These people were South Vietnamese Communist rebels.
Who are the Vietcong
100
The idea that if a nation fell to communism, its closest neighbors would follow
What is the Domino Theory
100
Passed in 1973, this act restricted the President’s war-making powers
What is the War Powers Act
100
the belief that political goals should be defined by concrete national interests instead of abstract ideologies
What is realpolitik
200
Vietnamese leader who demanded Vietnam’s independence from France.
Who is Ho Chi Minh
200
This is a named given to those who supported US involvement in Vietnam.
What is a Hawk
200
This jellied gasoline that was dropped in canisters and exploded on impact, setting fire to large areas
What is Napalm
200
This was a coordinated assault, in January 1968, by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese on South Vietnamese cities and bases
What is the Tet Offensive
200
Classified government history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, published by The New York Times in 1971
What is the Pentagon Papers
300
This person was Nixon's top National Security Advisor and became Secretary of State.
Who is Henry Kissinger
300
This is a named given to those who did not supported US involvement in Vietnam.
What is a Dove
300
A defensive alliance aimed at preventing communist aggression in Asia
What is SEATO
300
This term was used to describe the American public’s growing distrust of statements made by the government during the Vietnam War.
What is the Credibility Gap
300
Organization founded to fight racism but which later campaigned against the Vietnam War
What is the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
400
This Democratic presidential candidate was a Minnesota Senator who was an against the war in Vietnam.
Who is Eugene McCarthy
400
This is the term used to describe a young American Man drafted into military service.
What is a Draftee
400
1964 congressional resolution that authorized President Johnson to commit American troops to South Vietnam and fight a war against North Vietnam
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
400
A 1973 agreement between the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Vietcong for a cease-fire and American troop withdrawal from South Vietnam
What is the Paris Peace Accords
400
A French military base besieged by Vietminh troops until the French surrendered
What is Dien Bien Phu
500
This person was a Democratic Senator from New York. Many thought he, like his brother, would someday be President of the United States.
Who is Robert Kennedy
500
The Premier of China when Nixon made a visit to China in 1972
Who is Zhou Enlai
500
1972 treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that froze the deployment of intercontinental ballistic missiles and placed limits on antiballistic missiles
What is Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)
500
A village in South Vietnam where American soldiers killed unarmed civilians
What is My Lai
500
This was the site of a confrontation between students and National Guardsmen during which four students were killed.