Geography
Capital of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Hanoi
The first United States President who sent financial aid attempting to contain the spread of Communism in Vietnam.
Harry S. Truman
President of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Ho Chi Minh
This approval by the United States Congress gave President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) the power to escalate U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This Southeastern Asian country controlled Vietnam during World War II.
Japan
Capital of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Saigon
This U.S. President was the first to send U.S. troops to Vietnam although they did not see combat under his watch.
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
President of South Vietnam during the beginning of the Vietnam War although he was assassinated by a military coup in 1963.
Ngo Dinh Diem
This chemical agent caused devastating burns and helped destroy jungle areas during the Vietnam War.
Napalm
This European country fought to control Vietnam after World War II but was met with stiff Vietnamese resistance.
France
This secret trail of passageways and shelters allowed the North Vietnamese to travel discretely during the Vietnam War.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S. Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War who years later deeply regretted his actions that further escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Robert McNamara
This nickname was given to the North Vietnamese peasants who volunteered their military efforts during the Vietnam War.
Viet Cong
Blue, Green, Pink, and White were all variations of this herbicide used during the Vietnam War that caused cancer and birth defects to those who were exposed.
Agent Orange
The #1 cause of the original credibility gap the U.S. government had in relation to the Vietnam War.
Television
This country just west of Vietnam was a friendly neighbor to the North Vietnamese and eventually, saw military action against the United States.
Cambodia
Commanding General of the United States Military at the beginning of U.S. combat involvement in the Vietnam War.
William Westmoreland
This South Vietnamese village was the site of unspeakable horrors on the part of U.S. Soldiers which 500 women, children, and elders were killed.
Mai Lai
This military operation planned by the North Vietnamese was named after the Vietnamese holiday celebrating the Lunar New Year.
Tet Offensive
This demilitarized zone that split North & South Vietnam was named after its line of latitude.
17th Parallel
Site of the last battle of the first Indochina War in which Vietnam became free of European rule.
Dien Bien Phu
United States Army officer and war criminal who was at the center of a controversial massacre of South Vietnamese villagers.
William Calley
This political agreement signed in 1954 split Vietnam into 2 separate countries: 1 Communist and 1 Democratic with reunification efforts planned shortly thereafter.
Geneva Accords
Don't fall into one of these traps! There are sharp bamboo that's waiting to carve you up!
Punji Pits
The Vietnam War distracted President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) from continuing his government programs for a better United States which he referred to by this nickname.
Great Society