During WW II, who controlled Vietnam?

1
During WW II, who controlled Vietnam?

• Japan

2
Who did the Vietnamese fight after WW II for
independence?

• France

3
What was the belief called which said that if one
nation fell to communism they would all fall?

• Domino Theory

4
Who was the leader of the Vietminh?

• Ho Chi Minh

5
What was American involvement in Vietnam under
Truman and Eisenhower?

• Supported the French later we sent military
  advisors

6
Who did Ngo Dinh Diem persecute?

• Buddhists

7
What was significant about the Gulf of Tonkin
Resolution?

• It gave LBJ the authority to direct the war.

8
Who was William Westmoreland?

• Commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam

9
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

• The path used by the Vietcong to transport
  supplies

10
What was the important year of the Vietnam War
which saw the Tet Offensive?

• 1968

11
What were the major results of the Tet Offensive?

• American citizens gave up supporting the war LBJ
  decided not to run for re-election

12
Which political party split over the war in 1968?

• Democrats

13
Who was the Democratic nominee in 1968?

• Hubert Humphrey

14
Who won the election of 1968?

• Nixon (Republican)

15
What was Vietnamization?

• Replacing American troops with trained Vietnamese
  troops

16
What were the Christmas bombings?

• Bombings of North Vietnam in December 1972 by
  Nixon after peace talks broke down.

17
What prompted the Kent State protests?

• Nixons announced invasion of Cambodia

18
How many students died at Kent State?

• 4

19
What did the War Powers Act do?

• Took power away from the President by giving the
  Congress the ability to recall troops after 60
  days

20
What did the Pentagon Papers show?

• That the government lied about Vietnam.

21
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 26th

22
Capital of North Vietnam? South Vietnam?

• Hanoi Saigon

23
Who were the three men closest to President Nixon
during Watergate?

• Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell

24
What were the basic charges against Nixon?

• Obstruction of justice, illegal use of the FBI
  and CIA, using cover-up money, etc

25
What was the most damaging evidence against Nixon?

• The tapes

26
What reasons did Nixon give in not turning over
the tapes?

• Executive Privilege

27
Who is on the smoking gun tape?

• Nixon and Haldeman

28
What was the ultimate fate of Nixon?

• He resigned

29
Who impeaches the president?

• House of Representatives

30
Who pardoned Richard Nixon?

• Gerald Ford