People
Events in Vietnam
Events in U.S.
Policy
Terms
200
This was the President who replaced John F. Kennedy after his assassination, and then escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
Lyndon B. Johnson
200
The Vietnam War started as a Communist Revolution against this European country.
France
200
This was the selective service system that chose U.S. abled-bodied men at random to serve in the Vietnam War.
The Draft Lottery
200
US Will continue to supply military and economic aid, but not combat soldiers to countries resisting communism.
The Nixon Doctrine
200
You might be called this if you find away to escape your random selection into the Vietnam War
Draft Dodger
400
This President often found himself at odds with the military, and kept the U.S. minimally involved in Vietnam.
John F. Kennedy
400
This country neighbors Vietnam and was bombed at a large scale during the war, mostly because Viet Cong troops used its jungles to get into South Vietnam
Cambodia and/or Laos
400
This event would lead to the death of one president, and the rise of another president who would escalate the U.S.'s involvement in Vietnam
Assassination of J.F.K.
400
US will gradually reduce the number of troops in Vietnam and turn the fighting in the war over to the Southern Vietnamese Army
Vietnamization
400
Herbicide used to destroy the dense foliage of the Jungle in Vietnam. Infiltrated the water and food supplies in S. Vietnam leading to deaths and birth defects.
Agent Orange
600
These two groups of Americans are often associated with the two birds depicted below
Hawks and Doves / Pro-War and Hippies
600
The name for the U.S. Air Force operation that saw large-scale aerial bombardments over North Vietnam from 1965-1968.
Operation Rolling Thunder
600
In October, 1973, Congress Passed this Act over President Nixon's veto.
1. President Must Notify Congress within 48 hrs of sending troops
2. Troops can only remain for 60 days unless extended by congress or declaration of war
3. If no extension, President has 30 days to remove troops
War Powers Act
600
The Perception that Nixon will use Nuclear Weapons in Vietnam if pushed (attempting to force North Vietnam to negotiate and end the war)
Madman Theory
600
The strategy utilized by the VietCong to fight in the vietnam war. This includes: Ambush Tactics, No Frontline Fighting, Hiding in Trees and Underground, constant threat of attack
Guerilla Warfare
800
The leader of the Communist Revolution of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
800
This event involved the mass murder of hundreds of South Vietnamese unarmed civilians. Its media exposure also shifted public opinion on the war.
My Lai Massacre
800
The college in which the infamous standoff between anti-war protestors and National Guardsmen took place, resulting in the killing of 4 college students.
Kent State
800
If a country in Asia falls to communism, this will lead to the other countries in Asia falling to communism.
Domino Theory
800
The term that describes difference between: what the U.S. gov. was telling the public about Vietnam and what the press was revealing about the Vietnam War
Credibility Gap
1000
He was the first President of South Vietnam, who would soon be assassinated due to accusations of his corruption
Ngo Dinh Diem
1000
When North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers unleashed a large scale attack on South Vietnam, during a Vietnamese holiday period in 1968.
The Tet Offensive
1000
Classified U.S. Intelligence Documents that were leaked by the press in 1971, and led to further public mistrust towards the government
The Pentagon Papers
1000
Congress Gives LBJ authority to increase troops in Vietnam with this legislation. (The 4 things LBJ did after this legislation passed: Sent Troops to Vietnam; Military Draft; Operation Rolling Thunder; Search and Destroy)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
1000
The term that describes the Vietnam war in relation to graphic images shown to Americans at home through TV that shocked and horrified them.
Living Room War