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When was Vietnam divided into north and south Vietnam?
1954
The Geneva Accords divided North and South Vietnam along this parallel line of latitude in 1954
17th Parallel
Type of government Cuba became after Castro gained power in a revolution
Communist
The theory the USA used to support fighting in Vietnam. It said that when one country fell to Communism that others would soon follow
Domino Theory
This side won the Vietnam War
Communist North
This President who came to power after Kennedy was killed increased the number of troops in Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
What did the Hungarian revolt and the Prague Spring revolt against the Soviet Union have in common?
They both failed
The Country that controlled Vietnam up until 1954
What Country did North Vietnam get aid from that lead to killing of landlords?
China
The resolution that was passed in response to the attack of US ships off the coast of North Vietnam to get the USA involved
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The side that had the most people killed in the war
North Vietnam
Meaning "little war" in Spanish and includes tactics such as setting traps and ambush attacks
Guerrilla
Who was the President of the United States that did not seek reelection b/c of all the protests against the war
Lyndon Johnson
Where did most fighting take place in Vietnam?
The south and in the jungle
What was one reason that more people protested Vietnam than more recent war such as Iraq?
What year did the US involvement in Vietnam war end?
1975
The Secretary of State during Vietnam who helped develop the policy of Vietnamization
Henry Kissinger
The main the USA sent troops to Vietnam
To stop the spread of Communism
The bombing campaign of the USA against North Vietnam's communists
Operation Rolling Thunder
Who was the United States Secretary of Defense during the war who later expressed regret about his role in the war?
Robert Mc Namara
This war in the middle east has been called the USSR's Vietnam?
Afghanistan
The two new USSR policies in the 1980's to reform Communism
The USA did not send troops in into North Vietnam in in order to not anger this country
What is China