Vietnam War Roots
North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in order to ______
Unite Vietnam as one communist country
This president kept repeatedly declaring that victory was “just around the corner,” despite that being false
Lyndon B. Johnson
Soldiers resisted the war by:
Experimenting with drugs, openly wearing peace and Black Power symbols, refusing orders, deserting, and assaulting unpopular officers
During WWII, _____ invaded Vietnam
Japan
This chemical destroyed forests to deprive the Viet Cong of hiding places, and has been linked to serious health issues
Agent Orange
People protested the war by:
Burning their draft cards, fleeing to Canada, walking in antiwar protest marches
In the 19th century, Vietnam was a colony of _____
France
The US dropped this chemical on Vietnam, a gelatinous form of gasoline that clings to the skin of anyone exposed to it as it burns
Napalm
This music festival was attended by people who were against the Vietnam war and wanted to spread the message of peace and love
Woodstock Music and Art Fair
______ formed a communist movement to fight off Vietnam's occupiers
Ho Chi Minh
Nixon ordered American troops and bombings in the neutral country of _______
Cambodia
University where protesting students were fired upon and killed by national guard/police
Kent State University/Jackson State University
President Lyndon B. Johnson requested permission from the U.S. Congress to take “all necessary measures to repel armed attack” in Vietnam, known as the ________
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The communist dictator that attempted to force all Cambodians into rural communes and committed widespread massacres
Pol Pot
The massacre that intensified antiwar sentiment because the 11th Brigade infantrymen killed up to 500 unresisting South Vietnamese civilians
My Lai massacre