Vietnam War
Eisenhower popularized this theory as a way to justify and prevent the spread of communism.
What is domino theory?
This weapon was made out of a mixture of a jellied substance and a burning substance.
What is napalm?
What is Agent Orange?
The anti-war candidate for the 1968 election who was assassinated during a campaign event
Robert Kennedy
This was created to address the unfairness and discrimination of the draft.
What is the draft lottery?
A company of American soldiers brutally killed mostly women, children, and the elderly in this village on March 16, 1968
What is My Lai?
This event was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam
What is the Tet Offensive?
Rebel leader and eventual leader of the Viet Minh who demanded independence for Vietnam and led a communist movement
Ho Chi Minh
Name of the US President that sent the first combat troops over to fight in Vietnam.
Who is LBJ
Type of warfare fought by the Vietcong in South Vietnam?
What is guerrilla warfare
Which country's colonization of Vietnam was a root cause of the Vietnam War?
What is France?
What was the name of the leaked government documents that were posted by the New York Times?
Who is the Pentagon Papers?
This authorized President Lyndon Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Massacre at this location where the National Guard opened fire on a crowd of students protesting the Vietnam War and President Nixon's expansion of the war into Cambodia. Killed 4 people.
What is the Kent State Shooting?
Upon returning from war, Vietnam vets were often called "_________________ killers"
What is baby killers?
Vietnam was split into two countries during this event.
What is the Geneva Convention?
What is the name of the trail that the North Vietnam Army used to send supplies to the Vietcong?
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail
The winner of the 1968 Presidential election
Richard Nixon
These two groups had opposing views on the war. One advocated for aggressive military approach and the other advocated for peace and negotiation.
Who are the hawks and doves?
The first president of South Vietnam from 1955 until his capture and assassination during the CIA-backed 1963 coup
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
This term was coined by President Richard Nixon and refers to the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops in order for the South Vietnamese to take on a more active combat role in the war
What is Vietnamization?
President who sent advisors to Vietnam
JFK
Campaign of systematic bombing of North Vietnam. This bombing would continue off and on for the next seven years.
What is Rolling Thunder?
This piece of legislation severely limited the President's powers when it came to utilizing the military
What is the War Powers Act?
Which battle led to the end of colonial rule in Vietnam in 1954?
Dien Bien Phu