Vocab
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
Vietnamization
The greatest opposition to the war took place here
Military tactic used by the U.S. military throughout Vietnam
Search and Destroy operations
Two countries indirectly involved in the Vietnam War
Type of warfare fought by the Vietcong in South Vietnam
Guerilla Warfare
This chemical was used to destroy plants, leading to exposing the Vietcong and their hideouts
Agent Orange
The name of the leaked government documents that were posted by the New York Times
Pentagon Papers
Three ways the U.S. helped aid the French in Vietnam
Military officers/advisors
Weapons
Money
The estimated amount the U.S. spent on the Vietnam War
$173 billion
Vietnam War Veterans Memorial
This separated Vietnam at the 17th parallel and ended the fighting between the Vietnamese and the French
Geneva Accords 1954
This was the name for the surprise Communist attack on the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces, leading to the weakening of American support
Tet Offensive
This was stressed to the American people during the first half of the war
The trail used by the Viet Minh and Vietcong to transport supplies undetected
Ho Chi Minh Trail
This piece of legislation severely limited the President's powers when it came to utilizing the military
War Powers Act
This initiated the withdrawal of U.S. troops and officially ended the fighting between the U.S. and Vietnamese
Paris Peace Accords 1973
Despite the increase of U.S. military involvement, this was the actual reason as to why the U.S. military was so unpopular with the Vietnamese peasants
Hamlet program
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
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This happened in April 1975
Vietnam reunited under Communist state
Improving relations between the Soviet Union and China to persuade them to stop aid to Vietnam and start negotiations
Policy of Linkage
This term refers to the belief that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow
Domino Theory
Final battle between the French and Vietnamese
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
This event led to an outbreak of antiwar protests throughout the U.S., eventually leading to the Kent State Massacre
The discovery of what happened at this specific event led people to become more sensitive about war crimes and started questioning why the U.S. was in Vietnam
My Lai
**BONUS
The five presidents who got the U.S. involved in Vietnam IN ORDER
1. Harry S. Truman
2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
3. John F. Kennedy
4. Lyndon B. Johnson
5. Richard Nixon