US History 2 - Unit 7 Review

Pro-communist leader for North Vietnam

The fear that if Vietnam fell to communism other nations in the region would also become pro-communist. This was a motivating factor for US involvement in the Vietnam Conflict

He was the pro-Western leader, anti-communist leader for South Vietnam that refused to participate in the agreed upon elections within the Geneva Accords

This was the guerrilla army developed by Ho Chi Minh in South Vietnam

This fueled anti-war protests because more working class and minority men were being sent to war

Concerns about the draft during the Vietnam Conflict led to the 26th Amendment being passed to lower the voting age to 18 in the US. Many felt that is someone was old enough to be draft, then they should be old enough to vote.

This was a massive surprise attack conducted by the Vietcong and shocked many Americans that believed (at the time) the conflict was coming to end...this added to the credibility gap

This was a policy of the Nixon Administration that would gradually withdraw US troops from Vietnam

This was a CIA supported covert operation to build and support anti-communist forces in Laos

This was one of several events that decreased American support for the Vietnam Conflict...classified government documents were leaked that showed the US government had not been honest with the American people for some time about US involvement in Vietnam.