Past Issues
US Becomes Involved
The War
The Protest Movement
1968-A Turning Point
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What was the battle that forced France to leave Vietnam?
1954, Battle of Diem Bien Phu.
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Domino Theory
What is, the policy that if Vietnam fell to communism other countries would also fall?
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Who was the US commander in Vietnam?
General William Westmoreland.
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What is the policy of military conscription called?
The Draft.
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What was the Tet Offensive?
A surprise attack, by the Vietcong, against South Vietnam.
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Who was the leader from Vietnam who was viewed by the US as a potential enemy?
Ho Chi Mihn.
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Who was the US backed president of South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
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Why would the Soviet Union (Russia) want to get involved in Vietnam? (Think Cold War Ideology)
They wanted to prove that Communism was the superior power.
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What was the name of Mario Savio's student protest movement at UC Berkeley?
Free Speech Movement.
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What important announcement did President Johnson make on March 31, 1968?
He announced he would not run for a second term as President.
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What was the meeting that split Vietnam into North and South and called for an election to unify the nation in 1956.
1954 Geneva Accords.
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Which US president continued supporting Ngo Dinh Diem in the 1960's
John F. Kennedy
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What was General Giap's strategy for fighting the Americans after the Battle of La Drang? Why?
To draw American forces into Hand-to-Hand combat so they couldn't use their advanced technology.
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What protest group demanded greater individual freedoms?
Students for a Democratic Society
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What happened in Chicago in April of 1968?
A violent protest at the Democratic National Convention.
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What was the policy that explained that if Vietnam fell to communism then other nations would as well?
Domino Theory
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What happened as a result of the Tonkin Gulf Incident in 1956?
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 1956, escalated US involvement in Vietnam. Gave Johnson increased military powers in Vietnam.
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What was the Vietcong doing in South Vietnam?
They infiltrated the South to cause terror and unrest among the civilian population.
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What were names for people who opposed the war and people who supported the war?
Doves and Hawks.
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How was the Tet Offensive a defeat for the US?
People back home saw combat footage and were tired of the continuing fighting. Changed public perception of the war.
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Why did the US, and Ngo Dinh Diem, oppose the the 1956 nation-wide election?
Communists would take over the election and win.
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What was the intended goal of Operation Rolling Thunder?
Johnson hoped to bring Ho Chi Mihn to the negotiating table.
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Why did Johnson hesitate to continue bombing North Vietnam? (Hint: 1950's)
He did not want the Chinese getting involved militarily like they had in the Korean War. OR Prevent World War III
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What famous Civil Rights leader opposed the Vietnam war because of racist policies back home?
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Who was having secret talks with South Vietnam?
Republican Presidential candidate, Richard Nixon.
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