Vietnam test 5/22/25

Viet Minh

This Vietnamese guerilla force fought both the Japanese and the French.

Great Society

Name given to President Johnson’s programs aimed at helping American citizens.

Project Head Start

Created to help underprivileged preschool children.

Vietnamese independence

Major factor that drove the Vietnamese to fight the French and Americans.

To stop communism

Why the US opposed Ho Chi Minh and supported Ngo Dinh Diem.

France

European nation that colonized Vietnam and was despised by the Vietnamese.

Ho Chi Minh

Leader whose top priority was Vietnamese independence not communism.

Geneva Accords

Split Vietnam at the 17th parallel and called for elections.

Dien Bien Phu

Military action that finished the French in Vietnam.

Truman and Eisenhower

Presidents who gave over $330 million to fight communism in Vietnam.

Vietcong

Communist opposition and military group in South Vietnam.

Stop spread of communism

Reason Americans fought in Vietnam.

Barry Goldwater

1964 presidential candidate who said Vietnamese should do their own fighting.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

How North Vietnam supplied the Vietcong.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Congressional action that gave Johnson power to expand the war.

Guerrilla tactics

Combat tactics most used by the Vietcong.

China and USSR

Nations that helped supply North Vietnamese and Vietcong.

Tet Offensive

Proved US government wrong that enemy was near defeat.

Search and destroy

Made it hard to win hearts and minds of villagers.

The conflict in Vietnam was civil and we had no business being there

One of the most common reasons for protesting the war.

Hawks

Group that said US should use more military power to win the war.

Richard Nixon

1968 candidate who promised law and order and ending the war.

Vietnamization

Plan to withdraw US troops and train South Vietnamese that failed.

Ceasefire

Compromise at Paris peace talks before North Vietnam backed out.

Christmas Bombing

How Nixon punished North Vietnam for leaving peace talks.

Paris Peace Accords

Called for US troop withdrawal and return of POWs.

Domino theory

Belief that if one country falls to communism others will follow.

Crossover point

Point when communist deaths outnumber US deaths.

Body count strategy

Idea that US was winning by killing more of the enemy.

Limited war

US goal to avoid Chinese or Soviet involvement.

Credibility gap

Public distrust of government reports on the war.

Poor and minorities

Draft was disproportional to these Americans.

Teach-ins

University gatherings between professors and students opposing war.

MLK and RFK

Two popular leaders killed in 1968.

Riots and violence

What happened at 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.

Black Power

Movement for racial pride that scared many Whites.

Black Panthers

Taught self-defense and helped communities with services.

Bullets or ballots

Means using either force or votes for change.

My Lai Massacre

US troops killed hundreds of civilians in a village.

Cambodia bombings

Secret actions that alarmed Americans over war expansion.

Kent and Jackson State

Campuses where students were killed during protests.

Pentagon Papers

Leaked documents exposing government lies about Vietnam.

Fewer troops

Factor that led to decreased American casualties.

Veteran experience

Often met with hostility or indifference upon returning.

Bracero Program

Allowed temporary Mexican laborers in the US.

Cesar Chavez

Led nonviolent efforts for farm workers’ rights.

Dolores Huerta

Co-founded UFW and led negotiations for workers.

United Farm Workers

Union for better conditions for farm workers.

Chicano Mural Movement

Used art to express Mexican American culture and history.

La Raza Unida

Political party to promote Latino causes.

East LA Walkouts

High school students protested unequal education.

Sal Castro

Teacher who helped organize 1968 student walkouts.

Dragon lady

Insult used by growers for Dolores Huerta.

Operation Wetback

Criticized Eisenhower's mass deportation program.

LULAC

Worked for Latino civil rights through legal means.

American GI Forum

Focused on Latino veterans’ rights and education.