vietnam Flashcards
weather conditions in vietnam
very hot
jungle
did we win or lose
lose
where is vietnam
south east asia
what happens to vietnam
falls to communism
what is the number one reason we fight the vietnam war
contain communism
true or false: the vietnamese wanted to be left alone by foreign nations and wanted to be an independant country
true
domino theory
if one country falls to communism, they all fall
which half does US support
south
tonkin golf resolution
america is now at war with North Vietnam
from 1954-1964 the vietnam was a civil war after 1964 the war had become ______
americanized
what group from vietnam helped us
hmong
what was the average draft age
19
average tour of duty
1 year
what did many men come home with
PTSD
what 2 groups do we fight, explain
NVA: north Vietnamese army
wore uniform
vietcong : communist guerrilla fighter
friend by day enemy by night
wore civilian clothing
4 examples of how american soldiers discovered how elusive the enemy was in the vietnam war
tunnel system
hit and runs
booby traps
cant tell friend from enemy
explain the role of body count
no front lines
see who is winning the war
effect of agent orange and napalm on vietnam’s rural population
agent orange- herbicide, kill the jungle, causes cancer
napalm- jelly like bomb, used to burn the forests
what caused the american soldiers morale to drop as the war went on
we aren’t winning
poor jungle conditions
cannot tell friend from enemy
impact of television on the war
gov says “their is light at the end of the tunnel”
tv shows the war is not almost over
why was the draft seen as unfair?
legal and illegal ways to avoid draft?
rich could go to college and avoid fighting. poor and blacks could not.
*go to college
*hold and essential job
*be homosexual
*be against all war (Jehovah witness)
*go to canada or mexico
leading up to 1968 what had the government been saying about how the vietnam war was going
“light at the end of the tunnel”
what and when is Tet
what does USA and NVA do during tet
vietnamese new year
jan 31st
cease fire
how many towns and air bases did the VC attack simultaneasly
120
militarily the tet offensive was a military defeat for vietcong and NVA
T OR F
true
explain how TET offensive changes public opinion against the vietnam war
proves there is no light at the end of the tunnel. we aren’t going to win the war anytime soon if ever
hawk vs dove
hawk - pro war
dove- anti war
what does president johnson decide not to do
run for re-election
who was assasinated on april 4, result?
MLK
riots
who was assasinated on june 5
robert kennedy
who gets elected in november of 1968
nixon
