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| This document drawn up in 1964 gave President Johnson a "blank check" to deal with Vietnam. | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
| This is the only major offensive launched by the Vietcong and NVA into South Vietnam. (became a major loss of the VC and NVA) | Tet |
| Movement against the Vietnam War in the form of protests, riots, music, burning of American flags, burning of draft cards and dodging the draft. | Counter Cultural Revolution or Hippy Movement |
| Who won the election of 1968? | Richard Nixon |
| What presidential candidate in 1968 promised to bring soldiers home from Vietnam and to restore law and order at home? | Richard Nixon |
| Who was elected president in 1964 Americanizing the Vietnam Conflict | Lyndon Johnson |
| What president supported South Vietnam with military advisors until he was assassinated in November 1963 | John F. Kennedy |
| These were missions that American Soldiers carried out to find VC and take out their positions and hideouts | search and destroy missions |
| What were two chemical weapons that the U.S. used in Vietnam to uncover VC positions and destroy the dense jungles? | Napalm and Agent Orange |
| What was the name of South Vietnamese Communists who fought on the side of the North Vietnamese? | Vietcong |
| Who was the leader of North Vietnam that fought for his people's independence for much of the 1900's? | Ho Chi Minh |
| What was the policy the U.S. took in dealing with Communism during the Cold War? | Containment |
| What theory did America believe would come true if Vietnam fell to Communism? | Domino |
| These were a set of documents that became public in 1971 revealing Johnson and his cabinet secretly believed the war was a lost cause? | Pentagon Papers |
| This act was passed as a result of the failures of the Vietnam War, which limited the powers of the presidency during times of war: | War Powers Act |
| What was the name of the era of the Vietnam War, where America began to turn the war back over to the South Vietnamese Military? | Vietnamization |
| What bombing campaign did we begin in 1965 over North Vietnamese cities? | Operation Rolling Thunder |
| Who was the president of South Vietnam until he was assassinated in 1963 by his own military leaders? | Ngo Den Diem |
| This was term given to the era of the Vietnam War where the U.S. took over the bulk of the fighting in Vietnam (1965-1968): | Americanization |
| This amendment to the constitution gave people the right to vote at the age of 18. | 26th |
| This was the capital of South Vietnam: | Saigon |
| This was the capital of North Vietnam: | Hanoi |
| What countries were "Nixon's Secret War" zones in 1970? | Laos and Cambodia |
| What was the students at Kent State University protesting? | the invasion of Cambodia in 1970 |
| Where did the killings of some 400 innocent civilians take place in March 1968? | My Lai |
| Why did president Johnson not seek reelection in 1968? | He knew he would lose and believed he was a failure |
| In terms of support of the war at home, what effect did the Tet Offensive have on the American People? | It turned them against the war |
| Who was the commander of U.S. forces in the early years of the war? | General Westmoreland |
| What was the supply line used by the VC and NVA that ran through Laos and Cambodia? | Ho Chi Minh Trail |
| At what parallel was Vietnam split up as a result of the Geneva Accords? | 17th |
| Where were French Forces defeated in 1954 forcing them to retreat and seek peace with Vietminh forces? | Din Ben Phu |
| What were three reasons the U.S. gave aid to South Vietnam in the 1950's-1960's? | China, Korean War, Domino Theory |
| What three countries controlled Vietnam prior to the U.S. showing up? | China, Japan, France |
| What is the name given to people who participated in the Counter Culture movement? | Hippies |
| What were the beliefs of the hippies? | Freedom, Question the Status Quo, Equality, Peace |
| Why did the Counter Culture movement only last a few years? | Age, Corruption, Crime, Drugs |
| What were the conditions of the Ceasefire of 1973 between the U.S. and North Vietnam? | American Troops leave, North Vietnam resumes war, No provisions would be given to U.S. POWS, North Vietnam Soldiers Stay in the south, |
| How many Americans died during the Vietnam War? | 58,000 |
| What presidential candidate was a POW at the Hanoi Hilton for several years going the countless hours of torture? | John McCain |
| What impact did the media have on the Vietnam War? | It shows America the realities of war and turn us against it |
| What style of warfare did the Vietcong fight? | Guerrilla Warfare |
| What did Richard Nixon promise to the American people when running for office in 1968? | He would bring our soldiers home |
| If you supported the war what would you be called a Hawk or a Dove? | Hawk |
