Ch 22 Sections 2-5 Flashcards
The Vietminh fought this country during WWII
Japan
Paths through Laos and Cambodia used by the Vietcong and NVA
Ho Chi Minh trail
The French were forced out of Vietnam after this battle
Dien bien phu
After the U.S.S. Maddox was attacked Congress passed this resolution
Golf of Tonkin resolution
French Indochina was made up of these three countries
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Sec. of Defense under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations
Robert McNamara
Commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam
William westmoreland
U.S. and allied soldiers who infiltrated VC tunnels
Tunnel rats
This was a leaf killing chemical used by the U.S.
Agent orange
Growing distrust of what the government and administration was saying about the war in Vietnam
Credibility gap
Name one way that people were able to get a deferment
College, medical, national guard, coast guard
What does SDS stand for?
Students for a Democratic Society
Those who are for the war
Hawks
Where did many “draft dodgers” flee to?
Canada
The draft is/was also known as…
The selective service system
What is the holiday of Tet?
Vietnamese new year
Who won the Tet Offensive?
US, South Vietnam
Seen as a domestic defeat though
This man killed Robert Kennedy
Sirhan sirhan
Who was the Republican nominee for President in 1968
Richard m. Nixon
This man ran for president on the American Independent Party ticket
George Wallace
S. Vietnam forces taking more active role in the fighting
Vietnamization
How many Americans died in Vietnam
58,000
Moderate mainstream Americans who silently support the war and policies
Silent majority
This operation relocated 3300 Vietnamese children
Operation Baby Lift
President must provide Congress with 48 hours notice to commit troops to combat
War powers act
•Give me the specific date when the last American troops left Vietnam
March 29, 1973
Impact of the Vietnam war
26th amendment - 18 yrs old to vote, not 21
Nixon Abolished the draft
War powers act
Americans suspicious of govt giving misleading info & consider risks before intervening in the affairs of other nations
Veterans seen as baby killers
Pow/Mia issue lingered
Conditions of Peace with Honor
US remove all troops
North vietnam could leave troops in SV
Provision for POW & MIA
President microns escalation of vietnam war in Cambodia and Laos
Most massive US bombing commences
Bombed NV so they would talk peace
Doves thought it may have prompted reaction from China and SU
Who release the pentagon papers?
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon papers
Leaked document to the press revealing that the U.S. gov lied about its intentions of Vietnam
We stayed in the war so we didn’t look bad, no plan to pull out US troops.
Why did the U.S. choose to enter the Vietnam war
Wanted to contain communism
1968 events that made the U.S. look bad
My Lai
Tet Offensive
Anti-war demonstrators converged on the city of Chicago to protest at the democratic national convention
(Mlk and bobby Kennedy were assassinated)
Why was the Tet offensive considered a domestic defeat?
US won by numbers (body count) but domestically, we were defeated.
It greatly shook the American public which had been told repeatedly and had come to believe that the enemy was close to defeat (Cred. Gap widened extremely)
The draft & impact on the poor and minorities
Working class war, many blacks -> caused racial tension Only the financially well off could avoid the draft Racism led to low morale
