The Origins of the Conflict
This was the U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism during the Cold War.
What is containment?
As part of the Geneva Accords, this step was planned to reunite Vietnam.
What is an election to unify the country?
The alleged attack in the Gulf of Tonkin led the U.S. to take this immediate action.
What is the U.S. bombed North Vietnam?
This technology exposed Americans to the brutal realities of war and created doubt about government reports.
What is television?
This Vietnamese holiday coincided with a massive surprise attack by the Viet Cong in 1968.
What is Tet (Lunar New Year)?
From the late 1800s until the start of World War II, Vietnam was a colony of this European power.
What is France?
South Vietnam's leader Diem refused to participate in the planned elections because of this fear.
What is he feared Ho Chi Minh would win and unify Vietnam under communism?
He was the U.S. commander in South Vietnam who doubted the effectiveness of the ARVN (South Vietnam's Army)
Who is General William Westmoreland?
Most U.S. soldiers in Vietnam were selected using this system.
What is the Selective Service System (the draft)?
This specific event during Tet especially shocked Americans.
What is the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon?
He was the founder and leader of the Vietnamese Communist movement.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This rebel group formed in South Vietnam with the goal of unifying the country under communism.
What is the Viet Cong?
This was the primary goal of Westmoreland’s “war of attrition” strategy.
What is to wear down the enemy by causing continuous losses?
This was the most common method young men used to avoid being drafted.
What is enrolling in a university to receive a college deferment?
Nixon’s Vietnamization strategy aimed to do this.
What is gradually withdraw U.S. troops and shift combat to South Vietnamese forces?
Vietnamese Communists formed this organization to fight for independence from any foreign rule.
What is the Viet Minh?
This leader and country supported the Viet Cong.
Who are Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam?
The main goal of the "Winning Hearts & Minds" campaign was this.
What is to gain support of the Vietnamese people and counter Viet Cong influence?
The Vietnam War was often called this because many U.S. soldiers came from poor and working-class families.
What is a “working-class war”?
This event during a 1970 protest caused national outrage.
What is the National Guard firing on protesters at Kent State, killing four?
This major event marked the end of French influence in Vietnam.
What is the Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu?
This was the name of the supply network used by the Viet Cong.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
This was how U.S. tactics undermined the "Winning Hearts & Minds" strategy.
What is they harmed peasants and destroyed villages, making it harder to win support?
These two terms described Americans who were divided over the Vietnam War.
What are Doves and Hawks?
This happened in Vietnam after U.S. troops left in 1973.
What is North Vietnam captured Saigon and unified the country under communism?