President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he
believed in the domino theory.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to
take all necessary measures to defend against armed attacks on U.S. forces.
Operation Rolling Thunder was a
sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
President Truman agreed to aid France's efforts to regain control over Vietnam because he
feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
President Eisenhower's domino theory was based on the idea of
containment
The Geneva Accords
divided Vietnam into two countries.
During the Vietnamese election of 1956
Ngo Dinh Diem refused to participate.
President Johnson escalated American involvement in Vietnam by
ordering airstrikes and commiting troops.
Operation Rolling Thunder
began a sustained bombing campaign.
American soldiers used Agent Orange
disrupt the enemy food supply.
Ho Chi Minh compated his military to a
tiger
Vietcong's war strategy was to
fight small skirmishes.
By the end of 1965 most American soldiers in Vietnam
had been drafted.
What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954?
The Vietminh laid siege to a garrison of French troops who then surrendered.
During the Vietnam War, African American soldiers were
more likely than others to serve in a combat position.
To eliminate deferment abuses the Selective Service System
adoped a lottery
The TET offensive damaged American morale because it
demonstrated that the communists had not lost the will or ability to fight.
In March 1968 what surprising announcement did President Johnson make to the American people?
He would not run for another term as president.
Who won the presidential election of 1968?
Richard Nixon
What event caused the U.S. military leaders to be concerned that a quick end to the war was not possible?
The U.S. military suffered a major strategic blow in the TET offensive.
President Nixon ordered the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to
reduce the flow of communist supplies.
In 1970, President Nixon tried to break the stalemate in the peace process by
ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia.
What happened at Mai Lai?
American forces killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?
American leaders misled the Congress and American people about the war.
The result of the Vietnam War was
communist control of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
What effect did Nixon's visit have on relations between China and the United States?
It bridged the vast ocean in the world, twenty five years of no communication.
President Nixon's approach to foreign policy was
pragmatic.
President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would
drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union.
China demonstrated it's willingness to open talks with the United States by
inviting the American table tennis team to play against its athletes.
How did the Soviet Union respond to the normalization of relations between China and the United States?
Brehnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow.
Main difference between doves and hawks
Doves believed that the Vietnam conflict was a localized civil war and did not agree with Johnson's policy whereas hawks supported Johnson's policy and believed Vietnam was a crucial front in the cold war.
How did the doves in Congress officially call into question the U.S. presence in Vietnam?
In 1967 and 1968 Senator William Fulbright held public hearings on the war.
What effect did the Vietnam War have on the American people?
It undermined trust in American public leaders.
Operation Rolling Thunder
a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam
William Westmoreland
American General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak from 1964 to 1968