People
Leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
type of warfare used by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong
guerilla
Where US ships were fired at and the first major event of the Vietnam War
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
U.S. foreign policy strategy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
Containment
What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give President Johnson to do
Blank Check - All Power
President who wanted to escalate the war in Vietnam
President Johnson
a sharpened stick usually of bamboo set in the ground
Punji
a series of surprise attacks launched by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces during the Vietnamese lunar new year
Tet Offensive
gradually withdraw American troops from the Vietnam War while simultaneously training and equipping the South Vietnamese military to take over
Vietnamization
What country did Vietnam fight in the 1950's to gain independence
France
President who said he would deescalate the war in Vietnam
President Nixon
The continual bombing of North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Operation Rolling Thunder
A mass killing of helpless inhabitants of a village in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War , carried out in 1968 by United States troops
My Lai Massacre
if one nation fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall
domino theory
What happened on the campus of Kent State University May 1970
4 students killed
Communist South Vietnamese who fought against the US
Vietcong (VC)
Some Americans did not support US involvement in Vietnam because it was this type of war
Civil War
1969-1970 Secret bombings to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines in this country by President Nixon and the US
This mistrust between government reports and the reality of the war became apparent, leading to growing doubts about U.S. involvement and the accuracy of information being presented to the American people.
credibility gap
what type of music became popular during the Vietnam War
antiwar or protest music
What was Americans ORIGINAL response to entry into the Vietnam War (intervene or isolation)
intervene
series of agreements signed on January 27, 1973, aimed at establishing peace in Vietnam and ending the Vietnam War.
Paris Peace Accords
President Nixon's quote "I pledge to you that we shall have an honorable end to the war in Vietnam." refers to his plan called
Peace with Honor
What happened to South Vietnam and its capital Saigon in 1975
North Vietnam took over the entire country