Vocab/Terms
This was the term for people in the US who were against the war in Vietnam.
Doves
This gave President Johnson the power to "take all necessary measures" to protect against an attack against the US, thus allowing him to commit American troops to the war in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The was a popular herbicide used by the Americans.
Agent Orange
Inequities in this process was a major source of the antiwar movement, and often resulted in people feigning illness/injuries or emigrating to other nations.
The Draft
After the Vietnam War, man people were tired of military conflicts and reluctant to get involved in other foreign wars. This is known as _______.
War Fatigue
This was the term for people int he US who were in favor of the war in Vietnam.
Hawks
This was the first sustained bombing campaign made by the US against the North Vietnamese.
Operation Rolling Thunder
This type of warfare was used primarily by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, and consisted of quick attacks made by small bands of fighters.
Guerilla Warfare
Vietnam was the first televised war, allowing Americans to see live images from it in the confines of their own homes. This made Vietnam the first "__________" war.
Living Room
What were TWO ways in which Vietnam veterans struggled when they returned to the US?
Physical attacks, verbal attacks, physical ailments, psychological ailments, drug addiction, homelessness
This was the insurgent group of communists who fought in South Vietnam against the South Vietnamese and the Americans.
Vietcong
This was the turning point of the Vietnam War.
The Tet Offensive
This flammable jelly, used by the Americans, caused severe death and devastation by burning anyone it touched.
Napalm
The belief that violence and war, in any circumstance, was unjustifiable was known as __________.
Pacifism
How did the economic costs of the war affect American society?
Money that could have been spent on reducing poverty, racism, etc. instead had to be funneled to paying for the war.
This was the term for the distrust that developed between the American government and the public due to inconsistencies between what people were hearing from their leaders and what they were seeing on their television screens.
Credibility Gap
This president chose to withdraw from the 1968 election due to the fact that Vietnam had undermined his presidency.
Lyndon B. Johnson
This was the name for the underground network of passageways created by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong to transport troops and supplies without knowledge of the Americans or South Vietnamese.
Cu Chi Tunnels
What were TWO methods of protest that were used by participants in the antiwar movement?
Demonstrations, burning draft cards, protest music, political cartoons, propaganda
Which communist group took over Cambodia and started a genocide against anyone in the nation who had previously been sympathetic with the West?
Khmer Rouge
This was Nixon's plan to gradually remove American troops from Vietnam and shift the primary responsibility for the fighting back to the South Vietnamese.
Vietnamization
This document ended the Vietnam War.
Why did the Americans use herbicides as part of their fighting tactics?
The geography of Vietnam (especially the dense jungles and forests) made it difficult to fight and see the enemy
One of the major issues that protests raised about the draft was the fact that boys 18-20 could be drafted but could not vote. Which amendment was subsequently added to the US Constitution in 1971 to change the voting age from 21 to 18?
26th Amendment
War Powers Act