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Who was leading North Vietnam when the war started?
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
Where did most fighting take place in Vietnam?
What is in the jungle?
Americans that wanted to continue fighting the war in Vietnam
Who were the Hawks?
A powerful chemical that turns vegetative lands into barren wasteland
What is Agent Orange?
Americans that wanted to stop fighting in the Vietnam War
What are the Doves?
If one country fell to Communism, the surrounding countries would fall
What is the Domino Theory?
Prior to World War II, Vietnam had been a colony of ___________.
What is France?
Defined the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam?
What is the 17th Parallel?
In Vietnam, the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called _____________.
What is guerilla warfare?
The communists in South Vietnam were called ______________.
What is the Vietcong?
President that use the slogan "Peace With Honor" to get elected President in 1968?
Who is Richard Nixon?
Incident that was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War
What is the Gulf of Tonkin?
This side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country?
What is North Vietnam?
The introduction of the __________ led to more tension as only college students could defer and most of those sent to fight were from the working classes.
What is draft?
U.S. President that decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam
Who is Richard Nixon?
A surprise attack by the North Vietnamese during the New Year that became a major turning point in the war.
What is the Tet Offensive?
Papers that showed the U.S. government doubted the Vietnam War
What are the Pentagon Papers?
Occupied Vietnam during World War II
Who is Japan?
Leader of the Viet Minh?
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
A military supply route running from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia to South Vietnam.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
Appointed by President Nixon to end the war, and developed the policy of linkage.
Who is Henry Kissenger?
American weapon of jellied gasoline that exploded on contact.
What is Napalm?
Two countries that decided to send military and economic aid to North Vietnam?
What is China and Russia?
President Nixon’s strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and was a process of handing over power to South Vietnam
What is My Lai?