People
president who ordered the " Gulf Of Tonkin" incident
Lyndon B Johnson ( LBJ)
The United States sent troops into Vietnam after ships were attacked in this Gulf
Tonkin
POW
Prisoner of War
The term used for people who opposed the war, dressed differently, experimented with drugs and listen to Rock and Roll
Hippie
Correct Spelling of Teachers Last name
A-B-L-I-N-E
His strategy of Vietnamization helped him win the presidency
Richard Nixon
The Turning point in the Vietnam War : Americans will win the battle but lose public support
Tet Offensive
MIA
Missing In Action
The War ended during the presidency of this man
Richard M. Nixon
Capital of South Vietnam
Saigon
Leader of North Vietnam during the war
Ho Chi Minh
Site where the worst massacre of the Vietnam War took place
My Lai
RVN
Republic of Vietnam ( South)
4 students were shot to death at this university
Kent State University
This jell was dropped throughout Vietnam and continues to burn
Napalm
U.S. President who sent advisors into Vietnam
Eisenhower/JFK
Latitudinal line where Vietnam was split
17 Latitude
NVA
North Vietnamese Army
The only American charged with War Crimes because of My Lai
William Calley
The release of these papers put serious doubts in the minds of Americans
Pentagon Papers
South Vietnam President who was later assassinated
Ngo Dihn Diem
Major French defeat in Vietnam
Dien Ben Phu
Type of chemical used as a defolient in Vietnam
Agent Orange
This Amendment lowered the voting age to 18
26th Amendment
Name of Pilot held as POW and later senator and ran Unsuccessfully for president