Vietnam War Test Review

Communist group in South Vietnam that wanted to overthrow the Diem government and unify Vietnam

Truman used a policy of _____________________________ to stop communism from spreading

What did Congress approve that allowed President Johnson military power in Vietnam?

President of North Vietnam; communist; declared that Vietnam was independent from France

Anti-Vietnam War protest that took place at a college and ended in 4 people dying and 9 people being wounded

Bombing campaign in North Vietnam; first major direct US military action in Vietnam

South Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon and captured the city. Soon after South Vietnam captured North Vietnam.

What supplied the Vietcong and led from North to South Vietnam through Loas and Cambodia?

Became President of the US after the assassaination of John F. Kennedy

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a formal declaration of war.

Peace talks were held in Geneva, Switzerland __________divided Vietnam into 2 Communist North and Anti-communist South.

President of South Vietnam

Massacre US militarykilled around 300 innocent Vietnamese people while on a mission to search for members of Vietcong

____________ were a communist group within South Vietnam

The TET offensive was considered a turning point in the Vietnam War.

What did the Pentagon Papers show the American public?

Nixon believed he had the support of people who quietly supported the Vietnam War. What were these people referred to as

Americans were able to watch footage of the war on their television screens during the nightly news footage.

Paris Peace Accords ended the Vietnam War stating that the United States ended communism worldwide.

Who were two major historical figures that were both assassinated in 1968?

US President who believed in the domino theory; that if one country falls to communism others around it will fall too.

During WWII the ________________ was formed to help repel Japanese conquerors

Eisenhower believed __ which says if one country falls to communism, all of the surrounding countries will fall too