Soldiers Experiences/Challenges
The conditions in Vietnam included insects, harsh weather, and this illness
Hint: This is commonly spread through mosquito bites
What is Malaria?
Vietnamese leader who declared independence in 1945 using similar language to U.S. Declaration of Independence
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
1954 battle that marked a major defeat for the French and led to their withdrawal from Vietnam
What is the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
1954 agreements that temporarily split Vietnam at the 17th parallel
What are the Geneva Accords?
Type of reform program that Johnson feared would suffer due to the war
What is the Great Society?
This weather pattern brought heavy rains from May to October
What is monsoon season?
U.S. President who chose to support France in Vietnam primarily to contain communism rather than support Vietnamese independence
Who is Harry Truman?
1965 battle that was the first major U.S. ground assault against Viet Cong forces
What is Operation Starlite?
Presiden Johnson's authority to expand the Vietnam War primarily came from this congressional resolution passed in 1964
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This type of war limits troop numbers and avoids full-scale mobilization
What is a limited war?
Many Vietnamese attempted escape using these two strategies
What are boats and helicopters?
People that supported increasing U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
Who are the Hawks?
This type of warfare relies on surprise and quick movement
What is Guerilla Warfare?
This policy aimed to bring stability and security to South Vietnam
What is pacification?
Monument near the Lincoln Memorial that lists over 58,000 U.S. soldiers who were killed or missing in action during the Vietnam War
What is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
About this many civilians were killed in the My Lai massacre
What is about 500?
This general led U.S. forces and supported a war of attrition
Who is General William Westmoreland?
This major 1968 offensive targeted cities across South Vietnam
What is the Tet Offensive?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18 during the war
What is the 26th Amendment?
This term describes the gap between government claims and reality
What is the credibility gap?
POWs often endured these harsh conditions (choose one)
Hint: Think of both the physical and mental suffering of soldiers
What is torture, interrogation, and solitary confinement?
This organization of people helped search for missing family members
What is the American Red Cross?
This 1970 military action targeted communist bases in a neighboring country
What is the invasion of Cambodia?
This concept refers to stopping speech before it is published
This type of bombing targeted supply lines and bases
What is B-52 bombing campaigns?