail, a roughshod path through the mountains used by the communists.
What is Laos?
If you were a public school student in the 1950s, chances are you would probably be shown this educational video, where "Bert the Turtle" shows you what to do when the atomic bomb drops.
What is "Duck and Cover"?
Before being elected President in 1969, Richard Nixon served as Vice President under this man's administration.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This secret government program was tasked with developing the atom bomb for the US.
What is the Manhattan Project?
Despite their communist leanings, this guerilla force initially received the support of the US because they fought against the Japanese during WWII.
Who are the Viet Minh?
This term described the portion of the world that was "non-aligned" during the Cold War and included much of Latin America, Africa, and Southern Asia.
What is the "Third World"?
The infamous photograph of this Buddhist monk practicing self-immolation as a form of protest made shockwaves across the world in 1963.
Who is Thic Quang Duc?