Who?
This U.S. president put more American troop in the Vietnam after 1964.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The U.S. first supported Vietnam through this type of assistance in the 1950s.
What is military and financial aid?
The Vietnam War took place primarily in this region of Asia.
What is Southeast Asia?
This Cold War idea claimed if one nation fell to communism, others would follow.
What is the domino theory?
This war was the conflict in which the U.S. tried to stop communism in Southeast Asia.
What is the Vietnam War?
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam during the war.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This resolution gave President Johnson authority to use military force in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
The 1954 agreement divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
What are the Geneva Accords?
The U.S. wanted to protect this type of government in South Vietnam.
What is democratic or non-communist government?
This idea was implemented throughout the duration of the war. North Vietnam was supported by countries believing in this idea.
What is communism?
This country sent the most troops to fight against communism in Vietnam.
Who is the United States?
This bombing campaign marked a major escalation of the U.S. involvement in 1965.
What is Operation Rolling Thunder?
This event happened in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964, sparking major U.S. involvement.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
Leaders stayed in the war partly to uphold this international reputation factor.
What is credibility (or not appearing weak)?
This controversal government study revealed the U.S. government has misled the public.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
This group fought in South Vietnam using guerrilla tactics to support the North.
Who are the Viet Cong?
The U.S. used this strategy to search out and destroy enemy fighters in the jungle.
What are search and destroy missions?
This neighboring country became a target of U.S. bombing due to Viet Cong supply routes.
What is Cambodia?
Some believed leaving the war would dishonor the lives of these people.
Who are fallen U.S. soldiers?
This military strategy involved gradual escalation and heavy bombing to wear down the enemy.
What is the War of Attrition?
This person leaked the Pentagon Papers, revealing government deception about the war.
Who is Daniel Ellsberg?
This policy, started under Nixon, aimed to transfer war efforts to South Vietnamese forces.
What is Vietnamization?
This trail was a key supply routes for the North Vietnamese through Laos and Cambodia.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
This Cold War policy explained the U.S.'s broader goal to limit Soviet and Chinese influence.
What is containment?
This 1968 event shocked Americans by showing the enemy's strength despite U.S. claims of progress.
What is the Tet Offensive?