Vietnam War Era

Question 1

Where is vietnam?

Answer 1

Southeast Asia

Question 2

What are the colonial origins of Vietnam?

Answer 2

In the 1800s, France controlled most of Indo-China. France ruled very brutally. But during ww2, France lost ownership of Vietnam. After that, France wanted Vietnam back but Vietnam rebeled against that and wanted independence

Question 3

Who led the movement to make Vietnam independent?

Answer 3

Ho Chi Minh

Question 4

Why did the U.S agree to assist France?

Answer 4

So France could stay our ally.

Question 5

What was the “Domino Theory”

Answer 5

If Vietnam fell to communism, all the countries around it will

Question 6

What happened during the Vietnam and France complications that led to independence in Vietnam?

Answer 6

France and Vietnam battles, and eventually went to a peace conference and France granted Vietnam independence

Question 7

How was the US still involved after that in Vietnam?

Answer 7

America financially supported south vietnams anti- communist government

Question 8

What is SEATO?

Answer 8

A treaty signed by 7 other countries to prevent the spread of communism

Question 9

What was the gulf of Tonkin and why was it so significant?

Answer 9

A U.S battleship got destroyed by the Vietnamese. This was significant because it basically started the Vietnam war

Question 10

What was “Operation Rolling Thunder”

Answer 10

The U.S used a lot of bombs and other weapons to attempt to destroy the north.

Question 11

What was napalm?

Answer 11

A jellied gasoline substance that burns for a long time

Question 12

What was agent orange

Answer 12

A herbicide that kills vegetation, used to get rid of the Vietnam jungles so they could find soldiers

Question 13

Why did American soldiers begin to lose morale?

Answer 13

They noticed we weren’t close to winning the war

Question 14

Why was the U.S limited in there military strategy?

Answer 14

We couldn’t get too close to major north Vietnam capitals because we were scared China would get involved

Question 15

What was the president saying to the American people during this Time?

Answer 15

He said victory was close, even though it was not

Question 16

What was the anti war movement ?

Answer 16

People didn’t see close victory, so many college students rebelled against it

Question 17

What happened at Kent State?

Answer 17

A shooting happened during a protest where 4 people were shot by police

Question 18

What was the tet offensive and its effect on the war?

Answer 18

The NVA and Vietcong has a massive operation to attack many south Vietnam towns at once. The u.s eventually won the battles but it showed Americans that we were not close to winning the war

Question 19

What is “peace with honor

Answer 19

We want peace, but we want to win (or we want in our way)

Question 20

What were the peace talks between Americans and north Vietnam?

Answer 20

We wanted north Vietnam to not be communist, and Vietnam wanted a withdrawl of u.s soldiers. The U.S did not agree to the terms.

Question 21

What was vietnamization?

Answer 21

Although we refused to agree to the terms, we did pull out SOME soldiers

Question 22

What was the My Lai Massacre?

Answer 22

400-500 unarmed citizens were killed by U.S soldiers in Vietnam

Question 23

What were the pentagon papers?

Answer 23

Classified documents revealed U.S leaders knew we wouldn’t win the war

Question 24

What were the conditions of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords?

Answer 24

Cease fire and a U.S troop withdrawal

Question 25

What led to the fall of Saigon?

Answer 25

South Vietnam wasn’t strong enough to fight the north without America’s help

Question 26

What was Khmer Rouge?

Answer 26

Millions were killed in a brutal governing system in Cambodia

Question 27

What was the counter culture movement?

Answer 27

The hippie movement that was all about peace and love and music and joy

Question 28

Women’s rights movement

Answer 28

They fought to resist the “housewife” stereotype. NOW was dedicated to getting equality for all women

Question 29

Latino Rights Movement

Answer 29

They fought discrimination. Cesar Chavez was a big figure in helping with farmers who were discriminated against

Question 30

Gay rights movement

Answer 30

Gays were seen as mentally ill and weird in the 60’s. They wanted to get rid of ridiculous laws and end discrimination

Question 31

Native American movement

Answer 31

Natives took over the previous island that Alcatraz prisión was located at. The U.S eventually got them off the island, but it made a big impact on spreading awareness

Question 32

What events began the environmental rights movement

Answer 32

A smog cloud killed over 12,000 people and a river caught on fire

Question 33

What real progress did the environmental rights movement accomplish?

Answer 33

Nixon signed many acts , like the clean air, clean water, and endangered Species act