Vietnam War - Us History

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League for the Independence of Vietnam

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Vietminh

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Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam

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Viet Cong

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authorization for Johnson to take military action

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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1954 meeting to discuss the division of Vietnam

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Geneva Accords

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In the United States, television was instrumental in

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bringing the brutality of lhe war into people's living rooms.

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Some Americans questioned the fairness of the draft because

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college students could easily avoid the draft.

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People who opposed fighting the war on moral or religious grounds were known as

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conscientious objectors.

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What did the United States fear would happen if it did not get involved in Vietnam?

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Communists would take over.

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What congressional action gave President Johnson the authority to escalate the Vietnam War?

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the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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What was the primary focus of the protest movement of the 1960s?

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to demand U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam

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Tensions between students who opposed the war and National Guardsmen resulted in four deaths at

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Kent State.

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Who was the communist-nationalist leader who led Vietnam against the French?

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Ho Chi Minh

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Why did President Kennedy support the government of Ngo Dinh Diem?

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Kennedy feared that Communists would take over South Vietnam.

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American soldiers were confused to discover that many South Vietnamese people

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did not appreciate their efforts

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Herbicides such as Agent Orange were used mainly to

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expose Viet Cong hiding places.

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The student protest movement of the 1960s emerged from the

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civil rights movement

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Many young men resisted the military draft by

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going to Canada.

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The winner of the 1968 election was

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Republican Richard Nixon.

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What did Nixon do as he withdrew American troops from Vietnam?

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resumed bombing raids

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U.S. Escalation of the war in Vietnam began with the

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passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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American soldiers fighting in Vietnam had to cope with

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tropical infections and booby traps.

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The Vietnam War finally ended in 1975 when

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North Vietnam gained control over all of Vietnam

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In 1970, President Nixon announced that American forces would invade which country?

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Cambodia.

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What was President Johnson's objective in Vietnam?

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to prevent a Communist takeover

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What principle, described by President Eisenhower, became associated with American involvement in
Southeast Asia?

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the domino theory

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One advantage the Viet Cong guerrillas had was their

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elaborate tunnel systems.

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Year / Total / Net Cbange
1964 23,300 +7,000
1965 184,300 +161,000
1966 385,300 +201,000
1967 485,600 +100,300
1968 536,100 +50,500
1969 475,200 -68,200
1970 334,600 -140,600
1971 156,800 -177,800
1972 24,200 -132,600

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Use these numbers to answer the next four flashcards

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During what year did the number of United States troops in Vietnam begin to fall?

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1969

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During which year was there the greatest net increase in the number of troops in Vietnam?

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1966

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In which year was there the greatest number of American troops in Vietnam?

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1968

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How many additional military personnel were sent to Vietnam in 1966?

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201,000

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How did the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affect the number of personnel assigned in Vietnam?

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troop numbers increased

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In which year did the policy of Vietnamization begin?

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1969