This charismatic leader intially had the United States' support of an independant Vietnam, but his pro-communist stance caused President Truman to back out of their deal.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
100
The shape and size of Vietnam is most easily compared to this US State.
What is California?
100
This Ohio campus became the centerpoint of the antiwar movement after four students were shot during a protest of Nixion's invasion of Cambodia.
What is Kent State?
100
Eisenhower defined this theory on the spread of communism as "You knock the first one over and what will happen to the last one is a certainty that it will go over very quickly."
What is the Domino Theory?
100
This defoliant, named for its distinctive color, was later linked to the development of cancer in war veterans and higher rates of bith defects in their children.
What is Agent Orange?
200
In an attempt to instill democracy in South Vietnam, France and the US helped this man become President- only to discover he was a worse leader and less liked than his Northern Communist counterpart.
Who is Ngo Din Diem?
200
Despite surving the TET Offensive, this capital of South Vietnam would eventually fall to communist forces in Aprill of 1975
What is Saigon.
200
He was the frontrunner to be the Democratic Canidate in the 1968 election before his assassination at the hands of Sirhan Sirhan
Who is Robert Kennedy?
200
Similar to the tactics used to get the US out of conflicts in the Middle East, President Nixion began to train the Vietnamese people in combat in an effort to turn the war effort to them. The process became known as this-
What is Vietnamization?
200
Cambodia, Veitnam and together made up French Indo China
What is Laos?
300
This Four Star General lead the US effort in Vietnam. His "war of attrition" would destroy most of the Vietnam countryside
Who is General Westmoreland?
300
In contrast to it's southern counterpart, this capital of North Vietnam would not yeild to the United States, even after an extensive bombing campaign.
What is Hanoi?
300
The release of these top secret government documents to the public cause an already worried nation to distrust the American government.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
300
This was Johnson's arieal attack plan in Vietnam, and involved bombing Vietcong supply lines along the Ho Chi Minh trail
What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
300
In response to the young age of many soldiers going off to war, this amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 so that "those who were drafted could at least elect who sent them to war."
What is the Twenty Sixth Amendment?
400
Before the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, National Secuirty Advisor Henry Kissinger met with this representive of North Vietnam months prior in an attempt to agree to a ceasefire.
Who is Le Duc Tho?
400
This line, similar to the one drawn in the Korean War, would act as the dividing point between North and South Vietnam.
What is the 17th Parallel?
400
This was the largest antiwar group in the country, with over 143 chapters on college campus across the United States.
Who are the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)?
400
Also called "Search and Burn" this strategy left thousands of Vietnamese peasants homeless after being forced to move into Strategic Hamlets.
What is pacification?
400
He ran for president in 1968, despite being connected to the unpopular LBJ.
Who is Hubert Humphrey?
500
He was one of only two senators to oppose the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, saying "We are in effect giving the President war-making powers in the absence of a declaration of war."
Who is Wayne Morse?
500
The battle at this city signified a total defeat of French forces in Vietnam.
What is Dien Bien Phu?
500
Known for his ability to sway public opinion on the war this TV anchor turned the public against the president when he said "I thought we were winning the war!"
Who is Walter Cronkite?
500
Despite the American military "winning" this battle in Saigon, the attack showed just how strong the Vietcong War Effort was in South Vietnam and demonstrated how badly the US was losing the overall war.
What was the TET Offensive?
500
As the designer of the Vietnam War Memorial, she asked that the names of the soldiers be listed in chronological order, so that "if you were in the war, you could find your time and a few people you knew."