Escalation in Vietnam

Question 1

Congress passed the ________, giving the president the authority” to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States.

Answer 1

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Question 2

A supply route used the North Vietnamese. The trail was a network of paths and tunnels that led from North Vietnam, through Laos and Cambodia, and into South Vietnam.

Answer 2

Ho Chin Minh Trail

Question 3

Increased involvement

Answer 3

Escalation

Question 4

Commanded the U.S. ground forces involved in Vietnam. He developed a strategy based on search-and-destroy missions.

Answer 4

William Westmoreland

Question 5

Where U.S. patrols searched for hidden enemy camps, then destroyed them with massive firepower and air raids.

Answer 5

Search-and-destroy missions

Question 6

Surprise attack all over South Vietnam, including an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam’s capital. On New Years Eve.

Answer 6

Test Offensive

Question 7

Opponents of the war

Answer 7

Doves

Question 8

Supporters of the war.

Answer 8

Hawk