American Histoy Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh

A communist, organized a revolt to end French colonial rule 

Domino theory

If one country fell to the Communists, it was thought that neighboring countries would follow

Ngo Dinh Diem

South Vietnam with its capital at saigon, is there governed 

Guerilla

Fighters who carry out hit-and-run attacks

Richard Nixon

The republicans nominated former Vice President

agent orange

 a herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.

Escalate

step up

Henry Kissinger

Nixon’s national security advisor, began to confer in secret with a North Vietnamese leader

France

Which country initially controlled IndoChina?

Socialists

South Vietnam government

Communists

North Vietnam government

Ngo Chi Minh

South Vietnam leader

Ho Chi Minh

North Vietnam Leader

To help South Vietnam and they brought about 50,000+ troops

What was America’s initial role in Vietnam- who was there in the beginning?

Peace and Honor and to get American out of the war and let Vietnam control

What was Johnson’s re-election promise in 1964?

What are Search and Destroy Missions?

Military operations where troops are deployed to a designated area to find and eliminate enemy forces or targets. They would drop soldiers down and then pick them up and go around spot

Was a series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam.

What occurred during the Tet Offensive? Name 2 reasons why this was a turning point for the U.S.?

Their tunnel systems, booby-traps, jungle cover

What made Vietnam such a difficult war to fight?

International conference in Geneva, Switzerland, determined Vietnam’s fate

Why did Vietnam divide the country?

A decline in public trust in the government, a shift in American foreign policy

Name two effects of the Vietnam War on the U.S.

Communists party and Ho Chi Minh

Who eventually gained control of the country of Vietnam?

The Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War.

Name two problems that plagued the Nixon Whitehouse years?

1. Truman

2. Eisenhower

3. Kennedy 

4. Johnson 

5. Nixon 

6. Ford 

7. Carter

The presdent and the president in order