The Basics
"Theory" suggested that if one country in Southeast Asia became Communist, all the neighboring countries would fall like a row of game pieces.
What is the Domino Theory?
This man was the leader of North Vietnam and has a major city named after him today.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This was the first "Televised War," meaning families saw what was happening on this device every night during dinner.
What is a Television (or TV)?
This famous black granite wall in Washington, D.C., has the names of over 58,000 Americans who died in the war.
What is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
This was the main type of landscape in Vietnam, filled with thick trees and vines, which made it very hard for soldiers to see the enemy.
What is a jungle?
These were the fighters in South Vietnam who supported the North and used "guerrilla" (surprise) tactics.
Who were the Viet Cong?
This is the system that randomly chose young men to go serve in the military.
What is the Draft?
This is the year the last U.S. combat troops finally left Vietnam.
What is 1973?
This 17,000-mile-long "trail" wasn't just one road, but a massive web of paths used to move supplies.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
This U.S. President sent the first large groups of combat troops to Vietnam in 1965.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson (or LBJ)?
Many students held these on college campuses to show they did not agree with the war.
What are Protests (or Anti-war demonstrations)?
After the war ended, the North and South were brought back together to form one single country, which is known as this.
What is Unification?