Chapter 29 Vietnam War Era – Flashcards
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President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he
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believed in the domino theory.
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President Nixon ordered the Secret bombing of the ______ ____.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to
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take all necessary measures to defend against armed attacks on U.S. forces.
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Operation Rolling Thunder was a
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sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
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President Truman agreed to aid France's efforts to regain control over Vietnam because he
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feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
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President Eisenhower's domino theory was based on the idea of
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containment 'contained' Meaning isolated within its borders, so that a domino effects wouldn't take place.
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The Geneva Accords
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divided Vietnam into two countries.
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During the Vietnamese election of 1956
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Ngo Dinh Diem refused to participate.
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President Johnson escalated American involvement in Vietnam by
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ordering airstrikes and commiting troops.
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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A sustained bombing campaign.
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American soldiers used Agent Orange
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disrupt the enemy food supply.
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Ho Chi Minh compared his military to a
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tiger
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Vietcong's war strategy was to
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fight small skirmishes.
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By the end of 1965 most American soldiers in Vietnam
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had been drafted.
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What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954?
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The Vietminh laid siege to a garrison of French troops who then surrendered.
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During the Vietnam War, African American soldiers were
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more likely than others to serve in a combat position.
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To eliminate (stalling going to the War) the Selective Service System
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adoped a lottery
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The TET offensive damaged American morale because it
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demonstrated that the communists had not lost the will or ability to fight.
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In March 1968 what surprising announcement did President Johnson make to the American people?
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He would not run for another term as president.
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Who won the presidential election of 1968?
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Richard Nixon
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What event caused the U.S. military leaders to be concerned that a quick end to the war was not possible?
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The U.S. military suffered a major strategic blow in the TET offensive.
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President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to
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reduce the flow of communist supplies.
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In 1970, President Nixon tried to break the stalemate in the peace process by
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ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia.
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What happened at Mai Lai?
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American forces killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.
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What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?
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American leaders misled the Congress and American people about the war.
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The result of the Vietnam War was
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communist control of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
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What effect did Nixon's visit have on relations between China and the United States?
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It bridged the vast ocean in the world, twenty five years of no communication.
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President Nixon's approach to foreign policy was
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pragmatic.
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President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would
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drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union.
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China demonstrated it's willingness to open talks with the United States by
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inviting the American table tennis team to play against its athletes.
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How did the Soviet Union respond to the normalization of relations between China and the United States?
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Brehnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow.
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Main difference between doves and hawks
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Doves believed that the Vietnam conflict was a localized civil war and did not agree with Johnson's policy whereas hawks supported Johnson's policy and believed Vietnam was a crucial front in the cold war.
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How did the doves in Congress officially call into question the U.S. presence in Vietnam?
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In 1967 and 1968 Senator William Fulbright held public hearings on the war.
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What effect did the Vietnam War have on the American people?
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It undermined trust in American public leaders.
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam
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William Westmoreland
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American General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak from 1964 to 1968
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What was the jellied gasoline that explodes when dropped in large canisters?
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Napalm
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Who were the guerilla fighters who launched an rebellion in Vietnam?
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The Vietcong
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Who was the rebel leader of North Vietnam?
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Ho Chi Minh
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The 'Hippie Rebellion Movement' was focus mainly on...
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Spirituality
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Who was President Nixon's Leading advisor On National Security?
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Henry Kissenger.
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President Nixon's Vietnamization Policy emphasized that the US must empower the south Vietnameze forces to assume war what types of duties?
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Combat Duties
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The Attack On What Village, killing innocent civilians, Angered Americans?
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Mai Lai
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What difference was seen in the reception of the Vietnam Troops returning home
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Due to the all of the publicism, they were not appreciated (spite upon) because of how the Media showed them. Were Not Welcomed Home.
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What papers were a classified gov. history of American involvement in Vietnam.
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Pentagon Papers
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The Geneva Accords provided for the _____ of Vietnam
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Division.
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Selective Service
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The Lottery/Draft.
