What country siezed Vietnam and ruled it for nearly 100 years as part of the colony of Indochina
What is France
100
Under what accord did was Vietnam seperated into two states
What is Geneva Accords
100
Like President's Eisenhower and Kennedy, Johnson believed and feared what theory about Southeast Asia
What is the Domino Theory
100
American troops were well trained with high tec weapons, while American airplanes dropped bombs containing _____________ which is a substance that burst into flames and stuck to human bodies
What is napalm
200
Fighters who carry out hit and run attacks
What is Guerillas
200
Who were the followers of Ho Chi Minh and what area did Ho Chi Minh occupy
What is Vietminh & Hanoi
200
Who was the person that governed South Vietnam's capital Saigon
What is Ngo Dinh Diem
200
The Soviet Union and China supported who during the Vietnam conflict
What is the Vietcong
200
Because of President Johnson's gradual escalation people said the United States was what
What is "fighting with one hand tied behind it's back"
300
The people who supported the war
What is Hawks
300
By helping the French in Vietnam Americans wanted to stop the spread of what
What is communism
300
The North Vietnamese furnished weapons to the guerillas who were called
What is Vietcong or V.C.
300
Congress backed President Johnson in the _____________ so Johnson could escalate the war effort
What is Gulf of Tonkin resolution
300
Because of the military draft many young men went to Canada and other men sought _________________ which was a strong disbelief in war
What is conscientious objector
400
These are the people who refuse to participate in the war because of a strong belief that war was wrong
What is conscientious objector
400
What 56 day battle, which was a major blow to the French during the war, caused the French to surrender and leave Vietnam
What is Dienbienphu
400
How did the South Vietnamese President Diem anger many of his citizens
What is by jailing people who criticized him
400
Because the Gulf of Tonkin resolution didn't officially declare war, many Americans questioned teh legality of what
What is "undeclared war"
400
These people beleived in the Vietnam war
What is Hawks
500
Communists who organized a revolt to end French colonial rule
What is Ho Chi Minh
500
What theory did the United States political leaders fear would casue a communist takeover in Southeast Asia and what was it
What is Domino Theory
500
In Nov 1963, military leaders took control of the government and assasinated who
What is South Vietnamese President Diem
500
Why did President Johnson not want to send "American boys to" vietnam according to his statement
What is "asian boys were supposed to do it"
500
These people beleived that the Vietnam war was morally wrong and shouldn't be fought and that America and President Johnson were wrong to be there