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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was the second American leader during Vietnam?
Vietminh
What was the communist North Vietnamese organization led by Ho Chi Minh that fought for independence
March 16th, 1948
When did the My Lai massacre occur?
The draft
What was the enlistment of men into a military service
War Powers Act
What was the act that granted emergency executive powers to the presudent to run the war effort?
Ho Chi Minh
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
Vietcong
What was the Communist South Vietnamese opposition group?
August 2nd, 1964
When did the Gulf of Tonkin incident occur?
Tunkin Gulf Resolution
What authorized President Johnson to take any measures he deemed necessary to retaliate and promote national peace?
Pentagon Papers
What was the name given to a secret Department of Defense study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
What was the South Vietnamese army?
May 4th, 1970
When did the Kent State incident happen?
Operation Rolling Thunder
What was the first sustained American assault (by bomb) on North Vietnamese territory, and was a major step in US involvement in the Vietnam War?
Kent State Incident
What was the incident where a massive student protest led to the the burning of the ROTC building?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who was the third American leader during Vietnam?
SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)
What was the New Left American organization that was student-led and protested US involvement in Vietnam?
July 21st, 1954
When did the Geneva Accords effectively divide Vietnam into 2 at the 17th parallel?
Doves
What were people who opposed the war called?
Free Speech Movement
What was the college campus phenomenon that was inspired by the struggle for civil rights and later fueled by opposition to the Vietnam war?
Richard Nixon
What American president had a Watergate scandal and was in Vietnam?
Silent Majority
What were the moderate, mainstream Americans that quietly supported the war called?
November 2nd, 1963
When was Ngo Dinh Diem killed by his own generals as part of a coup d'etat carried by the support of US officials?
Vietnamization
What was a strategy that transferred all military responsibilities to South Vietnam to reduce America's involvement in the war?
Tet Offensive
What North Vietnamese attack turned the tide of the war and changed American minds?