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5. FINAL JEOPARDY • Acronyms

6. FINAL JEOPARDY • What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?

7. FINAL JEOPARDY • What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?

8. FINAL JEOPARDY • What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?

9. FINAL JEOPARDY • What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY? • North Vietnamese Army

11. Category 1 100 • How was the United States involved in the First Indochina War?

12. Category 1 100 • How was the United States involved in the First Indochina War? • The United States provided military support to France

13. Category 1 200 • What happened at Dien Bien Phu?

14. Category 1 200 • What happened at Dien Bien Phu? • The Viet Minh defeated French forces, leading to French withdrawal from Vietnam

15. Category 1 300 • What were the consequences of the Geneva Accords?

16. Category 1 300 • What were the consequences of the Geneva Accords? • Vietnam was divided into two countries, North Vietnam and South Vietnam

17. Category 1 400 • What was the difference between the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese government?

18. Category 1 400 • What was the difference between the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese government? • The Viet Cong were communist revolutionaries in South Vietnam, while the communist North Vietnamese government controlled North Vietnam

19. Category 1 500 • What was the desired result of the U.S. containment policy?

20. Category 1 500 • What was the desired result of the U.S. containment policy? • To stop communism from spreading.

21. Category 2 100 • What was the immediate impact of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

22. Category 2 100 • What was the immediate impact of the Gulf of Tonkin incident? • The United States passed a resolution allowing the U.S. government to use military force in southeast Asia

23. Category 2 200 • What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

24. Category 2 200 • What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail? • A series of supply routes from North Vietnam to South Vietnam by way of Laos and Cambodia

25. Category 2 300 • How did the relationship between American troops and South Vietnamese villagers change over time?

26. Category 2 300 • How did the relationship between American troops and South Vietnamese villagers change over time? • South Vietnamese villagers came to distrust American troops

27. Category 2 400 • Describe the role of American women in the war.

28. Category 2 400 • Describe the role of American women in the war. • Translator • Physical Therapist • Intelligence officer

29. Category 2 500 • What was the main purpose of Agent Orange?

30. Category 2 500 • What was the main purpose of Agent Orange? • To strip the leaves off (defoliate) trees in the jungle so as to better spot Viet Cong

31. Category 3 100 • How were American P.O.W.s treated following an attempt by two Americans tried to escape?

32. Category 3 100 • How were American P.O.W.s treated following an attempt by two Americans tried to escape? • After two prisoners of war failed in their escape attempt, North Vietnam increased its use of torture in prisons

33. Category 3 200 • Describe the level of support the U.S. received from its allies.

34. Category 3 200 • Describe the level of support the U.S. received from its allies. • The U.S. received little assistance from its allies.

35. Category 3 300 • Describe the groups that made up the anti-war movement.

36. Category 3 300 • Describe the groups that made up the anti-war movement. • It consisted of people with a variety of beliefs about war and reasons for wanting the U.S. to withdraw from Vietnam.

37. Category 3 400 • Antiwar groups were most likely to have previously been involved in which movement?

38. Category 3 400 • Antiwar groups were most likely to have previously been involved in which movement? • The Civil Rights Movement

39. Category 3 500 • What were the reasons Martin Luther King, Jr. opposed the Vietnam War?

40. Category 3 500 • What were the reasons Martin Luther King, Jr. opposed the Vietnam War? • Thought it was immoral • He felt that the war diverted too much money from antipoverty programs in the U.S.

41. Category 4 100 • Was burning a draft card protected by Freedom of Speech?

42. Category 4 100 • Was burning a draft card protected by Freedom of Speech? • The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1968 that arrests made over burning draft cards had not violated the First Amendment right to free speech

43. Category 4 200 • What impact did the Tet Offensive have on the American public?

44. Category 4 200 • What impact did the Tet Offensive have on the American public? • Previously, the public had been told we were winning the war. Americans began to question much more than before whether the war effort could possibly be worth the lives and money at stake.

45. Category 4 300 • What were some of the factors that contributed to a loss of public support for the war?

46. Category 4 300 • What were some of the factors that contributed to a loss of public support for the war? • The disclosure of the My Lai Massacre • The disclosure of Nixon’s secret bombing campaign against Cambodia • The Tet Offensive

47. Category 4 400 • What happened after the Paris Peace Accords ended official U.S. troop involvement?

48. Category 4 400 • What happened after the Paris Peace Accords ended official U.S. troop involvement? • North Vietnam and the Viet Cong overtook South Vietnam

49. Category 4 500 • Describe the postwar period for Veterans of the war.

50. Category 4 500 • Describe the postwar period for Veterans of the war. • Formed Veterans groups • Reunions • Visits to Vietnam • Some veterans prefer to avoid talking • about the war