Vietnam - Unit 10 KF

What are the years for the Vietnam War?

• 1955 - 1975

• 1939 - 1945

• 1960 - 1980

• 1947 - 1991

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

• Extermination

• Containment

• Isolation

• Elimination

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

• Communism will not spread

• Iron Curtain Theory: Expansion of Soviet direct control of territory

• Domino Theory: All of Southeast Asia (Indo-China) will fall to communism

• Nuclear War

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

• Vietcong

• Ho Chi's Minions

• Vietminh

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

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Gulf of Maddox Resolution

• Tonkin Act

• Vietnam Gulf Resolution

What style of warfare was used by the Vietcong to fight against the technological superior US?

• Trench Warfare: Large Defensive Trenches

• Guerilla Warfare: Ambush and Hit and Run

• Aerial Supremacy: Fighters and Bombers

• Traditional: Large waves of marching infantry

What was the effect of the Tet Offensive of 1968?

• Congress passed the War Powers Act

• Led to Lydon Johnson's resignation (quit)

• Ended the Vietnam war in a decisive US victory

• American belief of a short war was shattered

Nixon's plan to replace US combat troops with South Vietnamese soldiers is known as...

• Vietnamization

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Maddox Act

• Agent Orange

What outcome at Kent State contributed to the anti-war movement?

• Led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• It led to Passage of the War Powers Act

• It led to Ratification of the 26th Amendment

• 4 Student protesters were killed, turning more people against the war.

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

• War Production Act

• War Powers Act

• Military Recruitment Act

• Act of Tonkin