Name the 4 presidents who had to directly or indirectly deal with the Vietnam issue
- Eisenhower
- Kennedy
- Johnson
- Nixon
100
The term for all the countries around Vietnam controlled by the French for over 100 years
French Indochina
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What was the controversy behind LBJ's involvement in Vietnam that led to War Powers Act
He didn't get Congress' approval before initially sending troops to Vietnam before Gulf of Tonkin incident
100
To America, this war was all about ______________
Stopping spread communism (Domino Theory)
100
These were released that showed how U.S. actually lied about Vietnam to public and drew the ire of Congress; main reason why U.S. negotiated to withdraw from Vietnam
Pentagon Papers
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nixon's National Security Advisor who greatly influenced Nixon's decisions during the Vietnam War
Henry Kissinger
200
The college campus where police killed demonstrators who were against the war
Kent St.
200
Besides guerilla warfare, this great strategy was hard for the U.S. to stop even though we knew it existed
Transporting supplies/food along Ho Chi Minh Trail
200
Who ended up winning the Vietnam War
North
300
Was a legitimate candidate for president after LBJ decided not to run who was unfortunately assassinated on the campaign trail in Los Angeles; was against Vietnam
Robert Kennedy
300
When North Vietnam supported Cambodian army to fight America
Khmer Rouge
300
Main weapon of choice for the U.S.
Napalm
300
- Nixon's "Madman Theory"
- What was the other plan Nixon used that didn't work?
- Threaten nuclear war
- Withdrew troops from Vietnam, but sent them to Cambodia and Laos
400
The main U.S. general in Vietnam; needed more military support from LBJ
Gen. Westmoreland
400
U.S. would turn over all fighting to South Vietnam with military aid but no soldiers; "peace with honor"
Vietnamization
400
This battle was why Americans started to worry about the length of the war that LBJ originally stated; must have been planned for months
Tet Offensive
400
Diem's major mistake that finally made America question him
Firing on peaceful Buddhist monks
500
The group of Vietnam fighters who American was frustrated with; supported Ho Chi Minh
Vietcong
500
"Old enough to fight, old enough to vote." The 26th Amendment was made because of this specific event.
Draft
500
How is Vietnam War still felt today by the Vietnamese people
Birth defects as a result of Agent Orange in soil/water supply
500
When was Vietnam temporarily divided into North and South (not dates)