Lesson 1 - Going to War
Leader of the Vietminh & eventually North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
This was mass produced, allowing American to see a war in a different perspective
TV
What American Lieutenant was responsible for the mass murdering of Vietnamese civilians.
William Cauley
The belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, so would other surrounding countries in Southeast Asia
Domino Theory
Nationalist group of communists and non-communists trying to expel foreign influence from Vietnam
Vietminh
Vietnamese new year
Tet
What was the name of the scandal involving Richard Nixon, leading to him resigning as President during the Vietnam War?
Watergate Scandal
Sticky, jellied gasoline
Napalm
Communist group in the south, primarily fighting against the United States
Vietcong
A surprise attack launched on American bases and cities in the South by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese
Tet Offensive
What college in Ohio had 4 students killed by the Ohio Nationals Guardsmen while protesting Vietnam?
Kent State
Chemical dropped on the jungles of Vietnam to strip the trees and bushes of their leaves
Agent Orange
Meeting in Switzerland calling for peace in Vietnam. Split Vietnam along the 17th parallel. Creating communist north and anti-communist south.
Geneva Accords
People argued that the draft used during the Vietnam War favored which group of people?
College students, wealthy
US bombed the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese for 11 straight days, pushing for peace in Vietnam
Christmas Day Bombings
Goal of improving relations with the Soviets and Chinese
Linkage
A path for North Vietnam to deliver supplies to the Vietcong
Ho Chi Minh Trail
The passage of this allowed for citizens ages 18-20 to vote
26th amendment
Documents detailing the government's plan to expand the Vietnam War that were leaked to the public
Pentagon Papers
After the US removed its troops from Vietnam, What did North Vietnam do?
Invaded the south and seized control