Vietnam War

Why was the United States concerned about Agreement 2?

• Officials believed the election would lead to a civil war and revolution.

• Congress members feared foreign policy decisions would lead to criticism at home.

• The administration opposed the creation of regional alliances.

• Leaders feared communist officials would win the election and take over the country.

Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

• Nuclear deterrence

• Flexible response

• Domino theory

• Iron Curtain

New weapons like (a)   , a sticky gasoline-based jelly that burns, inflicted harm on the Vietnamese, while herbicides like ​ (b)   destroyed the jungle cover used by the Vietcong to hide.

• napalm
• Agent Orange
• MK77
• Fougasse

Which article would most likely quote this excerpt?

• “Embedding Journalists in Combat during the Korean War”

• “The Role of the Office of War Information during World War II”

• “Improvements in Media Production during the Persian Gulf War”

• “The Role of the Media during the Vietnam War”

Which cause united many college students, civil rights activists, and labor union members during the 1960s?

• Opposing U.S. participation in the Vietnam War

• Expanding presidential use of executive privilege

• Protecting the world against climate change

• Using détente as a foreign policy with China

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

• Vietnamization 

• Communism

• Domino Theory

• Imperialism

The ____ granted the president broad military powers in Vietnam

• Geneva Accords

• Tonkin Gulf Resolution

• Marshall Plan

• Operation Rolling Thunders

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

• Vietminization

• Vietcong

• Internationalism

• Linkage

The most prominent nationalist movement to demand more self-governance and less ​ (a)   influence in Vietnam was led by​ (b)   , who founded a militant ​ (c)   organization called the ​ (d)   .​

• French
• Ho Chi Minh
• nationalist
• Viet Minh

What was the combat strategy used by North Vietnamese forces?