Key People
This leader ruled Vietnam as a puppet before WWII.
Who is Bao Dai?
This theory suggested if one country fell to communism, others would follow.
What is the Domino Theory?
This 1968 attack shocked Americans and hurt U.S. morale.
What is the Tet Offensive?
Type of warfare using ambushes and hit-and-run tactics.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This group strongly opposed the war.
Who are college students?
Leader of the Viet Minh and North Vietnam.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
Vietnam was divided at this parallel.
What is the 17th parallel?
This battle led to the French leaving Vietnam.
What is the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
This tactic made Viet Cong hard to identify.
What is blending in with civilians?
This was one major reason people opposed the war.
What is high cost in lives and money?
Leader of South Vietnam supported by the U.S.
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
The U.S. supported this side of Vietnam.
What is South Vietnam?
This massacre involved U.S. troops killing civilians.
What is the My Lai Massacre?
This chemical was used to destroy vegetation.
What is Agent Orange?
The U.S. did this in the Vietnam War.
What is lost the war?
U.S. President who escalated the war after 1964.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This event led Congress to give the president expanded war powers.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
This agreement ended U.S. involvement in 1973?
What are the Paris Peace Accords?
This trail supplied North Vietnamese forces in the South.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
After the war, Vietnam became this type of country.
What is Communist?
U.S. President who introduced Vietnamization.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This conflict was viewed by some as a civil war within Vietnam.
What is the Vietnam War?
This city fell in 1975, ending the war.
What is Saigon?
This bombing campaign targeted North Vietnam?
What is Operation Rolling Thunder?
This system forced young men to serve in the military.
What is the draft?