Vietnam Review Flashcard

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The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

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a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

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US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops

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Vietnamization

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1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

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Tet Offensive

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Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970. Where did this occur?

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Kent State University

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One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to prevent the spread of communism in South East Asia (Indochina)

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prevent the spread of communism in South East Asia (Indochina)

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How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government?

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By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress

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What was the trail that lead from Cambodia AND Laos called?

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The Ho Chi Man Trail

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Nixon's plan for the war in Vietnam was Vietnamization which was to

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allow the South Vietnamese to take over the ground war

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The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

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Domino Theory

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What treaty divides Vietnam at the 17th Parallel?

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Geneva Accords