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Vietnam War

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College students could postpone being drafted by getting deferment
Nixon announced in 1970 that we would invade which country? Cambodia
Television was instrumental in bringing the brutality of the war into people's homes
One reason for the creation of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial? to help heal the wounds created by the war
Describe what Robert McNamara did shaped policy that drew US troops deeper into war
What 'weapons' did the crew of the Pueblo use against North Korea? they wrote & mispronounced things; Hawaiian 'Good Luck' sign
Describe what happened in the Free Speech Movement students weren't allowed to distribute civil rights leaflets; took over university's administration building
LBJ in 1964 began a military ___ , or expansion of American involvement, in the Vietnam War escalation
Primary focus of the protest movement of the 1960s Primary focus of the protest movement of the 1960s
American soldiers were confused to find that many South Vietnamese people didn't appreciate their efforts
A condition that Americans fighting in Vietnam experienced was sniper fire & land mines; topical infections & booby traps
Explain POWs Prisoners of War
Middle America turned to whom for stability? Republican Party
Where was the Pueblo attacked? international waters
League for the Independence of Vietnam Vietminh
The officer in charge of the My Lai massacre was William Calley
The status of the Vietnam War by the end of LBJ's presidency was bombing was reduced & calls for peace negotiations began
Explain the Silent Majority term used by Nixon; majority of Americans against the counterculture
What happened because of the Geneva Accords? Vietnam was split into 2 nations
Problems with Agent Orange Killed crops & caused health problems
College professors held ___ in which they expressed opinions about the Vietnam War teach-ins
3 things the peace treaty in 1973 stated US would withdraw from South Vietnam; 17th parallel would still divide the 2; all prisoners would be released
Some Americans questioned the fairness of the draft because college students could easily avoid the draft
Explain the US objective in the Vietnam War not to conquer North Vietnam but to force it to stop fighting
Who were the hawks? people who supported the war
How might our involvement in South Vietnam have changed if JFK had lived JFK thought we should leave & LBJ got us more involved
Major Viet Cong attack on towns & American bases throughout South Vietnam Tet Offensive
Why did JFK support Ngo Dinh Diem? he feared that communists would take over South Vietnam
Tensions between students who opposed the war & National Guardsmen resulted in 4 deaths at Kent State
Describe the Weathermen violent SDS faction
Explain MIA Missing In Action
What happened to Cambodia at the end of the war fell to the Khmer Rouge; they declared war on anyone 'tainted' with Western ways
Fear that if 1 nation falls to communism, its neighbors will soon follow domino theory
Escalation of the war in Vietnam began with passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
26th Amendment allowed allowed 18 year olds to vote
How did North Koreans try to verify that the Pueblo had been in their territorial waters Captain was beaten & threatened with execution; men were beaten
The political movement which believed that problems of racism & poverty called for radical changes New Left
The issues dividing the country in the 1968 election also caused a split in the Democratic Party
Many young men resisted the military draft by going to Canada
What are the Pentagon Papers? showed how government lied about the war; that we gave military aid to French; waged undercover war in Vietnam in the early 60s
Describe what happened in the Pueblo Incident North Korea attacked the Pueblo without cause; took the Pueblo & crew
Young men who opposed fighting in a war on moral or religious grounds conscientious objectors
Why did South Vietnamese military overthrow Diem? He had lost American support
One legacy of the Vietnam War was a flood of refugees from Southeast Asia
List 3 things the Viet Cong had going for them protection in other countries; familiar with the area; often could count on local support
Explain how fragmentation bombs work threw pieces of thick metal castings in all directions
Congressional act that gave the President nearly complete control over US military actions in Vietnam Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Troops & supplies came from the North to South Vietnam thru ___, a supply route thru Laos & Cambodia Ho Chi Minh Trail
Civilians in both North & South Vietnam suffered the effects of American efforts to destroy roads & bridges through saturation bombing
Communist guerrillas, ___, fought to gain control of South Vietnam Viet Cong
The death toll at My Lai might have been higher but for the heroics of an American helicopter crew.
Compare a punji trap with a land mine punji- camouflaged pit filled with razor-sharp stakes; land mine- explosive device planted in the ground
What is napalm and what does it do? jelly-like substance; burned uncontrollably or seared off skin
The early 1960s saw a widening of the generation gap
One advantage the Viet Cong had was their elaborate tunnel systems
Who was the nationalist leader who led Vietnam against the French? Ho Chi Minh
Who are the Hmong? What did they do? Why was their activity kept secret? ethnic Laotian allies trained by the CIA; waged guerrilla warfare against Viet Cong; disrupted supply lines & rescued American pilots; US promised to maintain Lao's neutrality
The incident in which American troops killed from 175-400 Vietnamese villagers My Lai massacre
The Vietnam War finally ended in 1975 when North Vietnam gained control of all of Vietnam
The winner of the 1968 election was Richard Nixon
The policy of replacing American troops with South Vietnamese troops Vietnamization
President Kennedy's policy in Vietnam was to increase the number of American military advisors
Herbicides such as Agent Orange were used mainly to expose Viet Cong hiding places
Created by: Liz Egger
 

 



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