Vietnam War Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Length of Vietnam War | stretched over 12-years of Kennedy, Johnson, and into the Nixon presidency |
US and Ho Chi Minh (WWII) | US supported Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam as he fought Japan |
US and Ho Chi Minh (Post WWII) | US supported French as France sought to regain control over its former colony |
Start of fighting | Fighting broke out between French and Ho Chi Minh (supported by Mao Tse-tung, leader of China) |
Dien Bein Phu | 1950. French defeated even with American material aid. |
Geneva negotiations | Divided Vietnam into North and South with Ho Chi Minh in control of North |
South leader | Ngo Dinh Diem installed by US as leader, never gained popular support in South. |
Diem crackdown | After crackdown Viet Cong organized to fight against Diwm |
American 'advisors' | 2,000 advisors sent to South Vietnam during Eisenhower |
Kennedy and CIA | Kennedy approved CIA coup to overthrow Diem |
Johnson and compromise | Johnson wasn't interested in compromise |
Force buildup under Johnson | Started in 1964. 500,000 troops. |
Gulf of Tonkin resolution | Passed by Congress. Gave Johnson discretion to pursue war. |
Tet Offensive | Launched by Vietcong in 1968. Offensive shook confidence of military leaders. |
American casualties | 350,000 American casualties |
Cost of War | $175 billion spent on war |
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