Vietnam War

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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


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