Vietnam - Terms
The Viet Cong had extensive tunnel systems and fought using this type of warfare.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This civil rights leader was assassinated on a motel balcony in April of 1968.
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Because of postwar prosperity, more young people than ever were attending these.
What are universities?
These people took a lot of ideas from the beatniks and placed importance on peace, love and free thinking.
Who were the hippies?
What is Vietnamization?
An herbicide that was used to expose Viet Cong hiding places.
What is Agent Orange?
The first and only U.S. president to resign.
Who was Richard Nixon?
One extreme measure taken to avoid the draft was leaving the country, and many moved here.
What is Canada?
A music festival that lasted several days and epitomized the antiwar culture of the sixties.
What was Woodstock?
This scandal involved Nixon's campaign team wiretapping the Democratic headquarters.
What was Watergate?
These people avoided the draft on moral and religious grounds.
Who were conscientious objectors?
After this democratic presidential hopeful was assassinated, many Americans lost hope for civil rights.
Who was Robert Kennedy?
The Free Speech Movement gained popularity after large protests at this west coast university.
What is UC Berkeley?
This social movement challenged traditional ideas about family, intimacy and relationships.
What is the sexual revolution?
Nixon knew this was going to happen to him, so he resigned.
What was impeachment?
This horrific event saw American soldiers slaughter innocent Vietnamese civilians, but was stopped by a heroic helicopter pilot.
What was the My Lai Massacre?
This nationalist leader of Vietnam led his forces against the French at the beginning of the Vietnam War.
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
After the assassination of MLK, Jr., many of these occurred in American cities.
What were riots?
Because of an increase in drug use, many famous musicians died from overdose and addiction problems. Name one of the musicians we discussed in class.
Who is Janis Joplin / Jim Morrison / Jimi Hendrix?
Name two of the three NASA astronauts who landed on the moon in July of 1969.
Who are Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins?
This gave President Johnson total control over American forces in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This American writer was criticized for his experiments with LSD.
Who was Timothy Leary?
Many college professors held these special lecture sessions to discuss the war.
What were "teach-ins"?
This term is used to describe the movement away from mainstream society and traditional culture.
What is counterculture?
This was the most significant impact of the Watergate scandal.
What is changing American view and trust of politicians?