Unit 4: Vietnam War

Why did some people initially believe that the process for obtaining a deferment was unfair?

Which U.S. president chose to increase the number of military advisors in Vietnam in the early 1960s?

Which of the following terms was used to describe someone who was opposed to continuing U.S. involvement in the war?

Which of the following terms refers to increasing the scope of a war or "ramping up" one's involvement in a war?

Which country originally colonized Vietnam?

The Viet Cong used primarily what form of warfare during the Vietnam War?

Which chemical weapons were used for the first time during the Vietnam War?

The United States officially "left" the Vietnam War after signing which of the following agreements in 1973?

Which U.S. president was in office when Vietnam was divided into two countries in 1954 & chose to support South Vietnam?

Which U.S. President is best-known for escalating U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?

What did the My Lai Massacre involve?

How did one obtain a deferment at the outset of the Vietnam War?

TV broadcasts from Vietnam ____, or emphasized, just how violent the conflict had become.

Eisenhower made a ____, or promise, to support the government of South Vietnam even though Ngo Dinh Diem was unpopular.

Civilians were highly ___ to, or likely to be influenced by, the fighting.

How did the American public respond to the news of the Tet Offensive?

Which side was the aggressor during the Tet Offensive?

Which of the following terms applies to those who refused to serve in the military on moral or religious grounds?

The national Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C. includes the ______ of all those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War.

Nixon’s plan for handling the war in Vietnam included a process he called “Vietnamization.” What did this involve?

Who won the presidential election of 1968?

Which event did President Johnson base his request for expanded war powers on?

Which agreement initially divided Vietnam into two countries after the Vietnamese won their independence in 1954?

After signing this agreement, hostilities were reignited in 1974. The war eventually ended when _____ in 1975.

Which of the following terms was used to describe someone who was in favor of continuing U.S. involvement in the war?

The Viet Cong relied on what to fend off American soldiers?

Because the war was fought throughout South Vietnam, many civilians (average citizens) ____, or passed away.

Which of the following ideologies did Ho Chi Minh support?

On which college campus did students protest what they viewed as a violation of their right to free speech?

What sort of learning environment did the students at Berkeley demand the university provide?

What does "Tet" represent in Vietnam?

Which of the following were considered the "unofficial headquarters" of the anti-war movement?

What did the U.S. do when it learned about the conflict between the Vietnamese people and their French colonial rulers?

Viet Cong encampments were often ____, or firmly established, in the jungle, making it difficult to root them out.

Who led the fight for Vietnamese independence from France?

Which of the following terms refers to an official postponement of mandatory military service?