outbreak of war
This is the area of Asia that Vietnam is in. (Ex. Middle East)
What is South East Asia?
This was the incident many consider to be the start of the war.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
This was the name of the massacre committed by US troops, which left over 400 Vietnamese villagers dead and was covered up by the army.
What is the My Lai Massacre?
These people, who became popular in the 1960s and 1970s, enjoyed protest songs like "Turn, Turn, Turn."
Who are Hippies?
This system selects mandatory service for all able-bodied men in the United States. It was last enacted in The Vietnam War.
What is a military draft?
This was the name of the body of water where an incident occurred, leading to the outbreak of the war.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin?
This was the resolution that gave President Johnson the power to do whatever possible to "Secure Peace" in Vietnam
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This was the name of the Chemical agent used to destroy tree growth, but it was eventually linked to causing cancer in veterans and their children.
What is Agent Orange?
Songs like Fortunate Son highlighted that it was mostly these types of people who went to serve in the Vietnam war
What are poor people?
What is a News Reporter?
This was the country that the US fought in the Vietnam War? (It no longer exists today)
What is North Vietnam?
This was the Trail the North Vietnamese used to attack US forces all over South Vietnam.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
This was the name of the college in Ohio where 4 students were shot and killed by the National Guard for their protest of the Vietnam War.
What is Kent State?
A large number of protests occurred at this type of place (ex, Kent State, Penn State, etc.)
What are colleges/Universities
This is what made fighting in Vietnam so hard and dangerous.
What is a Jungle and booby traps?
This was the name of the US Navy ship that was attacked off the coast of Vietnam, leading to the outbreak of the war.
What is the USS Maddox?
This was the Name of the NVA offensive, which failed but broke the American spirit, eventually leading to the end of the war.
What is the Tet offensive?
This was the name of the Sticky Fire bombs that were used to carpet bomb large areas of forest in Vietnam.
What is Napalm?
This symbol for ending the war in Vietnam became a massive symbol for peace that we still use today.
What is the Peace Sign?
This was the First President to Send US troops to South Vietnam as "Advisors."
Who was Eisenhower?
This was the name of the communist leader of North Vietnam. (he had a trail named after him)
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This was the name of the Papers published that revealed the Johnson Administration lied to the American public about the scale of the war.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
This was the name of the Buddhist monk who set himself on fire over the treatment of Buddhists in South Vietnam.
Who is Thich Quang Duc?
Students wore this to class, and it symbolized students motivated against the war in Vietnam.
What are Arm Bands
This was the President who escalated the war to include Laos and Cambodia and is mainly blamed for the War, including killings at Kent State.
Who is President Richard Nixon?