Vietnam- Why Did USA Get Involved?

Question 1

List the 2 long-term reasons why America went to fight in Vietnam

Answer 1

• They were Scared of Communism reaching other countries after Vietnam
• The French were unable to contain

Question 2

What was the T-rigger incident and what happened?

Answer 2

Gulf of Tonkin- North Vietnamese were accused of attacking he U.S.S Maddox

Question 3

What was the significance of JFK being shot?

Answer 3

Lindon Baines Johnson was much tougher on communism

Question 4

Why was the trigger incident so influential?

Answer 4

It was used as an excuse to Congress’s to engage with Vietnam

Question 5

What does the DOMINO EFFECT describe?

Answer 5

That after Vietnam turned fully communist, all those countries to the east of it would as well.

Question 6

Which countries would be affected by the DOMINO EFFECT?

Answer 6

After Vietnam ➡️ Laos ➡️ Cambodia ➡️ Thailand ➡️ India

Question 7

Which of the countries affected by the DOMINO EFFECT was the USA most worried about?

Answer 7

India

Question 8

What was the fortress that the French fought in?

Answer 8

DIEN BIEN PHU

Question 9

What happened at the fortress that the French fought in?

Answer 9

The French surrendered the war

3000 casualties
8000 died in captivity