vietnam war

Question 1

Ho Chi Minh

Answer 1

• revolutionary communist leader

• called for Vietnam independence
• organized protests against French rule

Question 2

Viet Minh (group)

Answer 2

• communist organization formed during ww2
• in order to make Vietnam independent
• led by Ho Chi Minh
• declared independence August 1945
• war broke out over it in 1946

Question 3

Geneva accords

Answer 3

• may 1954
- divided Vietnam with 17th parallel (temporarily)
SV & NV would hold election in 2 years for gov & reunite

Question 4

Ngo Dinh Diem

Answer 4

anti communist SV leader

Question 5

viet cong (group)

Answer 5

• Vietnamese communists

* fought to over throw gov and unite the country in communism

Question 6

escalation

Answer 6

• March 1965- president Johnson begins sending troops to Vietnam
• general westMOREland- wants MORE troops

Question 7

tet offensive

Answer 7

• jan 30-31, 1968
-it’s Vietnam’s new year
• viet Minh and viet cong launched a surprise attack on SV
- attacked major cities dressed as normal people w/ weapons under clothes & killed many

Question 8

French Indochina

Answer 8

Cambodia and Laos grew economically and Vietnam wanted independence

Question 9

what kind of people opposed the war?

Answer 9

teachers, students, and religious leaders

Question 10

doves

Answer 10

people against war

Question 11

Hawks

Answer 11

people in favor of war

Question 12

agent orange

Answer 12

• chemical weapon that destroys jungles

• helped destroy hideouts and food supplies of the viet cong
• many U.S. soldiers were harmed by the chemical

Question 13

NAPALM

Answer 13

• jellied gasoline used to burn

Question 14

legacy of war

Answer 14

• 1.2 million Vietnamese died
• economy was ruined
• 26th amendment
• limited presidents war making powers

Question 15

war powers act

Answer 15

• made up of soviets and east Europe countries