Vietnamese Flashcards
Tet Offensive
A series of surprise attacks on S. Vietnam by N. Vietnamese and Viet Congs on the Tet (Vietnamese New Years Holiday)
The Selective Service Act
All men required to register for the draft at age 18
Pro War & Anti War Symbols
Hawks - Pro War
Dove - Anti War
Operation Rolling Thunder
(Bombing Campaign) Intense Bombing on Ho Chi Minh Trail (North Vietnamese Army)
What were Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam Called?
Viet Cong
Leader of South Vietnam
Ngo Din Diem
Capital of South Vietnam
Saigon
Capital of North Vietnam
Hanoi
N. Vietnamese Soldiers
Viet Minh
Geneva Accords
. Meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland
. USA, France, Soviet Union, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Britain
. Purpose was to divide Vietnam (17th Parallel)
Vietnamization
Gradually withdrawing U.S troops from Vietnam & Increasing the role of S. Korea
Kent State Shootings
Kent State college students protest the bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. This resulted in the killings of 4 students by National Guards
Who created the Vietnam War Memorial?
Maya Ying Lin
Watergate
Democratic National Committee headquarters, office building in Washington D.C
Why did the U.S lose the war?
North Vietnam had better tactics such as Guerilla Warfare. N. Vietnam also had aid from China & Russia and civilians
Paris Peace Talks
Began in 1968 to negotiate with president LBJ
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave LBJ the authority to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces for the U.S in Vietnam
Advantages
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
Ho Chi Minh Trail
The trail ran from Laos to Cambodia, transported weapons and troops to the North Vietnamese Army
Dien Bien Phu
N. Vietnam drove the French out of Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State under Nixon
Agent Orange
A harmful chemical to destroy crops
Deferments
You could get a deferment to be taken out of or disqualified the from the draft
Self Immolation
A deliberate and willing sacrifice or oneself by setting oneself by setting oneself on fire and burning to death
