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America's Involvement
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The Tet Offensive was multiple surprise attacks that occurred in 1968 by the Vietcong, and North Vietnamese armies. They invaded the cities, and towns throughout South Vietnam. This was significant because it was considered to be a positive turning point in the Vietnam War for the Vietnamese.
What is the Tet Offensive?
100
Kent State University
What was the University where four students where shot at a rally?
100
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Who was president of the United States that was a major believer in the domino theory?
200
President Richard Nixon
Who gave the peace talk in Paris?
200
Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
What is the 26th Amendment?
200
1964
What year did the Gulf of Tonkin occur?
300
In 1969, President Richard Nixon introduced a policy called “vietnamization” to encourage the South Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war. He wanted this to help enable the U.S. to eventually withdraw all soldiers from Vietnam.
What is "Vietnamization"?
300
200 construction workers protested on May 8th 1970.
What was the Hard Hat opinion?
300
United States of America
Operation Rolling Thunder was the name given to what country?
400
Invaders: Charlie Company
Who invaded Mai Lai?
400
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Who wrote the song Ohio after the Kent State Shootings?
400
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March 16th 1968
What year did the Mai Lai Massacre occur?
500
Deferments were postponements, or exemptions from being inducted to the military for health reasons, or others reasons deemed insufficient by the military.
Describe what draft deferment was...
500
Containing Communism
What was the major reason for the United States going to war with Vietnam?