Chapter 52 Flashcards

1
Q

Who was LBJ’s best friend who didnt want US to be in war anymore?

A

Mike Mansfield

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2
Q

what has the war become?

A

“Johnson’s War”

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3
Q

recruiting soldiers

A

draft

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4
Q

what type of warfare did the NVA use?

A

guerilla warfare

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5
Q

what did the US spray?

A

Herbicides known as AGENT ORANGE

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6
Q

what type of mission did US have?

A

search and destroy missions

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7
Q

What strategies did Vietnamese use?

A

land mines, booby trips like tripwires and sharpened stakes, sharpshoorters

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8
Q

What US warfare did they use to counter the guerrila warfare?

A

attrition (military campaign designed to wear down the enemy’s strength)

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9
Q

jelly gasoline

A

Napalm

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10
Q

US wanted to do this to the south so that the south would love them

A

pacification

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11
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policy designed to promote security and stability in South Vietname, involving 2 main programs

A

pacification

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12
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who criticized Johnson on TV for his administration policies?

A

Fulbright

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13
Q

who held hearings and said “how do we get out of Vietnam?”

A

Fulbright

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14
Q

the antiwar movement blossoming on college campuses

A

peace movement

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