WorksheetsVietnam War Vocabulary
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Repatriation
he difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do
payment made after a war
the return of someone to their own country.
compulsory recruitment for military service.
a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic
Hippie
War Veteran
Counter-Culture
Silent Majority
Counterculture
A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society
A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior coincide substantially from those of mainstream society
American voters who didn't speak out or protest for any major causes like those who protested the Vietnam War
Counterculture
Hippies
Silent Majority
Credibility Gap
An act that checked and limit the power of the president by requiring the approval of congress to put American troops in combat areas
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
War Powers Act of 1973
Tet Offensive
Domino Theory
What year was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
1964
1966
1968
1970
Vietnamization
was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
was a policy of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
was a policy of the JFK administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
Tet Offensive
was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by South Vietnam
was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by North Vietnam
was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by the Soviet Union
was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War launched by the US
Credibility gap is a term that came into wide use with journalism, political and public discourse in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, it was most frequently used to describe public scepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson administration's statements and policies on the Vietnam War
True
False
The domino theory is a geopolitical theory which posits that increases or decreases in democracy in one country tend to spread to neighboring countries in a domino effect.
Tet Offensive
Credibility Gap
Domino Theory
Military Draft
Vietcong
a member of the communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government forces
a member of the communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the Noth Vietnamese government forces
Ho Chi Minh Trail
was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Korea to South Korea through the kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia
was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of China and North Korea
was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of Burma and Thailand
was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia
Military Draft
is the optional enrollment of individuals into the armed forces
is the mandatory enrollment of individuals into the government
is the mandatory enrollment of individuals into the armed forces
