American studies

Question 1

Defer

Answer 1

To put off until later; to postpone

Question 2

Pacify

Answer 2

To calm; to make peaceful

Question 3

Ho Chi Minh

Answer 3

1890-1969 leader of the communist movement in Vietnam; leader of north Vietnam

Question 4

Ngo Dinh Diem

Answer 4

First president of the republic of Vietnam, executed in 1963 during a south Vietnamese coup

Question 5

Vietcong

Answer 5

South Vietnamese communist who fought against the south Vietnam government and u.s forces ( the enemy)

Question 6

Hawks

Answer 6

Those who supposed u.s involvement in Vietnam and thought the U.S. Should use more force in the war

Question 7

Doves

Answer 7

Those who supposed u.s involvement in Vietnam and wanted the u.s to withdraw from the war

Question 8

Conscientious objectors

Answer 8

People opposed to serving in the armed forces and/or bearing arms on the grounds of moral or religious principles

Question 9

NVA

Answer 9

The north Vietnamese army

Question 10

Gulf of Tonkin resolution (1964)

Answer 10

Congressional approval for president Johnson to take “all necessary measures” to fight the war in Vietnam without ever issuing an actual declaration of war

Question 11

Tet offensive

Answer 11

A massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on s. Vietnamese towns and cities ( during the Vietnamese new year: “Tet” ). This was the point at which U.S. Public opinion turned against the war

Question 12

Napalm

Answer 12

A highly incendiary liquid consisting of gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps, used as a weapon of war in fire bombs to burn the jungle

Question 13

Agent orange

Answer 13

A leaf killing chemical sprayed by U.S. Planes in Vietnam to expose Vietcong hideouts

Question 14

Selective service

Answer 14

The draft

Question 15

Deferment

Answer 15

Postponement of ones induction into the military service

Question 16

Pacification

Answer 16

Policy of uprooting entire villages and forcing the people to cuties or refugee camps

Question 17

My Lai massacre

Answer 17

A shooting of more than 300 Vietnamese noncombatant

Question 18

Kent state

Answer 18

National guardsmen shoot into a crowd of unarmed student protesters, killing 4 and wounding 9 others

Question 19

War power act

Answer 19

Requires that the president must notify congress within 49 hours if American forces are sent into hostile area without a declaration of war

Question 20

What happened in the gulf of Tonkin in 1964?

Answer 20

N Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked an America.