Vietnam Jeopardy

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Vietnam Jeopardy
Vocabulary People Causes/ Events U.S. Strategies Vietnam at Home Potpourri
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This was Eisenhowers idea that if one country
falls to communism, the surrounding countries
will also fall.
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The Domino Theory
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Vietnam was called the Living-Room War because
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People were watching the war on TV each night and
were highly influenced by what they saw
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The communist political party whose goal it was
free Vietnam from foreign rule
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Vietminh
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Those people who were against the war effort and
believed we should withdraw
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Doves
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President Nixons strategy for ending U.S.
involvement in the Vietnam War
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Vietnamization
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Communist leader of the North Vietnamese, who was
loved by many of his peasants
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Ho Chi Minh
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a person who supported U.S. involvement in the
Vietnam War and believed that the United States
should increase military force to win it
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Hawks
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the South Vietnamese Communists who, with North
Vietnamese support, fought against the government
of South Vietnam
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Vietcong
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initial leader of South Vietnam who Kennedy
supported but cancelled the 1956 election in
Vietnam
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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The name of the army the U.S. supported in an
attempt to contain communism is Vietnam (full
credit for full name)
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Army of the Republic of Vietnam(ARVN)
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a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on
South Vietnamese towns and cities early in 1968
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Tet Offensive
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stretched through neighboring Laos and Cambodia
to deliver weapons and supplies to the Vietcong
in the South
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Vietnam was divided along the 17th parallel
based on this agreement
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Geneva Accords
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passed to give President Johnson greater
military powers during the war in 1964
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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This was passed in order to ensure the expanded
presidential power granted in the Gulf of Tonkin
Resolution can not happen again
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War Powers Act
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This strategy used by the U.S. was based on
wearing out the enemy, but was overall
unsuccessful
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Strategy of attrition
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This bombing campaign was planned by LBJ
against North Vietnam but was not very effective
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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These missions were used by US and ARVN in order
to find and eliminate the Vietcong
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Seek and destroy missions
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A combination of these were used to burn away
vegetation to be able to better find the enemy
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Agent Orange and Napalm
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Nixon organized a secret bombing campaign on
_____ , even after he laid his plans for
Vietnamization (DAILY DOUBLE for explanation of
WHY)
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Cambodia and LaosIn order to destroy the Ho Chi
Minh Trail
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used to provide soldiers for the war but
abolished by Congress after the war
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Military draft
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college campus where a riot broke out in 1970
leaving 4 dead and 12 wounded
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Kent State University
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7,000 page document released in 1971 that proved
the government had been lying about the war
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Pentagon Papers
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The difference between what Americans were
hearing from government officials and what they
were hearing/seeing on TV was known as
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The Credibility Gap
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List as many effects on Vietnam Veterans as you
can
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Treated poorly upon return home, Post traumatic
stress disorder, effects of Agent Orange, Drug
Problems
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estimated number of Americans who died in the
Vietnam War
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58,000 Americans Killed
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List the conflicting goals of each side at the
Paris Peace Talks
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• North Vietnam
• Wanted a united Vietnam, under communist rule

• US South Vietnam
• Wanted an end to the war
• Wanted self-rule for South Vietnam, under a
  capitalist/democratic government

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This event was the turning point in the war, one
that changed the support of the American public
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Tet offensive
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What two peaceful men were assassinated in 1968?
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Martin Luther King Jr. And Robert F. Kennedy
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What happened on April 30th 1975?
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Saigon fell to North Vietnam and the entire
country was united under Communism
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