Vocab
Once one country falls to communism, the surrounding countries will fall like dominoes.
The Paris Peace Accord, signed in 1973, officially ended the __________ ________.
Vietnam War
What were the 3 main products the French forced the Vietnamese to grow/create?
opium, rice/rice alcohol, and salt
The Cold War was between these two countries
USSR/Soviet Union/Russia and US
This president authorized the usage of napalm and Agent Orange.
JFK
Define Agent Orange
Herbicide sprayed on foliage to kill all vegetation with fatal side effects for humans.
What did the 26th Amendment do?
Written March 23, 1971; lowered voting age from 21 to 18.
This major battle ended the French Indochina War with a French loss.
Dien Bien Phu
Why was the Cold War called the Cold War?
Both sides fought indirectly through other countries in proxy wars.
This president officially escalated the war into Vietnam
President Johnson
Define Conscientious Objector
Someone who is opposed to the war on moral or religious grounds. Ex. Muhammad Ali
What message did the Truman Doctrine send to the world?
The U.S. will provide aid to any country fighting communism.
In order to end the French Indochina War, the _______ __________ was signed.
Geneva Accords
JFK
This President’s plan to get out of Vietnam was known as Vietnamization.
Richard Nixon
Define Vietminh.
army created by Ho Chi Minh in the French Indochina War to fight the French--> continued as N. Vietnamese communist army
During WWI the US gov passed the Selective Service Act. What did the act do?
required conscription of men 18-45; mandatory enlistment
1. Vietnam split along the 17th parallel (in half)
2. North = Communist under Ho Chi Minh; South= under french puppet Emperor Bao Dai
3. Free elections to be held in the future (never happen)
These two major economic/social policies were the ideologies behind the Cold War.
Capitalism vs. Communism
The communist founder and leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
BONUS: N. or S.?
Ho Chi Minh
North
Define Viet Cong
Same as NLF; guerrilla forces located in S. Vietnam that support communism
This resolution gave the president the power to protect the US by any means necessary.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Towards the end of the French Indochina War, the US secretly sent aid to this side
the French
How does the Cold War tie into the Vietnam War?
The Vietnam War is a proxy war for the larger Cold War.
This president coined the term "Domino Theory"
Eisenhower "Ike"