Ch 30 Section 2 Notes

Match

Match the following

• Country that lost the colony of Vietnam

• Communist part of Vietnam

• Democratic part of Vietnam

• Divided Vietnam between the North (communist) and the South (democratic)

France

North Vietnam

South Vietnam

Geneva Accords

• France

• North Vietnam

• South Vietnam

• Geneva Accords

Match

Match the following

• Communist Supporters in South Vietnam

• If one country in Asia falls to communism

• Told President Johnson that South Vietnam needed US help

• Led to a change in the South Vietnamese government

Vietcong

Domino Theory

Robert McNamara

Coup

• Vietcong

• Domino Theory

• Robert McNamara

• Coup

Match

Match the following

• The continued addition of US troops into Vietnam

• Congress gives President Johnson powers to use force in Vietnam

• Bombing campaign to start the war in Vietnam

Escalation

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Operation Rolling Thunder

• Escalation

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Operation Rolling Thunder

Match

Match the following

• Dense jungles, rain, muddy trails, rice paddies

• Supply line from North to South Vietnam

• American forces seeking out Vietcong sites and destroying them

• Chemicals used to clear and burn jungle in Vietnam

• Soldiers frustrations led to questions about the Vietnam War

Geography of Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Search and Destroy Missions

Napalm and Agent Orange

Unwinnable War

• Geography of Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh Trail

• Search and Destroy Missions

• Napalm and Agent Orange

• Unwinnable War

Poll

Based on today's lesson, would you recommend the United States continue fighting the war in Vietnam?

• Yes

• No