Setting the Stage
The leader of the Viet Minh
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
American military commander in Vietnam
Who is Gen. William Westmoreland?
The nickname given to the Vietnam War, which was the first to be shown on the nightly news.
What is "The Living Room War"?
The war's consequence in the American mindset.
What is tears America apart?
Slaughter of approx. 500 Vietnamese civilians by an American unit.
What is the My Lai Massacre?
The people’s movement to unify Vietnam under Communism
Who are the Viet Minh?
Sets the tone for the war - the US begins relying on helicopters and air cavalry and US strategists call for a war of attrition.
What is the Battle of Ia Drang Valley?
Classified documents on the war that were leaked and contributed to the "Credibility Gap"
What are the Pentagon Papers?
Said the President could no longer go to war without Congress's approval.
What is the War Powers Act of 1973?
Communist guerrillas fighting in the South.
Who are the Vietcong?
Divided Vietnam at the 17th Parallel
What are the Geneva Accords of 1954?
Massive assault across the South by Communist forces during the Vietnamese New Year - military victory but political defeat for US
What is the Tet Offensive?
High-profile, widely televised Senate hearings on the Vietnam War
What are the "Educational Hearings"?
The first group of people involved in the Vietnam War to "crack first"
Who is the South Korean civilian populace
Phase 1 of the US's strategy.
What is gain the initiative?
Said the US could now get involved in Vietnam without Congressional approval and gave the President a "Blank Check"
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Nixon's policy of letting ARVN troops gradually take over combat operations.
What is Vietnamization?
Antiwar group who protested by throwing away their medals.
Who are the Vietnam Veterans Against the War?
American populace began to distrust this group.
What is "the establishment"? (government is acceptable)
Phase 2 of the US's strategy.
What is Search & Destroy
US mission aimed at resettling peasants in places easier to defend to isolate them from the NLF
What is Op. Strategic Hamlet?
Also known as the "Christmas Bombings," this systemic bombing of Hanoi compelled the North to sign a peace treaty ending the war.
What is Op. Linebacker II?
14 college students killed, 9 wounded after Ohio National Guardsmen open fire on students peacefully protesting the Vietnam War.
What is the Kent State Massacre?
What is PTSD?
Phase 3 of the US's strategy
What is turn the war over to ARVN troops and withdrawal?