Vietnam War
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?
This man led North Vietnam's fight to reunify North and South Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
Dangerous Herbicide used to destroy vegetation in the Vietnam countryside
What is Agent Orange?
What event was Kennedy forced into at the beginning of his presidency?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Nixon became president when _______________ decided not to run again due to Vietnam War.
The My Lai massacre was when a company of ________________ soldiers brutally killed mostly women, children, and the elderly in this village on March 16, 1968
Who were American?
The year U.S. involvement ended in Vietnam
1973
South Vietnamese communists who rebelled against the South Vietnamese government; the military
What is Viet Cong?
What issues did Kennedy want to address domestically but was unable to due to his assassination?
Civil Rights
Nixon secretly bombed ______________ and __________________ hoping to end the Vietnam War.
Laos and Cambodia
A supply route used by North Vietnam to transport troops and supplies to the South.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
How the U.S. troops were viewed by people in the U.S. when they came back from Vietnam
Baby Killers
This country controlled Vietnam as a colony since the 1800s.
What is France?
How did the U.S. become aware of Soviet Missiles in Cuba?
U-2 Spy planes
Nixon's process of eventually removing U.S. troops from South Vietnam?
Vietnamization
It was the dividing line between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
17th Parallel
Ngo Dinh Diem was the President of ________ Vietnam from 1955 until he was captured and assassinated during the 1963 military coup
What is South Vietnam?
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?
How did Kennedy respond to the knowledge of Soviet Missiles in Cuba?
Naval blockade of Cuba
The reason Nixon resigned as President?
Watergate Scandal
The belief that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow
What is the Domino Theory?
Coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam; caused further distrust of U.S. government
What is the Tet Offensive?
What Amendment was passed after the Vietnam War due to the draft and what did the Amendment change?
26th Amendment; voting age changed to 18
What were the terms of the negotiation to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Not attack Cuba
Take Missiles out of Italy and Turkey
War Powers Act