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