TERMS(VW)
This long-term cause of the Vietnam War was the French attempt to maintain control over their colony, Vietnam.
What is colonialism
The 1954 battle where the Viet Minh defeated the French, forcing them to leave Vietnam.
What is the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
The leader of the Viet Minh and North Vietnam, who was a communist but seen by many Vietnamese as a nationalist hero.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
In a source analysis, this term means that the sources agree with each other.
What is Corroboration?
This powerful desire for self-rule and independence was the main driving force for the Viet Minh.
What is Nationalism?
The 1968 offensive by North Vietnam that was a military failure but a major psychological victory, turning the US public against the war.
What is the Tet Offensive?
The Vietnamese communist general who masterminded the victory at Dien Bien Phu.
Who is General Vo Nguyen Giap?
In a source analysis, you must identify both what the sources agree on AND where they...
What is Contradict (or Disagree)?
The global ideological struggle between the USA and the USSR that turned a local conflict into a major war.
What is the Cold War?
The 1954 international agreement that temporarily split Vietnam at the 17th parallel but promised elections to reunify the country.
What are the Geneva Accords?
The US President who escalated the war in Vietnam, sending hundreds of thousands of troops after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
A war where two major powers support opposing sides in a smaller country, rather than fighting each other directly.
What is a Proxy War?
The 1941 surprise attack by Japan that brought the United States into World War II.
What is the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
The British Prime Minister who coined the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of Europe.
Who is Winston Churchill?
The name for the region of Southeast Asia that includes Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, which was a French colony.
What is Indochina?
The 1964 incident that gave the US Congress the justification to escalate its military involvement in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?