Vietnam War
What was counter culture best represented by?
Woodstock Concert in 1969
Napalm
A jellied gasoline used for bombs
What happened in the My Lai massacre?
American forces killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians
Viet Cong Mission
Overthrow Diem and Unite Vietnam
Which country controlled Vietnam from the 1800s-World War 2?
France
During what anti-war demonstration in Ohio, did the National Guard kill four college students?
Kent State
What countries did the Ho Chi Minh Trail pass through before entering South Vietnam?
Laos and Cambodia
26th Amendment
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
Why did many feel the draft was unfair?
Many draftees were poor, upper-class men avoided the draft by enrolling in college
Agent Orange
a toxic leaf-killing chemical sprayed by U.S. planes in Vietnam to expose Vietcong hideouts
What was used to clear the dense jungle and expose tunnels used to transport enemy troops and supplies?
Napalm, Agent Orange, Search and Destroy Missions
Leader of South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Who was elected president in 1968?
Nixon
Who "won" the Vietnam war?
North Vietnam
Negative impact of agent orange?
Often burned and killed innocent people as well as enemy troops
Negative Impact of Search and Destroy
Often left the villages destroyed and the NVA and Viet Cong would come in and help bury the dead and rebuild
Doves
anti-war
Negative Impact of Agent Orange?
caused cancer, birth defects, and other severe health problems
The US got invoked in Vietnam because of what policy?
containment
Difference between what the government said happened and what really happened?
credibility gap
Hawks
pro-war
Election of 1956
Dime refused to hold the election because he knew he would lose
Tet Offensive Step 2
Disguise the Enemy
What was President Johnson's policy which increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Escalation
What did music include in the 1960s & 70s?
Folk Music, R&B, Electric Rock, and Acid Rock
Torpedo Attacks
Attacks on US Destroyer Maddox in Aug of 1964
During his 1968 presidential campaign, what did Nixon promise to do in Vietnam?
Bring the War in Vietnam to an Honorable end
Ho Chi Minh
Communist leader of North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave president Johnson the power to use military force in Vietnam
US Disadvantages during Vietnam War
Guerrilla Warfare Tactics used by Enemy, no traditional front lines, and Viet Cong soldiers hid in plain sight by mixing in with civilians
Viet Cong Tactics?
Guerrilla warfare, secret tunnel networks, recycled bomb parts, and booby traps
Tet Offensive
Surprise attack on US military bases and SV towns
US Tactics?
Helicopters, sniper, agent orange, napalm, and search and destroy missions
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
Identifying the enemy, weather/climate, and location
Escalation
Increasing military involvement in Vietnam
What country invaded Vietnam during WW2?
Japan
Who died due to drug overdoses in the 1960s?
Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon
Vietnamization
Plan to replace US soldiers with Vietnamese soldiers to decrease US involvement
What was counter culture represented by in the 1960s?
Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll
Tet Offensive Step 1
Smuggle Weapons into South Vietnam
Viet Cong
South Vietnamese who supported the communist North
Geneva Accords
Temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel
Why did Congress approve the use of military force in Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
What brought the Viet Cong into the war?
The harsh policies of Diem
What event led to the fall of Saigon?
The withdrawal of US Troops
Reason that many Americans opposed U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
They believed Americas war tactics were immoral
Why did President Truman involve the United States in the conflict in Vietnam?
To stop the spread of communism in Asia
Search and Destroy
US troop tactic used to seek out secret Viet Cong hiding places and destroy the villages that they stayed in.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin and helped cause the Vietnam War?
USS Maddox
Political Party in SV that supported communism
Viet Cong
Political Party in NV that supported communism
Viet Minh
Viet Minh
Wanted to free Vietnam from foreign rule
What law limits the presidents ability to send troops without a declaration of war?
War Powers Act
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
fought to end racism and poverty