VIETNAM

1. Who owned Vietnam before being defeated at Dien Bien Phu? France

2. Who was the communist leader of Vietnam? Ho Chi Minh

3. On what parallel was Vietnam divided? 17th

4. What North Vietnamese communist group declared independence from foreign rule? Vietminh

5. What South Vietnamese communist rebels used guerilla warfare to fight back against the US? Vietcong

***BONUS*** Who won the 1968 election and called for Vietnamization and “peace with honor?” Nixon

6. What path was used to transport troops and military supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam? Ho Chi Minh Trail

7. What theory was based on the idea that one country falling to communism would result in numerous neighboring countries falling to communism? Domino

Operation Rolling Thunder 8. Name the extensive bombing of North Vietnam after the Tonkin Gulf conflict. Operation Rolling Thunder

9. What gasoline based bomb and leaf-killing toxic chemical were used in Vietnam? Napalm/Agent Orange

10. Name the president of Ford Motor Company who became Secretary of Defense under President's Kennedy and Johnson. McNamara

***BONUS*** Christmas Bombing Eleven days of bombing where the United States dropped 100,000 bombs on North Vietnam. Christmas Bombing

Tonkin Gulf Resolution 11. What policy granted the US President the power in Vietnam to send US forces into battle without a declaration of war? Tonkin Gulf Resolution

12. The publication of these papers revealed to the American public that President Johnson lied to the public about his intentions in Vietnam. Pentagon Papers

13. This called for the gradual withdrawal of troops in Vietnam (3 years). Vietnamization

14. Who served as commander of the US troops in Vietnam? William Westmoreland

15. Name two famous Americans that were killed in 1968? Martin Luther King Robert Kennedy

***BONUS*** War Powers Act This established the Presidential power to send troops into battle for no longer than 90 days without congressional approval. War Powers Act

16. What was the turning point of the Vietnam War in 1968? The Tet Offensive

17. This was a three day music festival in upstate New York in 1969. Woodstock

18. What President used the Tonkin Gulf incident as an excuse to increase US involvement in Vietnam? Lyndon B. Johnson

19. This murder of 200 innocent Vietnamese villagers by US troops shocked Americans when it was revealed. My Lai Massacre

20. This was the official motto of the hippie movement. Tune in, turn on, drop out

***FINAL*** What was the U.S. strategy for winning the Vietnam War?

BONUS ANSWER Attrition=rack up a high body count and crush the Vietcong’s will to win.