Background
Which European country controlled Vietnam before WW2
France
Which side of Vietnam was communist?
North Vietnam
The type of warfare used by the Viet Cong involving ambushes and tunnels.
Guerrilla warfare
Who was the leader who declared Vietnam independence in 1945?
Ho Chi Minh
The communist fighters operating in South Vietnam.
The Viet Cong
The surprise 1968 offensive that shocked Americans.
The Tet Offensive
What was the name of the war fought between France and Vietnam called?
The First Indochina War
The ideology that separated North and South Vietnam.
Communism vs anti-communism
Why the Tet Offensive was a turning point despite being a military failure.
It changed U.S. public opinion
What agreement dived the Vietnam?
The Geneva Accords
The line that divided North and South Vietnam.
The 17th parallel
The policy that aimed to withdraw U.S. troops and train South Vietnamese forces.
Vietnamization
what was the zone called that became the 17 parallel
The DMZ
Why the planned 1956 elections to reunify Vietnam never happened.
The U.S. and South Vietnam feared a communist victory
The event that marked the end of South Vietnam.
The Fall of Saigon