The United States intervened in Vietnam after the defeat of the British in 1954.

The United States became involved in Vietnam during the 1960s.

American leaders feared an enemy victory in Vietnam would result in the spread of communism throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

The Tet Offensive of 1968 was a major turning point in the war.

The disparity between official government statements and news reports from Vietnam became known as the "credibility gap"

The enemy offensive in the Spring of 1975 resulted in:

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24. During his second term, President Nixon's policies in Vietnam were hampered by:

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The Tet Offensive influenced President Johnson to:

To protest the Vietnam war, Americans:

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President Johnson worried that the war in Vietnam might erode support for his:

To defoliate vast areas of forest (kill plants to limit enemy cover), American planes sprayed:

“VC” was short for:

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The first American combat troops [The Marines at DaNang] were "officially" sent to Vietnam in...

Following the Geneva Conference, Ho Chi Minh was the leader of _____

and Ngo Dinh Diem was the leader of _________.

In 1954, Vietnam was temporarily divided at the:

The communist Viet Minh opposed France in...

During the Nixon administration, American air raids targeting Viet Cong sanctuaries in Cambodia violated U.S. laws.

Ho Chi Minh appealed to the United States for support with Vietnamese independence before turning to the Soviet Union.

Under President Kennedy, the U.S. [quietly] expanded its military commitment to South Vietnam.

"Counterinsurgency" is the military term for defending against guerilla warfare.

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution granted the President broad war-making authority.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was an enemy supply route that stretched from North Vietnam, through Laos and Cambodia and into South Vietnam.

Some American men burned their draft cards to protest America's war in Vietnam.

Operation Rolling Thunder was a U.S. air campaign targeting North Vietnam.

Which words best describe Ngo Dinh Diem's government?

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Congress granted LBJ power to go to war with North Vietnam by passing the __________.

LBJ feared a full-scale American invasion of North Vietnam might cause ______ to enter the war.

What was the goal of "Vietnamization"?

What ship was "attacked" in the Gulf of Tonkin...

This event helped cause escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War?

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

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A treaty meeting in Switzerland was held to end the 1st Indochina Warfighting Between France and Vietnam.

It was decided that Vietnam would be temporarily separated BUT reunited by elections two years later.

What is the QUESTION:

Under the __________________________ theory, US President Eisenhower argued that if Vietnam fell to communism, other countries in South East Asia (and eventually Japan) might also be threatened

Before WWII Colonial __________________ controlled Vietnam

After WWII, Ho Chi Minh saw opportunity to rekindle the fight for Vietnamese _________________________

Ho Chi Minh's Viet Minh joined with other resistance parties to form the NLF, or ...

CAUSE: The self-immolation [burning] of Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Thich Quang Duc as a protest of Diem's policies

EFFECT(s):

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The US wanted to limit their casualties through the use of ...

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1968 Is often referred to by historians as the worst year in American History what are some reasons why?

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American Ships were really attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin?