Chapter 30 Vietnam notes

Question 1

an organization and out recent college graduates to give two years to serve overseas

Answer 1

Peace corps

Question 2

Berlin Germany was the dividing line between western and eastern Germany after World War II symbol of communist oppression

Answer 2

Berlin wall being built

Question 3

Competition between the Soviets in the US to put a man in space

Answer 3

Space race

Question 4

leader of south

Answer 4

ngo dign diem

Question 5

leader of communist North

Answer 5

ho chi minh leader

Question 6

Refuse to hold elections and took away rights of the people. People rose up to overthrow him.

Answer 6

ngo dihn diem

Question 7

During World War II Japanese culture of the french colony of indochina ho chi minh call and cleared freedom for Vietnam, but wanted communism without the French to rule over them, fighting the chemical in the north and south for rule

Answer 7

Vietnam war

Question 8

American ship was attacked in the gulf of Tonkin, gulf of Tonkin, resolution = Congress gave President Johnson, the right to use military involvement in Vietnam

Answer 8

Gulf of Tonkin

Question 9

explosive that burned intensely used to kill jungle Cruise into fight movie clip of Vietnam, fighting

Answer 9

Napalm

Question 10

an herbicide used to kill jungle growth,

Answer 10

Agent orange

Question 11

Technology and weapons in Vietnam war

Answer 11

Helicopter number one

Question 12

why was Vietnam such a hard war to fight?

Answer 12

President Johnson escalated the war = more troops and attacks

Question 13

How was Vietnam different than World War II?

Answer 13

invading on the job was used so much man went against their will the protest at home in the US

Question 14

Vietnamese new year, the Vietcong attack all the new capital cities in American, first, in seeing the American Embassy compound very bloody battle. Many killed, boldest move by the VietCong

Answer 14

The Tet Offensive

Question 15

what happened after the Tet Offensive?

Answer 15

American people doubted this war would be easy to win, public opinion, turned against Americans, protest at home

Question 16

opponents of the war

Answer 16

Doves

Question 17

Supporters of the war

Answer 17

Hawks

Question 18

a movement that rejected traditional American

Answer 18

Counterculture

Question 19

fewer people, trusted what the administration said about the war

Answer 19

Credibility gap

Question 20

There were protest on college campuses, Kent, state university. Students had burned a building on campus, people were shot at in for students died.

Answer 20

Campus protest

Question 21

What did President Johnson announce to the nation? That was shocking

Answer 21

The Republican Richard Nixon won the election, and he said he represented the silent majority

Question 22

Communist in non-Communist begin fighting in Cambodia

Answer 22

The war escalates

Question 23

communist bases in Cambodia people get mad us, congress repealed the gulf of Tonkin resolution to try to end the war

Answer 23

The war escalate

Question 24

a work at the Pentagon, give the New York Times some papers from the government

Answer 24

Pentagon papers

Question 25

when did the heaviest bombing of North Vietnam begin in 1972

Answer 25

After Nixon was elected the second time

Question 26

by 1975 north Vietnam had taken over the _________________ with communism

Answer 26

Whole country

Question 27

More than 1 million Vietnamese died. Call mom 58,000 Americans died thousands of soldiers were missing in action.

Answer 27

The wars impact

Question 28

poor planning and execution by the CIA failed military planning

Answer 28

Bay of pigs

Question 29

direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Answer 29

Cuban missile crisis

Question 30

operation rolling thunder was

Answer 30

Massive bombing raids

Question 31

a law that says if you are able to fight, you have to fight

Answer 31

Draft

Question 32

a man could qualify for a student deferment if he could show he was a full-time student making satisfactory progress in virtually any field of study

Answer 32

Deferments

Question 33

one who is opposed to serving in the armed forces and/or bearing arms on the grounds of moral or religious principles.

Answer 33

conscientious objectors

Question 34

how did the Viet Cong fight us?

Answer 34

guerrilla warfare