Origins
Led the Communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945.
Ho Chi Minh
What event gave LBJ a "blank check" to increase the military involvement in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin.
1968 was one of the worst years in U.S. history which ultimately caused this president to not run for reelection.
Who is LBJ
Won the 1968 presidential election after LBJ decided not to run.
Nixon
In the 1920s, Ho Chi Minh becomes a committed lifelong_________.
Communist
What was the name of the South Vietnamese Communist Forces?
Viet Cong, V-C, Victor and Charlie.
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.
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
After WWII, Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnamese independence and looks to end decades of imperial rule from what country?
France
The U.S. was not prepared for what type of warfare they encountered in Vietnam?
Guerilla Warfare.
These types of protest began popping up all over the US because of the direction of the Vietnam War.
What are Anti War protests.
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
What post WWII policy drove the U.S. to engage in the Vietnam conflict?
Containment / Domino Theory
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.
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
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)
After the "French War", Vietnam is ‘temporarily’ divided between the North and the South for two years until what can happen?
Elections (sovereignty).
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
The term that references the misinformation from military and government leaders to the American public regarding the direction of the Vietnam War.
"Credibility Gap"
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