Events
What was the My Lai massacre?
A United States war crime that U.S. Soldiers committed. U.S. soldiers mass massacre of unarmed civilians
Who was Ho Cho Minh?
He was the leader of North Vietnam
What was Agent Orange?
Chemical Weapon that sprayed to kill jungle cover and caused major health issues.
What was Vietnamization?
Gradually replaced U.S. troops with South Vietnam ones and were able to slowly able to pull out of the war.
What was the War Powers Act of 1973?
It prevented the president's ability to send troops without Congress's approval.
What was the Tet Offensive?
A major escalation where the U.S. embassy was attacked
Who was Ngo Dinh Diem?
Leader of South Vietnam in 1963
What were B-52 Bombers?
They were heavy plane bombers that dropped massive bombs and caused city levels of destruction. (My grandpa flew one)
What was the Air Supremacy tactic?
Massive bombing campaigns that the U.S. used to try to force North Vietnam to surrender
What were some of the struggle's that Veterans struggled with?
They suffered from PTSD, no support from the government or Americans and public hate.
What were the Paris Peace Accords?
Official ceasefire and the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam.
Who was Robert McNamara?
U.S. Secretary of defense
What was the "Huey"?
The Huey Helicopter was a multi-use helicopter that was an icon of the war.
What was the Hearts and Minds Strategy?
Strategy that the U.S. used to try and win over the South Vietnam soldiers
What was the result of the draft after the war?
It was ended and the U.S. military became an all-volunteer military
What occurred at the Fall of Saigon
North Vietnam captured Saigon and South Vietnam surfredured. This signified the end of the war
What did Richard Nixon do during his presidency?
Initatied "Vietnamization" And pulled U.S. troops out of V ietnam
What was napalm used for?
It was a sticky flaming gel bomb that burned through anything and everything.
How did the Vietnamese soldiers confuse U.S. soldiers by blending in?
They blended into innocent civilian crowds and made it hard for U.S. soldiers to tell who was innocent and who was the enemy
What were Re-Education camps?
South Vietnamese officials and prisoners were formed into camps and the North tried to purge anyone with ties to the old government
What was the Kent State Shooting?
The U.S. National guard shoots 4 students that were protesting the Cambodian invasion and the U.S. explodes in rage
What did Muhammed Ali do?
He refused to be drafted and was an icon for anti-war
What were Tiger Traps?
Hidden pits used by Vietnam that had sharpened spiked on the bottom. Impaled whoever fell into them
They undermined U.S. morale and tried to terrify the U.S. soldiers and embassies and messed with their heads
How did the rest of the world view America after the war?
The world lost respect for the U.S. because the U.S. didn't win for the first time on history. The world realized that the U.S. wasn't invincible