Beginning of the War
France
When this person became president in 1961, he increased the number of U.S. military advisors from 900 to 16,000
President JFK
This tactic is when the U.S. military sprayed over 19 million gallons of herbicides across more than 5 million acres of land in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The operation aimed to get rid of plants to stop the supply of food and hiding spots from the Viet Cong army
Operation Ranch Hand/Agent Orange
This group of people were against the war and wanted peace and the withdrawal of U.S. troops. They believed it was a civil war, and that intervention was unjustified.
Doves
This was Nixon’s strategy to end U.S. involvement in the war. It created a shift from fighting to training the South Vietnamese army so U.S. troops could leave. Troops came home slowly, and the U.S. increased weapons and money going to Vietnam
Vietnamization
These communist countries quickly began supporting North Vietnam at the beginning of the war through aid.
Russia and China
This communist leader of North Vietnam created the League for the Independence of Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh
This incident involved the U.S. striking North Vietnamese boats, followed by U.S. officials lying and telling the world that they were attacked first. This event allowed the government to take all measures necessary to protect U.S. forces in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This group of people supported strong U.S. military intervention in Vietnam. They believed it was a moral obligation to stop the spread of communism.
Hawks
These were economic challenges Vietnam faced after the war. (Name 3)
Roads, bridges, schools, and factories had been destroyed. Agricultural production declined due to damaged land and displaced workers. Poverty and food shortages were common in the years immediately following reunification
This is the reason Vietnam was split into two separate countries.
To resolve the conflict and division in ideology during the Indochina War.
This president promoted an ideology of containment and sent U.S. military advisors to help the French fight against Viet Minh during the Indochina War
President Truman
This event led to the death of four university students during a protest. They were killed by National Guardsmen who claimed they felt endangered.
Kent State Shooting
This group of people rejected mainstream American culture, sought spiritual perfection through LSD, and were mostly white middle-class men and women.
Hippies
This South Vietnamese capital city was captured by North Vietnamese troops, marking the end of the Vietnam War.
Saigon
This conference between the allies divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel with two separate leaders.
Geneva Accords
Ngo Dihn Diem
This was a series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities in South Vietnam. It marked the beginning of a very slow U.S. withdrawal from the war.
Tet Offensive
This movement started on college campuses and grew as people began to question the U.S. government's motives after the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Anti War Movement
These are some of the effects on U.S. veterans from the Vietnam War. (Name 3)
PTSD, difficulty finding a job or continuing education, unfairly blamed, lacked military honor
This party was founded by Ho Chi Minh in 1930 and led to the end of the Indochina colony.
Indochinese Communist Party
This president who ran on a plan to end the war. He ended up expanding the war into Cambodia and Laos to attack the NV supply lines. He also authorized secret bombings in Cambodia without congressional approval and was known for promoting Vietnamization.
This event involved a group of American soldiers who slaughtered more than 500 people. The American soldiers raped and mutilated young girls and women before killing them. Officers covered the massacre for a year before it reached the press
My Lai Massacre
This system involved a lottery system, the selective service, and was inequitable.
The draft
These two countries experienced instability, conflict, decades of political tension, and humanitarian crises due to the Vietnam War.
Laos and Cambodia