The Basics the War Unfolds

NAME: PERIOD: _____

THE BASICS – THE WAR UNFOLDS

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING:

1. Domino Theory:

2. Vietminh:

3. Geneva Accords:

4. Viet Cong:

5. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

6. Read “The Big Idea” box. What is the “Big Idea” of the reading?

7. Read the title: The Vietnam War starts when? The Vietnam War ends when?

8. Following World War II, Vietnamese Nationalists began what?

9. Vietnamese soldiers called “Vietminh” drove who from Northern Vietnam?

10. During the peace conference known as the Geneva Accords, the nation of Vietnam was divided in the middle at what parallel?

11. North Vietnam was Communistic or Capitalistic? The leader of North Vietnam was

12. South Vietnam was Communistic or Capitalistic? The leader of South Vietnam was

13. What happened in the “Gulf of Tonkin” in 1964?

14. What did the “Gulf of Tonkin Resolution” give President Johnson?

15. Four American Presidents served in office during the Vietnam War. What three presidents are listed in the reading? NAME: PERIOD: _____

FIGHTING THE WAR

1. Saturation Bombing:

2. Agent Orange:

3. Ho Chi Minh Trail:

4. Hawks:

5. Doves:

6. Tet Offensive:

8. Look at your “The Basics” worksheet and describe the difference between Vietminh and Vietcong soldiers?

9. What kind of warfare did the Viet Cong use to fight American soldiers? Describe this warfare?

10. List four “battlefield conditions” the American soldiers had to fight in during the Vietnam war.

11. List and describe three weapons the U.S. used in fighting the Vietnamese.

12. What is the “Ho Chi Minh Trail” and how did America respond to its use?

13. Name and describe the event that was the turning point in the war.

14. What kind of victory did the North Vietnamese army achieve during the Tet Offensive and what had they done to achieve it?

15. American soldiers, in response to the Tet Offensive, responded by doing the same. What “massacre” did American soldiers commit? What reaction did many American citizens at home have 16. Go to the Internet and Google “The Tet Offensive.” Give a brief description:

NAME: PERIOD: _____

POLITICAL DIVISIONS – THE WAR AT HOME

1. Generation Gap:

2. New Left:

3. Teach-Ins:

4. Middle America:

6. In the 1960’s, what did opposing political viewpoints (sides) in America create?

7. What was this division in America mostly concerning?

8. Student activists (students who protested about things in American society) created a new “political movement” known as what?

9. What three things in American society were the “New Left” taking a stand against and demanding change?

10. As American casualties (deaths) climbed in Vietnam what erupted in America?

11. Looking at the chart in the reading, at what date did the American public say they disapproved of President Johnson’s handling of the situation in Vietnam?

12. Regarding politics, what effect did the Vietnam War have on the Democratic Party?

13. What two things happened at the Democratic National Convention of 1968?

13. Who won the 1968 Presidential election and what did the shift toward Republican leadership reflect?

The “Selective Service Act” known as the “DRAFT” is a process where people are chosen to join the U.S. military. If chosen, they must join. Read and complete the following regarding the Vietnam War draft.

On the evening of December 1, 1969, officials of the Selective Service and the U.S. Congress post birth dates in ascending order, as they are drawn in the first Vietnam-era draft lottery at Selective Service headquarters in Washington. The broadcast of the event was carried live over the radio and on CBS. (National Archives)

Live from Washington, It's Lottery Night 1969! http://www.historynet.com/whats-your-number.htm Forty years ago, on the evening of December 1, 1969, CBS News interrupted the regularly scheduled broadcast of Mayberry RFD to show a live broadcast from Washington correspondent Roger Mudd at the Selective Service headquarters. "Good evening…Tonight for the first time in 27 years the United States has again started a draft lottery,"

For the millions of young men and their families watching on TV or listening over the radio, it was the one time they instinctively didn't want to have the lucky number. The Selective Service based the lottery on birthdays and the 365 days in a year. It was estimated that those with numbers picked in the lowest one- third (1-122) would likely be drafted; those in the upper one-third (245-365) were likely safe; and those in the middle (123-244) might or might not be drafted.

During the Vietnam War, young men gathered in college dorms and friends' homes to listen to live TV and radio broadcasts of the U.S. Selective Service System drawing lottery numbers to determine who would and would not be drafted.

To find what number you would have received, click here to upload a pdf showing the Results of the First Vietnam Draft Lottery by month and day.

DIRECTIONS: Click on the link and answer the following: a. What was the birthdate of those who would be the first to have to join the army? b. What was the birthdate of those who would be the last to have to join the army? c. What number does your birthdate fall on? d. Would you have been drafted – Does your number fall in the 1st 1/3 of numbers, 2nd 1/3 or last 1/3? NAME: THE END OF THE WAR PERIOD: _____

1. Vietnamization:

2. Silent Majority:

3. POW’s:

4. MIA’s:

6. What three things did President Nixon do shortly after he began his presidency?

7. What did President Nixon’s actions cause?

8. The “Silent Majority” is a term that means - most people believe something but they do not speak out about it. President Nixon made an appeal/call for the Silent Majority to restore what?

9. In 1970, tensions came to a boiling point between what two groups?

10. Describe two events that occurred when “anti-war activists” and “law-and-order supporters” clashed?

11. True or False: The Vietnam War was the LONGEST and LEAST SUCCESSFUL of any American war?

12. Supply the appropriate information regarding the amount of deaths and casualties of the Vietnam War. a. Americans Killed: b. Americans Wounded: c. POW’s and MIA’s: d. Vietnamese Killed:

13. In 1979, Vietnam veterans decided to create a “War Memorial.” Attach a small picture.