Vietnamese

Question 1

Tet Offensive

Answer 1

A series of surprise attacks on S. Vietnam by N. Vietnamese and Viet Congs on the Tet (Vietnamese New Years Holiday)

Question 2

The Selective Service Act

Answer 2

All men required to register for the draft at age 18

Question 3

Pro War & Anti War Symbols

Answer 3

Hawks - Pro War
Dove - Anti War

Question 4

Operation Rolling Thunder

Answer 4

(Bombing Campaign) Intense Bombing on Ho Chi Minh Trail (North Vietnamese Army)

Question 5

What were Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam Called?

Answer 5

Viet Cong

Question 6

Leader of South Vietnam

Answer 6

Ngo Din Diem

Question 7

Capital of South Vietnam

Answer 7

Saigon

Question 8

Capital of North Vietnam

Answer 8

Hanoi

Question 9

N. Vietnamese Soldiers

Answer 9

Viet Minh

Question 10

Geneva Accords

Answer 10

. Meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland
. USA, France, Soviet Union, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Britain
. Purpose was to divide Vietnam (17th Parallel)

Question 11

Vietnamization

Answer 11

Gradually withdrawing U.S troops from Vietnam & Increasing the role of S. Korea

Question 12

Kent State Shootings

Answer 12

Kent State college students protest the bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. This resulted in the killings of 4 students by National Guards

Question 13

Who created the Vietnam War Memorial?

Answer 13

Maya Ying Lin

Question 14

Watergate

Answer 14

Democratic National Committee headquarters, office building in Washington D.C

Question 15

Why did the U.S lose the war?

Answer 15

North Vietnam had better tactics such as Guerilla Warfare. N. Vietnam also had aid from China & Russia and civilians

Question 16

Paris Peace Talks

Answer 16

Began in 1968 to negotiate with president LBJ

Question 17

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Answer 17

Gave LBJ the authority to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces for the U.S in Vietnam

Question 18

Advantages

Answer 18

Vietnam - Language used, U.S couldn’t tell friend from enemy, endless supplies as well as home court advantage, Civilian support

U.S - Had better training, leadership, and equipment

Question 19

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Answer 19

The trail ran from Laos to Cambodia, transported weapons and troops to the North Vietnamese Army

Question 20

Dien Bien Phu

Answer 20

N. Vietnam drove the French out of Vietnam

Question 21

Henry Kissinger

Answer 21

Secretary of State under Nixon

Question 22

Agent Orange

Answer 22

A harmful chemical to destroy crops

Question 23

Deferments

Answer 23

You could get a deferment to be taken out of or disqualified the from the draft

Question 24

Self Immolation

Answer 24

A deliberate and willing sacrifice or oneself by setting oneself by setting oneself on fire and burning to death