Lesson 1: Moving Toward Conflict
Which country did the US support in its attempt to regain control of Vietnam after WWII?
France
What does ARVN stand for?
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
What is the term for the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law?
Draft/Selective Service System
Who captured 5 southern states when running for the American Independent Party?
How many Americans died in the Vietnam War?
About 58,000
Lightning McQueen and Sally Carrera are characters from what movie?
Cars
Who was the leader of the Indochinese communist party? (founded in 1930)
Ho Chi Minh
Who was Robert McNamara? Dean Rusk?
Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State
What is the age range of the draft?
18-28 years old
What was the Tet Offensive?
a series of surprise attacks by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong during the lunar new year
What did Maya Ying Lin do?
Designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
What was the first animal to ever be cloned?
Sheep
Explain the domino theory
If Vietnam fell to communism, other Southeast countries would soon follow
When did president Johnson start sending troops to Vietnam?
March of 1965
Name three ways in which some men tried to avoid the draft.
Falsify medical exemption
Move to a more lenient area
Enroll in college (college deferment)
Join the National Guard or Coast Guard
Flee the country
What two neighboring countries did the Ho Chi Minh Trail run through?
Laos and Cambodia
Who worked with Nixon on the "Vietnamization" plan? (Security Advisor)
Henry Kissinger
Jacob Black is a character in what Stephenie Meyer book series?
Twilight
What did the Geneva Accords do?
Temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel.
How many American Soldiers were in Vietnam by 1967?
about 500,000
Who founded the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)?
Tom Hayden and Al Haber
Who was Walter Cronkite, and what did he say about the war?
He was a broadcast journalist who went to Vietnam after the Tet Offensive
that it had become clear to him that the US administration should negotiate with North Vietnam to come to an end of the war, or at least America’s withdrawal from it
What is the War Powers Act?
stipulated that a president must inform Congress within 48 hours of sending forces into a hostile area without a declaration of war. Also, the troops with remain no longer than 90 days unless Congress approves or declares war.
Jess Day, Nick Miller, Winston Bishop and Schmidt are all characters on what TV show?
New Girl
Who was Ngo Dinh Diem and why was he so unpopular?
He was South Vietnam’s president, strong anti-communist, corrupt government that suppressed opposition, little to no land distribution to peasants, devout Catholic
Name three tactics the Vietcong were known for
hit-and-run and ambush tactics
Elaborate tunnels
Booby traps and landmines
What did the Johnson administration do in 1966 that angered college students?
They required the students to be in good academic standing to qualify for deferment
There were two important assassinations in 1968. Who were they?
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy
When did the last of the US troops leave Vietnam?
March 29th, 1973
What is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise on its axis?
Venus