Section 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Congress passed it. Giving 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

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

Answer 2

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Question 3

Or increased involvement

Answer 3

Escalation

Question 4

Was a general and commanded the U.S. ground forces involved in Vietnam.

Answer 4

William Westmoreland

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Search-and-destroy missions

Question 6

Surprise attack all over South Vietnam, including an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam’s capitol.

Answer 6

Tet Offensive

Question 7

Opponents of the war

Answer 7

Doves

Question 8

Supporters of the war

Answer 8

Hawks