Vocabulary
The term for sending more and more troops to Vietnam
Escalation
This was the mandated enrollment of U.S. citizens into the armed forces using a lottery system.
Draft
This strategy was used by the Vietcong to surprise and ambush U.S. troops, then escape capture
guerilla warfare
This president claimed that he did not want to be the only president to lose a war.
Johnson (LBJ)
In the game Among Us, the Vietcong would be called:
imposters
The idea that if one country falls to communism, nearby countries will easy be the next to fall to communism.
Domino Theory
What happened at Kent State University during the Vietnam War?
4 people that were protesting the war in Vietnam were killed by the National Guard.
A gel-like liquid used to drop fire bombs on vegetation and villages.
Napalm
This president was our leader when conflict in Vietnam began, but he wanted to avoid another conflict after the Korean War. Also credited with using the term "Domino Theory".
Eisenhower
This is how the Vietcong were able to disappear quickly into the jungle.
Tunnel systems
The name given to South Vietnamese citizens that supported North Vietnam and used guerilla warfare tactics.
Vietcong
After 100 surprise attacks in South Vietnamese cities, this was considered the turning point in the war because many people in the U.S. started to think that this war could not be won.
The Tet Offensive
An herbicide that killed vegetation and got into the drinking water of the Vietnamese
Agent Orange
This president escalated the war by sending increasing amounts of U.S. troops to fight in Vietnam.
Johnson (LBJ)
This was the term given to the U.S. soldiers that had the dangerous job of crawling into the Vietcong tunnels.
Tunnel Rat
Explain the difference between a Dove and a Hawk.
Dove (peace): against the war and thought we should withdraw from it
Hawk: supported the war as a battle against Communism
What is the name of the event that caused the U.S. to officially declare war on North Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Operation Rolling Thunder was one of these U.S. strategies.
Bombing raids
This president wanted to gradually release troops from Vietnam and replace them with South Vietnamese.
Nixon
Booby Traps
Nixon's strategy for ending the U.S. involvement in the war.
Vietnamization
This event was when South Vietnam fell to communism after North Vietnam captured this city.
The Fall of Saigon
The My Lei Massacre was a horrific example of this U.S. strategy.
Search and Destroy Missions
This president didn't want to be called "soft on communism".
Kennedy (JFK)
This Vietcong trap had spikes at the bottom and sometimes included old urine to increase the risk of infection.
Punji