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1 Do Now Take out your study guideTake out your study guide Sit SILENTLY and wait for instructions.Sit SILENTLY and wait for instructions.

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4 Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 100 200 300 400 500

5 FINAL JEOPARDY Acronyms

6 What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?

7 FINAL JEOPARDY What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?

8 FINAL JEOPARDY What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?

9 FINAL JEOPARDY What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY?What does “NVA” stand for EXACTLY? North Vietnamese ArmyNorth Vietnamese Army

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11 Category 1 100 How was the United States involved in the First Indochina War?

12 Category 1 100 Category 1 100 How was the United States involved in the First Indochina War? The United States provided military support to France

13 Category 1 200 What happened at Dien Bien Phu?

14 Category 1 200 Category 1 200 What happened at Dien Bien Phu? The Viet Minh defeated French forces, leading to French withdrawal from Vietnam

15 Category 1 300 What were the consequences of the Geneva Accords?

16 Category 1 300 Category 1 300 What were the consequences of the Geneva Accords? Vietnam was divided into two countries, North Vietnam and South Vietnam

17 Category 1 400 What was the difference between the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese government?

18 Category 1 400 Category 1 400 What was the difference between the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese government? The Viet Cong were communist revolutionaries in South Vietnam, while the communist North Vietnamese government controlled North Vietnam

19 Category 1 500 What was the desired result of the U.S. containment policy?

20 Category 1 500 Category 1 500 What was the desired result of the U.S. containment policy? To stop communism from spreading.

21 Category 2 100 What was the immediate impact of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

22 Category 2 100 Category 2 100 What was the immediate impact of the Gulf of Tonkin incident? The United States passed a resolution allowing the U.S. government to use military force in southeast Asia

23 Category 2 200 What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

24 Category 2 200 Category 2 200 What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail? A series of supply routes from North Vietnam to South Vietnam by way of Laos and Cambodia

25 Category 2 300 How did the relationship between American troops and South Vietnamese villagers change over time?

26 Category 2 300 Category 2 300 How did the relationship between American troops and South Vietnamese villagers change over time? South Vietnamese villagers came to distrust American troops

27 Category 2 400 Describe the role of American women in the war.

28 Category 2 400 Category 2 400 Describe the role of American women in the war. Translator Physical Therapist Intelligence officer

29 Category 2 500 What was the main purpose of Agent Orange?

30 Category 2 500 Category 2 500 What was the main purpose of Agent Orange? To strip the leaves off (defoliate) trees in the jungle so as to better spot Viet Cong

31 Category 3 100 How were American P.O.W.s treated following an attempt by two Americans tried to escape?

32 Category 3 100 Category 3 100 How were American P.O.W.s treated following an attempt by two Americans tried to escape? After two prisoners of war failed in their escape attempt, North Vietnam increased its use of torture in prisons

33 Category 3 200 Describe the level of support the U.S. received from its allies.

34 Category 3 200 Describe the level of support the U.S. received from its allies. The U.S. received little assistance from its allies.

35 Category 3 300 Describe the groups that made up the anti-war movement.

36 Category 3 300 Category 3 300 Describe the groups that made up the anti-war movement. It consisted of people with a variety of beliefs about war and reasons for wanting the U.S. to withdraw from Vietnam.

37 Category 3 400 Antiwar groups were most likely to have previously been involved in which movement?

38 Category 3 400 Category 3 400 Antiwar groups were most likely to have previously been involved in which movement? The Civil Rights Movement

39 Category 3 500 What were the reasons Martin Luther King, Jr. opposed the Vietnam War?

40 Category 3 500 Category 3 500 What were the reasons Martin Luther King, Jr. opposed the Vietnam War? Thought it was immoral He felt that the war diverted too much money from antipoverty programs in the U.S.

41 Category 4 100 Was burning a draft card protected by Freedom of Speech?

42 Category 4 100 Category 4 100 Was burning a draft card protected by Freedom of Speech? The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1968 that arrests made over burning draft cards had not violated the First Amendment right to free speech

43 Category 4 200 What impact did the Tet Offensive have on the American public?

44 Category 4 200 What impact did the Tet Offensive have on the American public? Previously, the public had been told we were winning the war. Americans began to question much more than before whether the war effort could possibly be worth the lives and money at stake.

45 Category 4 300 What were some of the factors that contributed to a loss of public support for the war?

46 Category 4 300 Category 4 300 What were some of the factors that contributed to a loss of public support for the war? The disclosure of the My Lai MassacreThe disclosure of the My Lai Massacre The disclosure of Nixon’s secret bombing campaign against CambodiaThe disclosure of Nixon’s secret bombing campaign against Cambodia The Tet OffensiveThe Tet Offensive

47 Category 4 400 What happened after the Paris Peace Accords ended official U.S. troop involvement?

48 Category 4 400 Category 4 400 What happened after the Paris Peace Accords ended official U.S. troop involvement? North Vietnam and the Viet Cong overtook South Vietnam

49 Category 4 500 Describe the postwar period for Veterans of the war.

50 Category 4 500 Category 4 500 Describe the postwar period for Veterans of the war. Formed Veterans groupsFormed Veterans groups ReunionsReunions Visits to VietnamVisits to Vietnam Some veterans prefer to avoid talkingSome veterans prefer to avoid talking about the warabout the war


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