Vietnam

in the 1800s what country established itself as a colonial power in nam

____ ___ ___ fought for Vietnamese independence(communism) (pres. of north Vietnam)

his party was called the ____

Repub. of Vietnam led by emperor ____ supported bus US

Vietminh defeated French in ____

divided Vietnam at the __th parallel

mtg. that divided Vietnam into 2 sep. nations at 17th parallel

U.S. & 7 other nations formed SE Asia Treaty Organ. to stop spread of communism.

Pres of anti-Comm. South Vietnam

Amer. involvement in Vietnam was based on Truman’s _____ of communism promise

fear that if one SE Asian country fell to communism, the others would.

if Vietnam fell, Cambodia, Laos, ____ & Thailand would be threatened

By 1960, U.S. had 675 military advisors assisting S. Vietnam with its struggle against N. Vietnam.1963🡪 ______

diem filled many govt. positions with members of his own ___

relocated peasants to govt.-run _____ to isolate them from Communist influences (happy _____)

Diem was a _____

In a ___ country

_ _ _ realized struggle against communism could not be won under Diem.🡪 told S. Vietnamese military we would not object to his overthrow

military staged a ____ ____ & assassinated Diem as he tried to flee.

this assassination happened on Nov of what year

south Vietnam begins a ____ government

communist guerrillas in the South

the national _______ ____gained more territory in the South & support of S. Vietnamese people

LBJ announced that N. Vietnamese attacked U.S. destroyers in internat’l waters in this month of 1964

The location of this attack

did this event happen

Congress allowed LBJ nearly complete control in Vietnam decisions.

Viet Cong used _____ warfare which we used in the revolutionary war

they also had a massive ___ system underground

this form of bombing consisted of dropping thousands of tons of explosives over large areas🡪 tore N. Vietnam apart.

herbicide to burn dense jungle to reveal Viet Cong hiding places.

jellylike substance splattered and burned uncontrollably 🡪 stuck to bodies and seared flesh.

as a supply route through Laos and Cambodia

Viet Cong attack ____ in S. Viet. caused 134 U.S. casualties🡪 LBJ ordered a bombing of N. Viet.

U.S. Commander ______ requested more troops

by end of 1965, # of troops went from 25,000 to

1965: LBJ ordered ________: 3 yr. bombing campaign🡪 still didn’t stop Viet Cong.

home the ____ were against the conflict

at home ____ were pro-conflict

those required to serve in the military (not volunteer)

over _._ million of them

Most were ______opposed fighting on moral/religious grounds.

College students received ____ (postponement), others who couldn’t afford to go to college had to go to war.

by 1957 over ___,___ draft resistors were believed to have left the country.

the youth unsatisfied w/ values of their parents & sought change.

those who seek radical change to solve major U.S. problems.

called for change (poverty/racism) became New Left political mvt.

Sept. 1964: Berkeley students protested when college would not allow them to pass out civil rts. leaflets.(over 700 arrested)

faculty members taught night session about issues concerning the war at the university of Michigan

distrust of govt. statements

1967 ___succeeded ___ as S. Viet. Pres.🡪 still couldn’t put together an army to defeat the North (first blank)

in 1967 ___ succeeded ___ as S. Viet. Pres.🡪 still couldn’t put together an army to defeat the North(second blank)

By 1968: ___,___ Amer. soldiers in Viet.

N. Viet. & Viet Cong launched surprise attacks on capitals, major cities & Amer. military bases in S. Viet.

S. Viet. capital: Viet Cong attacked Amer. embassy, fierce fighting followed here.

civil rights. & anti-war demonstrators took over Univ. Pres.’s office in protest, hundreds arrested/ university closed took place at this university

assassinated in June while running for the '68 election

Dem. Convention in ______ saw protestors beaten down in the street while the nation watched.

Chicago Mayor ____ sent police and troops

Dem’s chose

elected Repub. Nixon who promised to end the war.

Nixon’s attempt to bring the war to an end🡪 failed.

Nixon’s plan to remove Amer. soldiers from Viet. & replace them w/ S. Viet. Soldiers. “peace with honor”

those who Nixon felt quietly supported his policies.

____ invasion fueled more protest

Ohio students broke windows & set ROTC office on fire🡪 Nat’l guard gassed them & fired into the crowd killing 4, injuring 9

all-black univ. student confrontation w/ police killing 2, wounding 11.

Amer. Massacre of small village of innocent civilians (children, old men, women)

under orders of Lt.___.

revealed deceit and lies on the part of the Amer. govt. and our involvment in Vietnam

U.S., S. Viet., N. Viet.(Hanoi), Viet Cong signed Paris Peace Accords in this month of 1973

U.S. withdrawal of all troops in S. Viet within __ days

All prisoners of __ to be released

All military activities would be ended in ___ & Cambodia

17th parallel still div. the country( yes or no)

S. Viet. Fell & Vietnam united under Communist govt.in ____

of the year ___

us __,___ troops dead

us ___,___ wounded

_,___ POW and MIA troops

costed ___ billion

limiting Pres. War making power

1979 Viet. Memorial: Jan _____ received Congress permission to build a memorial.

held contest for designs🡪 21 yr old college stud., ____ won

Long _____ __wall of names in order of how they died🡪 each name easily seen

granite ____ image of the viewer.