The Vietnam War

guerrilla fighters in Vietnam were called

• Vietcong
• Napalm
• My Lai
• Ho Chi Minh

Why did Johnson continue to fight in Vietnam?

• He wanted to gain colonies
• He believed in the domino theory
• He underestimated the communist threat
• He ran for office as a dove

What is the domino theory?

• Teach Veitnamese how to play dominoes to use tensions
• theory of economic expansion
• If North Vietnam gains control of the South, All of South East Asia will become communist
• to assist the Veitnamese in self determination 

What was the Vietcong war strategy?

• avoid any and all confrontation
• engage in large scale battles
• fight small skirmishes that they knew they would be successful
• fight during the day and rest all night. 

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution allowed Johnson to do what?

• sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam
• Strategy to regain control of the US embassy in Saigon
• give South Vietnam greater military responsibility 
• take all necessary measures to defend against armed attacks on US forces

Who demanded independence for Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Henry Kissinger
• Zhou Enlai
• William Westmoreland

What was the result of the Geneva Accords?

• France gained control over Indochina
• Vietnam was split into North and South
• Anticommunist government was put in place in Vietnam
• Japan regained control of Indochina

Nixon believed the normalizing relations with China would do what?

• drive a wedge between China and Soviet Union
• Prolong the war in Vietnam
• Hurt American interests
• Stop communism

Nixon believed the normalizing relations with China would do what?

• drive a wedge between China and Soviet Union
• Prolong the war in Vietnam
• Hurt American interests
• Stop communism

Why did the public lose trust in Johnson administration?

• 1968 election
• Pentagon Papers
• war powers act
• the Credibility gap