Vietnamese Names
What was the name of the revolutionary who led North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
This theory says that if Vietnam becomes Communist, so will Laos and Cambodia.
The Domino Theory
This event officially brought the United States into the Vietnam war.
The Gulf of Tonkin incident.
This country colonized Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos beginning in the 1880's
France
Ho Chi Minh started this group in a cave in Northern Vietnam during th 40's.
Viet Minh
What was the name of the Final French military base in North Vietnam?
Bien Dien Phu
This policy/strategy meant that that Viet Cong would not attack US forced head on, but use traps and ambushes instead.
Guerilla Warfare
This event was a televised broadcast that mandated many American men to go assist the war effort in Vietnam.
The Draft
This country's repressive religious policies led to a monk self-immolating
South Vietnam
At one point, this group had more than 500,000 personnel in Vietnam, and by the end of the war, they suffered 58,000 casualities.
The American Military
What is the name of the First leader of South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
This policy said that Nixon would slowly replace US troops in Vietnam with South Vietnamese troops.
Vietnamization
This event saw US troops killing between 300-500 civilians after falsley accusing them of being Viet Cong.
My Lai Massacre
This country housed many American air bases and was the 1st destination for many Hmong refugees
Thailand
This group was supplied by the North Vietnam through the Ho Chi Minh trail, but was not technically part of the DRV.
Viet Cong
What is the name of the military base where many Marines were surrounded near the DMZ?
Khe Sanh
This policy says the the United States shouldn't let Communism gain one more inch of land.
Policy of Containment
The Tet Offensive
This country supplied North Vietnam with weapons, ammo, and aid through their southern border
China
This group voted to allow President Johnson to use full the full American military in Vietnam. Only 2 of them voted against it.
The United States Congress
What was the name of the puppet Emperor put in place by the French?
Bao Dai
Communism
This event led to the frantic evacuation of the South Vietnamese capital in 1975.
The Fall of Saigon
This country had a civil war involving communism at the same time as Vietnam, and ended their war in the same year (1975).
Laos
This is the name of all three countries in the region (Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos), literally meaning "The land between India and China."
Indochina