Before Vietnam
Vietnam had been a French colony for many years and was known to the French as __________.
Indochina
The American strategy for winning the war was to bleed the enemy by killing large numbers of enemy troops. This was called __________.
Attrition
After American ships were attacked by North Vietnam, Congress passed the __________, allowing President Johnson to send combat troops to Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What were the names for those who supported the war and for those who were against it?
"Hawks" and "Doves"
The treaty that ended the US role in Vietnam was known as the
Paris Peace Accords
During World War II, Vietnam was occupied by the armies of the Empire of __________.
Japan
American troops would seek out the enemy and then call in aircraft and artillery to wipe them out. These tactics were known as __________.
Search and destroy
The United States feared that if one nation fell, others would follow. This was known as the "__________."
Domino Theory
Many men who were opposed to the draft left the United States and fled to __________.
Canada
The war in Vietnam can be seen as a part of the overall US strategy for dealing with Communism during the Cold War. This strategy was called __________.
Containment
When the French returned to Vietnam after World War II, they faced a rebellion led by the Communist leader named __________.
Ho Chi Minh
The enemy responded with ambushes, sneak attacks, mines, and booby traps. This type of warfare is called __________ warfare.
Guerrilla Warfare
This President of South Vietnam was deeply unpopular and corrupt. He was assassinated by the South Vietnamese Army after monks began burning themselves alive in protest of his policies. He was __________.
Ngo Dinh Diem
He was the favorite candidate of the antiwar Left, and there was a riot when he did not win the Democratic nomination in 1968:
Eugene McCarthy
Enemy supplies and reinforcements traveled down a network of paths through the jungle known as the __________.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
The French armies were defeated by the Vietnamese in a valley known as __________.
Dien Bien Phu
The enemy included two forces. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and fighters who would dress in civilian clothes and mix in with the general population. They were called the __________.
Viet Cong
He was the Democratic candidate in the election of 1968:
Hubert Humphrey
This event caused a massive surge in antiwar protests all across the United States in the spring of 1970:
The US invasion of Cambodia
This massive enemy attack in 1968 led to an American victory but also caused many Americans to begin questioning the US role in Vietnam:
Tet Offensive
The peace treaty that ended the war between France and Vietnam, and also divided the nation in two was called the __________.
Geneva Accords
This fire weapon was made of jellied gasoline and was used to great effect against Communist forces during the war:
Napalm
Returning from two political losses, this Republican was the winner of the 1968 presidential election:
Richard Nixon
An antiwar protest turned deadly after four students were killed by the National Guard at __________ in Ohio.
Kent State University
Those Americans who were not protesting the war and who were concerned about what was happening in the US were called the "__________" by Richard Nixon.
"Silent Majority"