Start of the War
U.S. policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism
What is containment?
Herbicide meant to destroy the jungle or crops, it eventually led to major health issues
What is Agent Orange?
These people are often associated with peace, love, and drugs
Leader of the communist forces in North Vietnam
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
The political system Vietnam is united under today
What is communism?
The alleged attack on U.S. ships that escalated the war
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
An intensive bombing campaign, aimed to weaken North Vietnam
What is Operation Rolling Thunder?
These people opposed the Vietnam War (named after a bird)
Who are doves?
Describe the landscape of Vietnam
What are dense jungles/forests?
The U.S. strategy of transferring combat roles to South Vietnamese soldiers (removing U.S. soldiers)?
What is "Vietnamization"
The U.S. president that was assassinated before the Vietnam War escalated
Who is JFK?
Herbicidal warfare, aimed to destroy crops and vegetation that hid Viet Cong
What is Operation Ranch Hand?
U.S. leader that escalated the war in Vietnam
Who was President Lyndon B. Johnson?
The mandatory enrollment of citizens into military service.
What is the draft?
People who were often unsupported, blamed for the war, and left hurt or traumatized
Who are Vietnam Veterans?
The strategy of sending military advisors and going on secret missions, without triggering a large scale war
What was a "limited" war?
This massive attack by North Vietnam over the lunar new year greatly decreased public support for the war in the U.S.
What is the Tet Offensive?
Feeling of distrust or disappointment, often toward the government
What is disillusionment?
South Vietnamese leader who faced corruption allegations and was eventually assassinated.
Who was Ngo Dinh Diem?
This is considered the end of the Vietnam War
What is the Fall of Saigon
This temporarily divided Vietnam into communist North and democratic/capitalist South?
What were the Geneva Accords?
The mass killing of civilians that exposed the brutality of war
What was the My Lai Massacre?
These secret documents were leaked to the press in 1971 and showed just how involved the U.S. was with Vietnam since 1945
What were the Pentagon Papers?
The supply route for North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam that went through Laos and Cambodia
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
This meeting to end the war started an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of U.S. troops
What were the Paris Peace Accords?