French Indochina
What decade did France take over Indochina?
1850s
The United States created this to protect S. Vietnam from invasion; ineffective
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
(SEATO)
By 1961, JFK began sending _________ to Vietnam to assist & train the SV military
Advisors
Vietnam was divided at the...
17th Paralle Line
Commander of US forces in Vietnam
Gen. William Westmoreland
This communist leader in Vietnam was educated in the US, GB, France and USSR
Ho Chi Minh
The US supported this man for president of South Vietnam.
Ngo Dinh Diem
By 1964 – the USS _______ was “attacked” in the Gulf of Tonkin
Maddux
Capital of N. Vietnam...
Hanoi
Idea that Johnson was lying to the US public about the war
Credibility Gap
What FOREIGN Nations tried to take advantage of Vietnam
(100 Each)
France
Japan
China
The CIA claimed that Ngo Dinh Diem would lose the 1956 election. The US made Diem do this…
Withdrawl from the election
This gave President permission to: “Take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against US Forces”
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Capital of S. Vietnam
Saigon
Major, coordinated attack by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong against the US.
Tet Offensive
Final Location of French forces; surrendered after a months-long siege.
Dien Bien Phu
This organization was created after Diem’s refusal to participate in the free elections
Vietcong
The first offensive operation where the US bombed North Vietnam to stop the flow of weapons to South Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder
N. Vietnam bordered this neighboring country that the US would later invade.
Laos
Ultimately, the major offensive for the VC and ARVN was a failure for what and a success for what?
($200 Each)
Failure - Military
Success - Destroyed American public Opinion
Splitting Vietnam in two at the 17th Parallel and allowing for free elections in the future were part of…
Geneva Accords
The Vietcong (VC) were aided by the North Vietnamese through this series of trails…
Ho Chi Minh Trail
To end the war in Vietnam, Nixon’s Vietnamization called for the invasion of… (2)
Laos and Cambodia
S. Vietnam bordered Laos, and this nation, which would later have a massive genocide led by Pol Pot.
Cambodia
This ended the Vietnam War for the United States in 1973.
Paris Peace Accords