Ch. 29 Sec. 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Gave the president the authority “to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States

Answer 1

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Question 2

It was a supply route used by the North Vietnamese. It was a network of paths and tunnels that led from North Vietnam, through Laos and Cambodia, and into South Vietnam

Answer 2

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Question 3

Increased involvement

Answer 3

Escalation

Question 4

The general commanded the U.S. ground forces involved in Vietnam. He developed a strategy based on search-and-destroy missions

Answer 4

William Westmoreland

Question 5

Where U.S. patrols searched for hidden enemy camps, then destroyed them with massive firepower and air raids

Answer 5

Search-and-Destroy Missions

Question 6

Surprise attacks on South Vietnam, including an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam’s Capital

Answer 6

Tet Offensive

Question 7

Opponents of the war

Answer 7

Doves

Question 8

Supporters of the war

Answer 8

Hawks