The Vietnam War

What is Communism?

• A system of democracy

• A system where everyone is a farmer

• A government system with kings and queens

• A government system where wealth is shared

Domino Theory is if one country becomes communist, nearby countries would fall to communism too

• True

• False

What is Vietnam?

• A country in the United States

• A country in Southeast Asia

• A country in China

• A country in Africa

Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

• President after John F. Kennedy. He ordered Operation Rolling Thunder

• Leader of North Vietnam

• President that was assassinated in 1963

• President who created the strategy Vietnamization

Who is Ho Chi Minh?

• Leader of South Vietnam

• Communist leader of North Vietnam

• United States general

• Democratic leader of North Vietnam

What is guerilla warfare?

• A military that uses gorillas to fight

• War that is fought only in the air

• Sneak attacks, booby traps, sabotage, and irregular military actions

• A nice and polite way of fighting war

The Vietcong were supporters of North Vietnam that lived in South Vietnam. They used guerilla warfare.

• True

• False

North Vietnam and the Vietcong used a tunnel system along the Ho Chi Minh trails

• True

• False

What was the Tet Offensive?

• When the U.S. attacked South Vietnam

• When North Vietnamese troops surprise attacked South Vietnam on their holiday

• When South Vietnam attacked the U.S

• When North Vietnam attacked Laos and Cambodia

The Antiwar Protests were when people showed their support for the war

• True

• False

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