The Century: Unpinned

Identify the TRUE statements.

• Many U.S. soldiers did not understand the realities of war.

• The U.S. entered the Vietnam conflict thinking it will be a swift (quick/ easy) victory.

• The U.S. fought against the Northern Vietnamese and the Vietcong in the South.

How did the U.S.  respond to "Broken Arrow" when they were getting overrun by the North Vietnamese? 

• Sent every  available aircraft including the B-52 Bombers. 

• Sent well thousands of well-trained troops to attack the North Vietnamese from the sky, land and air.

Why were many attracted to the Hippie Movement? (pick 2)

• offered an alternative to organized religions and institutions that too often seemed preoccupied with rules and conformity

• Many felt a need to protest society's materialism, lack of environmental concern and  support of the war.

• They youth loved conformity and hallucinogens.

1.  What tactics did the North Vietnamese and Vietcong use?

2.  In response, how many Americans were stationed in Vietnam by 1967?

• 1.  Limited War

  2. The U.S. withdrew to about 100,000

• 1.  Hit and Run

  2.  The U.S. escalated involvement to about 500,000.

What made the Vietnam War different from World War II or the Korean War?

• It was more brutal.

• There was more stress. 

• It was on T.V. for everyone to see.

TET OFFENSIVE:   It was a 

• Military and political defeat for the U.S.A. 

• military defeat for North Vietnam but a POLITICAL defeat for the U.S.   The U.S. realizes that they are not "winning'.

Why did Lyndon Johnson decide not to run for President again in 1968?

 

• 1.  Despite his policy of escalating military involvement, he could not end the Vietnam War.

   

• 1.   He did not succeed at making the Great Society work. 

Which two key leaders were assassinated in 1968?

• MLK Jr.

• John F. Kennedy

• Malcolm X

• Robert F. Kennedy

Who was elected President of the United States after Johnson?

• Ford

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Reagan