Vietnam War

What conflict during the Cold War showed U.S. efforts to contain communism in Asia?

The Vietnam War

Who were the colonial rulers of Vietnam before WWII?

The French

What was the colonial territory including Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia under French control called?

French Indochina

What battle in 1954 ended French rule in Indochina?

Dien Bien Phu

What group, led by Ho Chi Minh, fought for Vietnamese independence from France?

Vietminh

Who was the leader of North Vietnam and founder of the Vietminh?

Ho Chi Minh

What theory suggests that the fall of one country to communism would lead to the fall of its neighbors?

Domino Theory

What was agreed upon at the Geneva Conference in 1954 regarding Vietnam?

Vietnam was temporarily divided at the 17th parallel.

What elections planned for 1956 were never held, contributing to the Vietnam War outbreak?

The 1956 Elections

What protested against Ngo Dinh Diem's anti-Buddhist policies, notably through self-immolation?

Buddhist Monks

Who was the U.S. President that escalated involvement in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

Lyndon Johnson

Who was the unpopular leader of South Vietnam backed by the U.S. until his assassination in 1963?

Ngo Dinh Diem

What incident in 1964 involved alleged attacks on U.S. ships by North Vietnamese forces?

Gulf of Tonkin

What resolution granted LBJ broad powers to escalate U.S. military involvement in Vietnam?

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What U.S. base was attacked by the Vietcong in 1965, leading to Operation Rolling Thunder?

Pleiku

What was the sustained bombing campaign over North Vietnam called?

Rolling Thunder

What dramatic protests involved self-immolation by Buddhist monks against Diem's regime?

Monk Protests

What type of warfare conducted by the Vietcong included ambushes and traps?

Guerrilla warfare

What strategy aimed to win support from the South Vietnamese population against the Vietcong?

Hearts and Minds

What network of supply paths did North Vietnam use for the Vietcong?

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Where did the first U.S. combat troops land in Vietnam in 1965?

Da Nang

What were the South Vietnamese communist insurgents known as who fought against U.S. troops?

Vietcong

What military tactic involved finding and eliminating Vietcong forces, often causing civilian casualties?

Search and Destroy

What major 1968 attack shocked Americans during the Vietnam War?

Tet Offensive

Who was the influential news anchor that said the Vietnam War would end in stalemate?

Walter Cronkite

What massacre in 1968 involved the killing of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers?

My Lai Massacre

What city was temporarily captured by Vietcong during the Tet Offensive?

Hue

Who was the Secretary of Defense under JFK and LBJ, instrumental in Vietnam policy?

Robert McNamara

Who succeeded McNamara as Secretary of Defense and became skeptical of the Vietnam War?

Clark Clifford

What was the body count strategy promoted by General Westmoreland in Vietnam?

Troop increases and measuring success by enemy casualties

What terms describe those who supported and opposed the Vietnam War?

Hawks supported it; Doves opposed it.

Who was the anti-war Democratic presidential candidate assassinated in 1968?

Robert F. Kennedy

Who was LBJ’s Vice President and the Democratic nominee in 1968 supporting the war?

Hubert Humphrey

What was the name of the segregationist third-party candidate in the 1968 election?

George Wallace

What was Nixon’s policy called that aimed to gradually withdraw U.S. troops?

Vietnamization

What were college-based discussions and protests against the Vietnam War known as?

Teach-ins

What major anti-war student organization was active in the 1960s?

SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)

What term did Nixon use to describe Americans who supported the war but did not protest?

Silent Majority

What did many drafted U.S. soldiers face upon their return from Vietnam?

Public backlash and harsh conditions.

What was the compulsory military service during the Vietnam War commonly referred to as?

The Draft

What were legal ways to postpone or avoid the draft called?

Deferment

What were some ways people opposed the draft during the Vietnam War?

Fleeing to Canada, burning draft cards, declaring conscientious objection.

What tragic event in 1970 involved the National Guard shooting student protesters?

Kent State

What protest had 2 students killed but received less media coverage than Kent State?

Jackson State

Who was the president that promised to end the Vietnam War with 'peace with honor'?

Richard Nixon

What was Nixon's goal regarding the Vietnam War that aimed to avoid seeming like a surrender?

Peace with Honor

What were the secret U.S. bombings in Cambodia and Laos aimed at disrupting?

The Ho Chi Minh Trail.

What herbicide was used during the war to destroy jungle cover, causing long-term health issues?

Agent Orange

What did the Paris Peace Talks aim to achieve and when did they begin?

To end the Vietnam War, began in 1968.

Who was Nixon’s National Security Advisor that helped negotiate the Paris Peace Accords?

Henry Kissinger

Who was the North Vietnamese negotiator that worked with Kissinger during the peace talks?

Le Duc Tho

What were the 'Pentagon Papers' that were leaked in 1971?

Secret documents showing the government misled the public about the Vietnam War.

What were the private negotiations between the U.S. and North Vietnam called?

Secret Peace Talks

What were the Christmas Bombings in 1972 intended to achieve?

To pressure North Vietnam into a peace agreement.

What was the large North Vietnamese attack in 1972 called, which was repelled?

Easter Offensive

What event in April 1975 marked the end of the Vietnam War?

Fall of Saigon

Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.?

Maya Ying Lin