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This president decided to enter the Vietnam War because he believed in the domino theory.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This person won the 1968 presidential election.
Who is Richard Nixon?
To eliminate deferment abuses, the Selective Service system adopted a ____________
What is a Lottery?
American soldiers used this to disrupt the enemy’s food supply & remove the jungles.
President Nixon ordered the secret __________ of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to reduce the flow of communist supplies.
What is bombing?
This event allowed President Johnson to take all necessary measures to defend against armed attacks on U.S. forces.
What is The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
What is Operation Rolling Thunder?
Fighting in small skirmishes & only in battles they could win was this faction's war strategy.
Who are the Vietcong?
This 1954 battle can be described by The Vietminh laying siege to a garrison of French troops who then surrendered.
What is Dien Bien Phu?
This president agreed to aid France’s efforts to regain control over Vietnam because he feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
Who is Truman?
President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would drive a wedge between China and _____________________.
What is The Soviet Union?
Ho Chi Minh compared his military to this kind of animal.
What is a Tiger?
This damaged American morale because it demonstrated that the communists had not lost the will or ability to fight.
What is The Tet Offensive?
This agreement provided for the division of Vietnam into two countries.
What are the Geneva Accords?
This president escalated American involvement in Vietnam by ordering airstrikes and committing troops.
Who is Johnson?
By the end of 1965, most American soldiers in Vietnam had been ______________
What is Drafted?
During the Vietnam War, these soldiers were more likely than others to serve in combat positions.
Who are African Americans?
President Eisenhower’s domino theory was based on the idea of
What is Containment?
This revealed that American leaders misled Congress and the American people about the war.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
Ultimately, the end of the Vietnam War resulted in communist control of these 3 countries.
What are Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam?
Nixon’s visit had an effect on relations between China and the United States. This world leader stated: It bridged “the vastest ocean in the world, twenty-five years of no communication.”
Who is Zhou Enlai?
China demonstrated its willingness to open talks with the United States by inviting this American Team to play against their athletes.
What is a table tennis team?
American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians during this horrible event.
What is My Lai
This 1968 event caused U.S. military leaders to be concerned that a quick end to the war was not possible?
What is The Tet Offensive?
To convince North Vietnam to stop reinforcing the Vietcong, President Johnson ordered Operation Rolling Thunder, which began a sustained __________ campaign on North Vietnam.
What is Bombing?