Vietnam War

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

• is determined mainly be technological superiority.

• is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers.

• is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals.

• can be strongly affected by public opinion.

Which of the following was not a reason for the Vietnam War?

• The Domino Theory

• Containment

• Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• Vietnamization

In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

• My Lai Massacre

• Attack on Sai Pan

• Tet Offensive

• Attack on Khe Sanh

The sustained bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, ordered by Johnson in 1965

• Domino Theory

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Tet Offensive

US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops

• Domino Theory

• Kent State University

• Tet Offensive

• Vietnamization

President of the Republic of Vietnam, had US support, eventually would be overthrown

• Ngo Dinh Diem

• Viet Cong

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

• Vietnamization

• Domino Theory

• Tet Offensive

• Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Gave the President expansive war powers

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Domino Theory

• Tet Offensive

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

• Operation Rolling Thunder

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Tet Offensive

• Kent State University

In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?

• Vietnamese warfare tactics
• Minh warfare
• hidden warfare
• guerrilla warfare