Vietnam

Why was the U.S. in Vietnam?

• Oil
• contain Communism
• gain territory
• treaty obligations from WWII

Why was the Vietnam war not popular?

• The South Vietnamese really didn't care who won
• Americans were tired of fighting for nothing
• Americans really didn't relate to Asians
• Americans didn't really believe in Communism

When Saigon was mentioned it was referring to...?

• Communist North Vietnam
• The capital of South Vietnam
• The city where the peace talks were held
• new technology - a weapon

When Hanoi was mentioned it was referring to...?

• Communist North Vietnam
• The capital of South Vietnam
• The city where the peace talks were held
• new technology - a weapon

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

• Divided Vietnam into North and South regions
• Divided Vietnam into East and West Regions
• A cease fire - cease in bombing
• An attack that the U.S. exaggerated

What did the Geneva Accord do?

• Divided Vietnam into North and South regions
• Divided Vietnam into East and West Regions
• A cease fire - cease in bombing
• An attack that the U.S. exaggerated

What was the Tet Offensive?

• An attack by the Vietcong when the US thought they were defeated
• An attack by the US that was a failure - led to peace talks
• A new weapon of mass destruction
• An attack that the U.S. exaggerated

What was LBJ's dilemma?

• He wanted to get out of the war to concentrate on the Great Society
• He wanted to concentrate on the war to people's mind off the Great Society
• He wanted to create a Great Society in Vietnam
• He hated Communism and could not stand the thought of them winning

Who were the Vietcong (Charlie)?

• The nickname for US troups
• The nickname for South Vietnamese troups
• The North Vietnamese (Communists)
• Chinese Nationalists

Who did the Vietnamese defeat in 1954at Dien Bien Phu?

• China
• The USSR
• France
• Chinese Nationalists