Vietnam War

Question 1

What were 3 main tactics of the US?

Answer 1

1. Search and destroy
2. Chemical weapons & Napalm
3. Operation rolling thunder

Question 2

What were 3 main tactics of the Veitcong?

Answer 2

1. Underground tunnels
2. Booby traps
3. Guerilla Warfare

Question 3

What was the Tet Offensive?

Answer 3

Ho Chi Minh sent 70000+ members of veitcong to overrun military bases, towns and cities in South Vietnamese.

Question 4

Who was Walter Cronkite and what did he say after the Tet Offensive?

Answer 4

Famous news reporter.
“I thought we were winning this war?”

Question 5

Why was the Tet Offensive described as a turning point?

Answer 5

The US used their military and technology to defeat Veitcong. But they were seen to have lost the war becuase it took them 3 weeks to win. The public lost support for the US military

Question 6

What happens during the My Lai Massacre?

Answer 6

American soldiers tortured,raped and killed more than 500 innocent civilians of Veitcong knowing that they were innocent.

Question 7

How did the My Lai Massacre come to public attention?

Answer 7

An American veteran published a detailed story about it. The US successfully covered it up for a year before he published his story

Question 8

What impact did the My Lai Massacre have on the public?

Answer 8

People no longer trusted the US soilders in control of the military. An anti-war movement grew and protests happened. US citizens were angry.

Question 9

How did the media influence the public opinion of the war?

Answer 9

They could see the horrors of war and stopped supporting it.

Question 10

What happened during the Kent State Massacre in 1970?

Answer 10

There were protests against more people getting sent to war. Tear bombs were thrown which resulted in 4 deaths and 9 injuries.

Question 11

What was the draft?

Answer 11

The draft- US soilders called out to African Americans and poor people to join the war. This was seen as racist towards African American citizens

Question 12

What was the civil right movements?

Answer 12

They fought for equality for African Americans and argued that the draft was racist.

Question 13

Who is Nixon?

Answer 13

The 4th US President.

Question 14

What did Nixon promise to do if elected?

Answer 14

End the war in Vietnam

Question 15

What was Nixon’s policy of Veitnamization?

Answer 15

Train up the AVRN and gradually withdraw US troops from Vietnam so it doesn’t fall to communism

Question 16

What was decided at the Paris Peace Accords in 1973?

Answer 16

That South Veitnam was going to become independent.

Question 17

What evidence is there that the policy of Veitnamization was a failure?

Answer 17

North Veitnam shorty invaded South Veitnam after the Paris Peace Accords. The ARVN were not strong enough to defeat Vietcong.

Question 18

What was the Gulf Of Tonkin?

Answer 18

The place at which the USS Maddox was destroyed by the North Vietnamese.