People
This person received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War.
Roy Benavidez
This lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
The 26th Amendment
What European country occupied Vietnam prior to 1954?
France
This was a nickname for people that supported the Vietnam War.
Hawks
This was a change made by the new President, Richard Nixon, to train the South Vietnamese soldiers and bring back the U.S. troops
Vietnamization
This person was the leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
In this case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that students had the right to wear armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. It defined the constitutional rights of students (freedom of speech protected by the 1st Amendment).
Tinker vs. Des Moines
This was an aggressive attack by North Vietnam on South Vietnam during a time of when no attacks were supposed to take place.
Tet Offensive
This was a nickname for people that did not support the Vietnam War.
Doves
This idea states that if one state in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow.
Domino Theory
This person was the leader of South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
This gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to do whatever necessary to help Asian countries.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
During this event, U.S. soldiers murdered hundreds of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians, fueling intense domestic anti-war protests when exposed.
My Lai Massacre
How did public support change over the course of the Vietnam War?
It declined
This was a term coined by President Nixon to represent the large number of Americans that were not joining in the protest movements or speaking out against the warin Vietnam.
Silent majority
This person was president toward the beginning of the Vietnam War
Dwight Eisenhower/ John F Kennedy
This policy requires the President to seek authorization for long-term commitments of troops into combat areas.
War Powers Act of 1973
On April 30, 1975 the war in Vietnam effectively ended when North Vietnamese forces breached the gates of the Presidential Palace. What was this event called?
Fall of Saigon
Name two ways that people participated in the anti-war movement.
Burning draft cards, protests, sit ins, teach ins, strikes...
This is the difference between what a government, leader, or company says and what people actually believe or see happening.
credibility gap
This person was president when the Vietnam war ended.
Richard Nixon
Who/what group officially declares war?
Congress
This legislation led to Vietnam being partitioned at the 17th parallel into the North (Communist) and the South (Democratic).
The Geneva Accords
These provided statistics from the Vietnam War, revealed that the federal government had underreported casualty rates. The release of classified information resulted in a debate about freedom of the press.
The Pentagon Papers
This term refers to an increase in U.S. forces by President Johnson.
Escalation