Causes of the War
What European country colonized Vietnam before World War II and fought Vietnam for their independence?
France
What was the name of the South Vietnamese group that fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese government using guerrilla tactics?
Viet Cong or National Liberation Front
What major 1968 attack, occuring on Vietnam's Lunar New Year holiday, shocked Americans and hurt support for the war?
Tet Offensive
What college had four students shot during a Vietnam protest, leading to national unrest?
Kent State University
What city’s fall officially ended the war in 1975?
Saigon
What 1954 agreement split Vietnam at the 17th parallel?
Geneva Accords
Who was the top commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam?
General William Westmoreland
What toxic chemical was used to destroy jungle cover?
Agent Orange
Or other herbicides/chemicals
What term describes the drop in trust between the public and the government?
Vocab term
Credibility gap
What scandal, involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and subsequent cover-up, led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974?
Watergate Scandal
What theory held that the fall of one country to communism would cause others to fall?
Domino Theory
What South Vietnamese leader was overthrown and killed in 1963?
Ngo Dinh Diem
What 1968 massacre involved U.S. troops killing over 300 civilians?
My Lai Massacre
What strategy aimed to turn more of the fighting over to South Vietnam?
Vocab Term
Vietnamization
Name all the U.S. presidents who were in office during the Vietnam War.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford
What 1964 "incident" officially led to the U.S. escalating its involvement in Vietnam, starting with air raids and later combat troops?
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
What Secretary of Defense under JFK and LBJ later expressed regret over his role?
Robert McNamara
What trail was used by the North Vietnamese to send supplies through Laos and Cambodia?
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Who was the trusted news anchor who publicly doubted the war after Tet? Commonly known as the "most trusted man in America"
Walter Cronkite
What controversial action or "affair" did Richard Nixon take during the 1968 presidential campaign to undermine peace negotiations in Vietnam, leading to allegations of sabotaging the Johnson administration’s efforts?
No Spelling does not count
The "Chennault Affair" (Nixon’s secret negotiations with the South Vietnamese government to delay peace talks)
What post–World War II U.S. initiative aimed to contain communism by providing economic aid to rebuild Western Europe?
The Marshall Plan
Who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press?
Daniel Ellsberg
What was the secret U.S. bombing campaign in Cambodia ordered by Nixon in 1969, which later fueled public outrage when it was revealed, and indirectly led to the Cambodian genocide?
Operation Menu
What band performed “Fortunate Son”?
Creedence Clearwater Revival
What U.S. legislation passed in 1973 limited the president’s power to commit troops without congressional approval?
War Powers Act