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Vietnam War: Review, Leaders, Battles, and Impact

Explore the Vietnam War, its charismatic leaders, key battles, and the impact it had on Vietnam and the United States. Learn about Ho Chi Minh, the Vietcong, the Tet Offensive, the My Lai Massacre, and more.

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Vietnam War: Review, Leaders, Battles, and Impact

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  1. Vietnam War Review

  2. The charismatic leader of North Vietnam was named… Ho Chi Minh

  3. The South Vietnamese that sided with the communists were called __________. Vietcong

  4. American troops entered Vietnam in what year? 1965

  5. What two foreign nations controlled Vietnam before the Vietnam war began? France, Japan

  6. Under the French, Vietnam was called … French Indochina

  7. The fall of this city signified the end of French occupation. Dien Bien Phu

  8. Supplies for the Vietcong traveled from N. Vietnam along the _________. Ho Chi Minh Trail

  9. What is the belief that if one country fell to communism others would soon fall as well called? The Domino Theory

  10. This document gave LBJ full authority to do what he wished in Vietnam. Tonkin Gulf Resolution

  11. Why were the elections of 1956 cancelled in Vietnam? Because the Americans and South Vietnamese thought Ho Chi Minh would win

  12. What religion was Diem? He persecuted people of what religion? Catholicism; Buddhism

  13. This major North Vietnamese offensive is often considered the turning point of the war. The Tet Offensive

  14. These two cities experienced the most fighting during the Tet Offensive. Saigon, Hue

  15. Peace agreements that settled both the Korean and French-Indochina wars occurred in this city. Geneva

  16. North Vietnamese and the Vietcong applied battle tactics categorized as __________ warfare. guerilla

  17. This document lessened the power of the President during wartime. War Powers Act

  18. Name the winners of the US elections of ‘64, ’68, and ’72. Johnson, Nixon, Nixon

  19. These two men were both assassinated in 1968. Robert Kennedy, MLK Jr.

  20. This third party candidate in the election of 1968 won 48 electoral votes. George Wallace

  21. What was the name of Johnson’s Vice President? Hubert Humphrey

  22. The Democratic National Convention of 1968 occurred in what city? Chicago

  23. Someone who supported immediate withdrawal from Vietnam was called a _______. dove

  24. The 1970 shooting of 4 college students occurred at this university in this state. Kent State University, Ohio

  25. National guards were posted on the Kent State campus after college students burned down the ROTC building as a response to what action by President Nixon? Invasion of Cambodia

  26. A massacre occurred in this Vietnamese town. My Lai

  27. The Lieutenant that ordered this shooting was named… Calley

  28. These papers leaked to the NY Times in 1971 revealed that LBJ had twisted the truth regarding the war. Pentagon Papers

  29. In Nixon’s 1969 speech urging America to unify in their ideas about the war, he appealed to what section of the US population? “The silent majority”

  30. What is the name for the first sustained bombing attack on North Vietnam that occurred in early 1965? Operation Rolling Thunder

  31. A supposed attack on this US ship, led to the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. U.S.S. Maddox

  32. Why did LBJ decide not to run for president in 1968? Did not want to deal with the war anymore or the party divisions it caused

  33. Place the following events in chronological order: Tet Offensive, Tonkin Gulf Resolution, My Lai Massacre, Battle in Ia Drang Valley TG, Ia Drang, Tet, My Lai

  34. The growing youth movement in the late 1960s was known as the… New Left

  35. Approximately how many men (to the nearest thousand) did the US lose during the Vietnam War? 58,000

  36. Who led American troops during the Vietnam War? General William Westmoreland

  37. Two American weapons dropped from planes that tried to destroy the jungle cover, making Vietcong more visible. Napalm, Agent Orange

  38. Names of the two secretaries of defense under Johnson. McNamara, Clifford

  39. This individual did most of America’s negotiating with Hanoi in hopes of ending the war. Kissinger

  40. This important new mode of transportation assisted the United States during the Vietnam War. helicopter

  41. The existence of _________ allowed the Vietcong to inflict many surprise attacks on the Americans and ARVN. Tunnels

  42. What happened to the Great Society program in the US as the Vietnam War continued? Lost money and funding, taxes had to rise to compensate but still couldn’t develop fully

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