Unit 9: The Vietnam War (1961-1975)

What are the years for the Vietnam War?

• 1947-1991

• 1955-1975

• 1939-1945

• 1960-1980

What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?

• Containment

• Extermination

• Isolationsim

• Elimination

What did the United States fear would happen if all of Vietnam became communist?

• Domino Theory: All of Southeast Asia (Indochina) will fall to communism

• Communism would not spread

• The Iron Curtain Theory: Soviets will control more of the world

• Soviet Scare

Who were the communists fighters in South Vietnam who opposed US forces?

• Vietminh

• Vietcong

• Ho Chi Minhions

What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson the power to escalate the Vietnam War without Congress declaring war??

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Gulf of Maddox Resolution

• USS Tonkin Resolution

• Gulf of Vietnam Resolution

What style of warfare did the Vietcong use to fight US technological superiority?

• Guerilla: Ambush and hit and run

• Trench: Large defensive trenches

• Aerial: Jet fighters and stealth bombers

• Traditional: Large waves of infantry

What was the effect of the Tet Offensive in 1968?

• It turned more Americans against the War in Vietnam and shattered military confidence

• It caused Congress to pass the War Powers Act

• It led to Lyndon Johnson's resignation (quitting)

• It ended the Vietnam War in a US victory

Nixon's plan to replace US troops with South Vietnamese troops to take over combat roles from U.S. troops is known as...

• Vietnamization

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Maddox Resolution

• Agent Orange

How did the Kent State Shooting contribute to the anti-war movement?

• 4 students were killed during an anti-war protest which turned more people against the war

• It led to the ratification of the 26th Amendment

• It led to the passage of the War Powers Act

• It led to the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What law limits the president's ability to send troops without a declaration of war?

• War Powers Act

• War Production Act

• Military Involvement Act

• War Involvement Act