The Origins of the Vietnam War
This is the term for the South Vietnamese communist rebels who fought a guerilla war against the government of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Who are the Vietcong?
This is the term for the "gap" that developed between media and government reports on the war.
What is the credibility gap?
What is Kent State?
The US went against its principle of self-determination when it supported this country in its war to continue colonizing Vietnam.
What is France?
These 2 animals represented the divide between Americans over support for the US role in Vietnam.
What are doves and hawks?
This event proved that the Vietcong were still capable of launching a large-scale attack. It led to a decrease in support for the Vietnam War in America.
What is the Tet Offensive?
After the United States left Vietnam, the communists took over this city, effectively ending the conflict by uniting Vietnam under communist rule.
What is Saigon?
The Kennedy administration helped overthrow this former ally because his lack of popular support weakened the war effort.
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
The United States avoided a land invasion of North Vietnam for fear of getting this country involved in the conflict.
What is China?
This group of college activists spoke out in defense of civil rights and against American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Who are the Students for a Democratic Society?
This is the term for reducing Americans role in fighting by training South Vietnamese forces in the latest military technology.
What is Vietnamization?
This Congressional action allowed President Johnson to quickly and dramatically increase the amount of US forces in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
The US used this weapon in Vietnam specifically to destroy vegetation and to make their enemies easier to spot.
What is Agent Orange?
The violence that took place outside of this event demonstrated a failure of the Democratic party to maintain order.
What is the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
The leaking of these documents during the Vietnam War led to a decrease in trust in the American government.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
The Geneva Accords called for Vietnam to be temporarily divided at this location.
What is the 17th parallel?
This is the term for the first sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
What is Operation Rolling Thunder?
The years 1963-1968 saw the assassination of civil rights activist Malcolm X as well as what other 3 individuals?
Who are John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
The War Powers Act shifted war powers away from this person/group.
Who is the President