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Vietnam War Review
The charismatic leader of North Vietnam was named…
Ho Chi Minh
The South Vietnamese that sided with the communists were
called __________.
Vietcong
American troops entered Vietnam in what year?
1965
What two foreign nations controlled Vietnam before the
Vietnam war began?
France, Japan
Under the French, Vietnam was called …
French Indochina
The fall of this city signified the end of French occupation.
Dien Bien Phu
Supplies for the Vietcong traveled from N. Vietnam along
the _________.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
What is the belief that if one country fell to communism
others would soon fall as well called?
The Domino Theory
This document gave LBJ full authority to do what he wished
in Vietnam.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Why were the elections of 1956 cancelled in Vietnam?
Because the Americans and South Vietnamese thought Ho Chi Minh would
win
What religion was Diem? He persecuted people of what
religion?
Catholicism; Buddhism
This major North Vietnamese offensive is often considered the
turning point of the war.
The Tet Offensive
These two cities experienced the most fighting during the Tet
Offensive.
Saigon, Hue
Peace agreements that settled both the Korean and French-
Indochina wars occurred in this city.
Geneva
North Vietnamese and the Vietcong applied battle tactics categorized as __________
warfare.
guerilla
This document lessened the power of the President during
wartime.
War Powers Act
Name the winners of the US elections of ‘64, ’68, and ’72.
Johnson, Nixon, Nixon
These two men were both assassinated in 1968.
Robert Kennedy, MLK Jr.
This third party candidate in the election of 1968 won 48
electoral votes.
George Wallace
What was the name of Johnson’s Vice President?
Hubert Humphrey
The Democratic National Convention of 1968 occurred in
what city?
Chicago
Someone who supported immediate withdrawal from
Vietnam was called a _______.
dove
The 1970 shooting of 4 college students occurred at this university in this state.
Kent State University, Ohio
National guards were posted on the Kent State campus after college students burned down the ROTC building as a response to what
action by President Nixon?
Invasion of Cambodia
A massacre occurred in this Vietnamese town.
My Lai
The Lieutenant that ordered this shooting was named…
Calley
These papers leaked to the NY Times in 1971 revealed that LBJ had twisted the truth regarding
the war.
Pentagon Papers
In Nixon’s 1969 speech urging America to unify in their ideas about the war, he appealed to
what section of the US population?
“The silent majority”
What is the name for the first sustained bombing attack on
North Vietnam that occurred in early 1965?
Operation Rolling Thunder
A supposed attack on this US ship, led to the Tonkin Gulf
Resolution.
U.S.S. Maddox
Why did LBJ decide not to run for president in 1968?
Did not want to deal with the war anymore or the party divisions it caused
Place the following events in chronological order: Tet Offensive,
Tonkin Gulf Resolution, My Lai Massacre, Battle in Ia Drang Valley
TG, Ia Drang, Tet, My Lai
The growing youth movement in the late 1960s was known as
the…
New Left
Approximately how many men (to the nearest thousand) did
the US lose during the Vietnam War?
58,000
Who led American troops during the Vietnam War?
General William Westmoreland
Two American weapons dropped from planes that tried
to destroy the jungle cover, making Vietcong more visible.
Napalm, Agent Orange
Names of the two secretaries of defense under Johnson.
McNamara, Clifford
This individual did most of America’s negotiating with
Hanoi in hopes of ending the war.
Kissinger
This important new mode of transportation assisted the United States during the
Vietnam War.
helicopter
The existence of _________ allowed the Vietcong to inflict many surprise attacks on the
Americans and ARVN.
Tunnels
What happened to the Great Society program in the US as the Vietnam War continued?
Lost money and funding, taxes had to rise to compensate but still couldn’t develop fully
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