Vietnam War

Question 1

which nation colonized vietnam prior to WW11 and what was the name of the colony

Answer 1

france

french indochina

Question 2

what changed for vietnam occurred during Ww11

Answer 2

they fell under japanese rule

Question 3

key groups and individuals in the first indochina war

Answer 3

france vs. Viet Minh
ho chi minh-leader if viet minh
Vo Nguyen Giap-general in the vietnam’s people’s army

Question 4

truman and eisenhower’s response to the first indochina war

Answer 4

continued to provide economic aid to france to contain the spread of communism, domino theory

eisenhower also provides economic aid
neither president is willing to provide military support

Question 5

what was the battle of Dien Bien Phu

Answer 5

decisive battle in the first indochina war

forces the french to seek an end to fighting

Question 6

what were the geneva accords

Answer 6

peace agreement that ended the first indochina war

Question 7

what resulted from the geneva accords

Answer 7

vietnam was split into two
north vietnam-communist, Ho Chi Minh
south vietnam- anti communist, Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 8

who were the NLF, and what did they want to do

Answer 8

we’re a communist rebel group in south vietnam
wanted to overthrow diem and unite under communism
NLF were also called the Vietcong

Question 9

what were kennedy’s actions in vietnam

Answer 9

sent troops to help train the south vietnamese army

financed to increase the size of the south vietnamese army

Question 10

how did american policy in vietnam begin to change after protests regarding american involvement with South Vietnam

Answer 10

decided they needed to overthrow diem, considered pulling US advisors out of vietnam

Question 11

what happened at the gulf of tonkin

Answer 11

2 ships were attacked by the North Vietnamese, johnson made a clear case for retaliation, launched a military offensive against north vietnam

Question 12

how did congress respond to the golf of tonkin

Answer 12

gave him authority to wage war in southeast asia

johnson can declare war without approval

Question 13

why were people upset with the draft

Answer 13

majority of men drafted were black, hispanic, or low-income white men
drafted at 18, and couldn’t vote till 21

Question 14

what were the american tactics in the vietnam war

Answer 14

war of attrition
agent orange
napalm
search and destroy missions
operation rolling thunder
bait patrols

Question 15

what were the vietnamese tactics in the vietnam war

Answer 15

guerilla warfare
Ho Chi Minh Trail
tunnel system of the VC
land mines and booby traps
punji sticks
hidden enemy

Question 16

what were the two opposing groups during the vietnam war

Answer 16

hawks-support the war

doves- ant-war

Question 17

what was the Tet Offensive

Answer 17

coordinated series of attacks from the north on cities and towns in south vietnam

Question 18

what was the impact of the tet offensive

Answer 18

major turning point in the vietnam war
clear psychological win for the vietcong
credibility gap-american people began to distrust what the government was reporting to them
knew the war was nowhere near over

Question 19

what was johnson’s response to the Tet Offensive

Answer 19

limits the bombing in north vietnam

military win, political loss

Question 20

what was the My Lai Massacre

Answer 20

US soldiers brutally killed unarmed civilians at My Lai

search and destroy mission, found unarmed villagers -mostly women, children, old men

Question 21

what was the impact of the My Lai massacre

Answer 21

it was covered up
soldier wrote a letter to the government
led to more anti-war movements and an even greater credibility gap

Question 22

what is vietnamization

Answer 22

nixon’s plan for ending the war in vietnam

america’s role in vietnam war will decrease, remove US ground forces supply the with economic aid and air support

Question 23

how did nixon go against his pool icy of vietnamization

Answer 23

he invaded cambodia, he was expanding the war

Question 24

what were the results of the kent state programs

Answer 24

students protested against invasion of cambodia

fire broke out, national guard was called, students started throwing rocks and rifle fire broke out, 4 were killed

Question 25

what were the pentagon papers

Answer 25

top secret document that study the US involvement in vietnam, said that the US planned to fight as long as it took to defeat the north vietnamese

Question 26

what was the fight between the government and the media about

Answer 26

printing classified documents risked national security, case goes to the supreme court, approve of the papers being published

Question 27

what did the paris peace accords do

Answer 27

stopped fighting between north and south vietnam, removed US troops for Vietnam

Question 28

what was the result of the vietnam war

Answer 28

vietnam is reunited as once communist country
congress passed the war powers act- limiting the time in which a president may send troops with out congressional approval