Origins
LBJ Escalation
Divisions in the US
Nixon and the End
100

Led the Communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945.

Ho Chi Minh

100

What event gave LBJ a "blank check" to increase the military involvement in Vietnam?

Gulf of Tonkin.

100

1968 was one of the worst years in U.S. history which ultimately caused this president to not run for reelection.

Who is LBJ

100

Won the 1968 presidential election after LBJ decided not to run.

Nixon

200

In the 1920s, Ho Chi Minh becomes a committed lifelong_________.

Communist

200

What was the name of the South Vietnamese Communist Forces?

Viet Cong, V-C, Victor and Charlie.

200

In order to secure enough soldiers for the Vietnam conflict, the U.S. instituted conscription which is also known as what?

What is the draft.

200

Nixon's policy that called for the gradual withdraw of U.S. troops allowing the South Vietnamese to take over the fighting & the challenge of defending South Vietnam.

Vietnamization

300

After WWII, Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnamese independence and looks to end decades of imperial rule from what country?

France

300

The U.S. was not prepared for what type of warfare they encountered in Vietnam?

Guerilla Warfare. 

300

These types of protest began popping up all over the US because of the direction of the Vietnam War.

What are Anti War protests.

300

The increased bombing and invasion of WHAT country led to new and increased anti war protest at college campuses across the country including Kent State. (This highlighted the "Credibility Gap.") 

Cambodia

400

What post WWII policy drove the U.S. to engage in the Vietnam conflict?

Containment / Domino Theory 

400

What were the hidden supply lines used by the Communist North to get the Southern Communist Forces (VC) the supplies needed to fight the US.

Ho Chi Minh Trail.

400

The large scale secret attack across South Vietnam that was a major victory for the US in the War, but marked a loss (turning point) of public support at home.

What is the Tet Offensive

400

The fall of WHAT South Vietnamese City marked the end of American presence and the end of the final chapter of the Vietnam War.

Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

500

After the "French War", Vietnam is ‘temporarily’ divided between the North and the South for two years until what can happen?

Elections (sovereignty).

500

What was the first sustained American Operational assault on North Vietnamese territory representing a major expansion of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

Operation Rolling Thunder

500

The term that references the misinformation from military and government leaders to the American public regarding the direction of the Vietnam War.

"Credibility Gap"

500

What is the act passed by Congress in reaction to the failure of Vietnam that sought to reduce the war powers of the U.S. president.

War Powers Act