Vietnam

the vietnam formed initially in Vietnam to

win independence from Japan

what two events convinced Truman to help France in Vietnam

the fall of china to communism and the outbreak of the Korean war

when the French left Vietnam, the united states stepped in to

protect the pro-western government in south vietnam

the vietcong’s power continued to increase in part because of

the vietcong’s use of terror

with the gulf of tonkin resolution, congress, in effect

handed its war powers to the president

the purpose of agent orange was to

destroy Vietcong’s ability to hide in jungles

a main reason president johnson refused to order a full-scale invasion of north vietnam was his fear that it would

bring china into the war

after the tet offensive, the mainstream american media began to

openly criticize the war effort.

Nixon’a decision to invade cambodia angered congress, resulting in

a repeal of the gulf of tonkin resolution

the results of the battle at dien bien phu convinced

the french to withdraw from indochina

as the fighting began between between the vietcong and south vietnamese army, president eisenhower tried to help south vietnam by

sending military advisors.

kennedy felt that he needed to stand up to communism in vietnam because of

the loss of china to communism

in south vietnam, a monk set himself on fire to protest

discrimination against buddhists

operation rolling thunder was

a sustained bombing campaign against northern vietnam.

president johnson refused to allow a full-scale attack on the Ho Chi Minh trail because

it passed through countries that were not involved in the war

nightly news coverage of the vietnam war on television helped

create a credibility gap

in 1968 antiwar protesters and police clashed outside at the

democratic national convention

the pentagon papers revealed that

the government had not been honest with the public about vietnam.

the war powers act was an attempt to resolve the problems that had been caused by the

gulf of tonkin resolution

the united states originally sent aid to the vietminh to help

them expel japanese forces

the ___ called for free elections to unite north vietnam and south vietnam under a single government

geneva accords

why was diem’s south vietnamese government so unpopular

diem was a catholic who discriminated against his country’s buddhists majority.

who overthrew the diem government in 1963

group of vietnamese generals

many college faculty and students against the vietnam war abandoned their classes and gathered informally to discuss the issues in a new form of protest called a

teach-in

what event happened at my lai that profoundly shocked americans

unarmed vietnamese civilians were massacred by US troops.

nixons special assistant for national security affairs

henry kissinger

democratic candidate assassinated in a california hotel

robert kennedy

criticized america’s involvement in the vietnam war and the disproportionate number of african american deaths

dr Martin luther king jr

americas commander in south vietnam

william westmoreland

outspoken segregationist who won over 13 percent of the popular vote as an independent candidate in the 1968 election

george wallace

communist leader who organized a guerilla army to fight to reunify vietnam

ho chi minh

former defense department worker who leaked the pentagon papers to the new york times

daniel ellsberg

chemical that strips leaves from trees and shrubs

agent orange

jellied gasoline that explodes on contact

napalm

renamed Ho Chi Minh city after reunification

saigon