Vietnam War

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam

• Diem

• Kim Il-Sung

• Ho Chi Minh

• Castro

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

• Vietnamization

• Flexible Response

• Domino Theory

• Brinksmanship

Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.

• Vietminization
• Vietcong
• Internationalism
• Linkage

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

• prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

• reduce French influence in Vietnam

• stop China from seizing Vietnam

• support the government of North Vietnam

The Vietnam War ended in a __________________?

• cease-fire agreement

• Vietnamese victory

• U.S. victory

• divided Vietnam

The ____ granted the president broad military powers in Vietnam

• Geneva Accords

• Tonkin Gulf Resolution

• War Powers Act

• Operation Rolling Thunder

Who were the Vietcong?

• Professional army of South Vietnam

• Professional army of North Vietnam

• Guerrillas living in the South who supported the North

• Chinese soldiers fighting for the North

Napalm

• A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses

• A type of lotion soldiers would use to prevent mosquito bites

• Another name for a flamethrower

• An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth

Agent Orange

• Derogatory racial slang for the Vietnamese people

• Term used to describe the guerrilla fighters

• A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses

• An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth

Lyndon Johnson did which of the following?

• Decreased American involvement in Vietnam

• Increased American involvement In Vietnam

• Ended the use of the military draft in Vietnam

• Only sent military advisers and not ground troops to Vietnam