Terms/Concepts Events Politicians
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The Cold War
What major world conflict was taking place in 1954 which influenced US' involvement in the Vietnam War?
100
Tet Offensive
This is the name of the Vietnamese forces that attacked US soldiers on New Year's Day
100
President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
He was the president during the anti-war protests of the US involvement in the Vietnam War
200
Viet Cong
The name of an armed vietnam communist organization.
200
Robert F. Kennedy
This politician was assassinated a month after martin Luther King Jr.
200
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
This president instigated the US' involvement in the Vietnam War.
300
North Vietnam
The region in Vietnam that practiced communism and instigated the Vietnam War.
300
Colleges and Universities
In what educational institutions did the American citizens start to protest anti-war?
300
President Richard Nixon
This president visited China to gain more leverage with the USSR (Soviet Union).
400
Vietnamization
Richard Nixon coined this term whereby Vietnamese would take the places of US soldiers as they left Vietnam.
400
Johnson lied that America was winning the war but many citizens were learning the truth from watching the television.
This is the main reason why the US lost support from its citizens during the Vietnam war while Johnson was president.
400
President Richard Nixon
The drafting of soldiers ended because of this president's campaign promises.
500
War Powers Act
This law is a congressional resolution designed to limit a U.S. president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad.
500
The Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon was accused of covering up a burglary at the Watergate Hotel which led to the damage of his reputation.
500
President Gerald R. Ford
This president led the complete US withdrawal from the Vietnam War






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