Presidents
This president got the United States involved in Vietnam
Eisenhower
Vietnam is a nation in this part of the world.
Indochina, Southeast Asia
The United States got involved in the Vietnam was because of this national policy toward communism.
Containment
True or false: Nuclear bombs were used in Vietnam
False
What was the public opinion about the war when it first began?
Most Americans supported U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
This U.S. president escalated the involvement in the Vietnam was by sending more advisors, troops, and ordering the assassination of South Vietnamese leader Diem.
Kennedy
This European power colonized the area that is Vietnam for almost one hundred years.
France
The only branch of government that has the ability to declare war.
Congress
True/False: Jet-powered aircraft were used during the war.
True
This practice directly affected roughly 2 million Americans and eventually led to a negative opinion of the war.
The Draft
This president is responsible for increasing the amount of troops in Vietnam and escalating bombing in North Vietnam.
Johnson
The Vietnamese economy relies heavily on what industry.
Farming/Rice.
Name the theory that was coined to explain how the world would collapse to communism if neighboring countries also became communist.
Domino Theory
This type of aircraft was used heavily in the Vietnam war. It was used to move troops, engage in battle, and as a medical transport.
Helicopter
The death of this man in 1968 led to racial tensions in military camps in Vietnam.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This president was elected in 1968. He slowly withdrew troops from Vietnam while increasing bombing. Later, he would be involved in the Watergate Scandal.
Nixon
Name the body of water off the coast of North Vietnam. Here in 1964 an "incident" took place that got the United States involved in the war.
Gulf of Tonkin
The Johnson administration relied heavily on this "event" to obtain greater war-making powers from Congress.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The type of bomb was made from a gel-like substance and was highly explosive and burned at a high heat.
Napalm
How were wealthy and connected Americans able to largely avoid the draft?
Medical exemptions, college deferments, etc.
What announcement did LBJ make on live TV in March 1968 response to the hardships the U.S. faced in Vietnam.
That he would not seek re-election.
Name one other country that is located in South-east Asia/Indochina
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution gave the president the right to do what?
To do whatever is necessary to repeal communist aggression (Deploy troops, materials, money, order bombing, attacks, etc.)
This chemical weapon used in Vietnam destroyed forests and vegetation and has led to multi-generational birth defects.
Agent Orange
What are the two animals used to describe people that are pro-war and people that anti-war.
Hawks and Doves