Kennedy -1
President from January, 1961 - November 22, 1963
Who was Kennedy?
- Killed Lee Harvey Oswald
Who was Jack Ruby?
Leader of the Communist Party in Indochina after WWII; led Vietnamese against the French, then North Vietnamese against the United States in the Vietnam War
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
The guerrilla soldiers of the Communist faction in South Vietnam, also known as the National Liberation Front.
Who were the Viet Cong?
The political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.
What is the Domino Theory?
Kennedy’s legislative program
What was The New Frontier?
Became President after the assassination of Kennedy.
Who was Johnson?
Leader of South Vietnam
Who was Ng Dinh Diem?
Type of warfare used by the Viet Cong which included raids, ambushes, sabotage, and hidden traps.
What was Guerrilla Warfare?
Secret government documents published in 1971; revealed that the U. S. Government had misled Americans about the Vietnam War.
What were the Pentagon Papers?
Dallas, Texas / Nov. 22nd , 1963
What was the place and date of Kennedy's assassination?
Medical care for the elderly
Rebuild the crumbling cities
Aid to education
Improve national defense
Increase aid to foreign nations
Expand the space program
What were the goals of Kennedy's New Frontier?
Capital city in North Vietnam
What was Ha Noi?
A 1954 peace agreement that divided Vietnam into Communist- controlled North Vietnam and Non-Communist South Vietnam until unification elections could be held in 1956.
What were the Geneva Accords?
A movement that focused on free speech, equality, world peace, and the pursuit of happiness. Was a movement against the strict moral culture of the 1950s.
What was the Counterculture?
Assassinated Kennedy
Who was Lee Harvey Oswald?
American spy planes saw Soviet Missile bases on Cuba. Almost resulted in Nuclear war. The Soviets backed down.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Capital city in South Vietnam
What was Saigon?
Highly flammable chemical dropped from U. S. planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War and other conflicts.
What was Napalm?
Music festival from August 15-19, 1969 / a half million people showed up.
What was Woodstock?
1500 Cuban Exiles - Supported by the US - tried to overthrow the Cuban government
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
Famous Kennedy quote from his inaugural address.
What is, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country!"?
An organization whose goal it was to win Vietnam’s independence from foreign rule.
What was the Vietminh?
A massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities in early 1968.
What was the Tet Offensive?
The process of the U.S. withdrawing ground troops from Vietnam and allowing the South Vietnamese Army fight on its own.
What was Vietnamization?