Chapter 25 Study Guide

The Vietnam War

Section 1:

What motivated Ho Chi Minh to launch a revolution in Vietnam in the mid-1940s (773)

Why did the Vietminh form initially (773)

What 2 events convinced Truman to help France (774)

When the French left, what role did the US step into (775)

Result of the battle of Dien Bien Phu (775)

What country invaded Vietnam in 1946 (774)

Who controlled North Vietnam after the Geneva Accords (775)

Section 2:

How did Johnson deepen American involvement in Vietnam (778-779)

Advantages of Vietcong (780)

Why did Johnson place limits on the war (781)

How did the Vietcong’s power continue to increase (777)

Result of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (779) Goal of Agent Orange (780)

How did Eisenhower aid North Vietnam (777)

Why did Kennedy feel he should stand strong against communism (777)

What was the monk protesting when he set himself on fire (777)

Operation Rolling Thunder (779)

What 2 countries send aid to North Vietnam (781)

What type of missions did American troops use to counter Vietcong tactics (780)

Section 3:

Why did confidence decline in Johnson’s administration (785)

Why were African American leaders vocal in their opposition to the war (785)

Intention of the “educational hearings” (785)

Change in mainstream media after the Tet offensive (787)

How was the Tet offensive the turning point of the war (787)

What was seen as unfair by young protestors (785)

Credibility gap (785)

Robert Kennedy (788) Section 4:

Why did Americans oppose the invasion of Cambodia (791)

What were the lessons learned from Vietnam (793-794)

What was revealed by the Pentagon Papers (792)

After the US withdrew and Saigon was captured, Vietnam was united under what type of rule (793)

POW (794)

Linkage (790)

Two reason people supported the war

Two reason people opposed the war