 Mr. Bermudez

 Why did the United States get involved in the conflict?  Give at least two

 What purpose did Vietnam serve?  How were the people treated?  When was the Indochinese Communist Party founded?  Who was their leader?  What is the Vietminh?  Explain their goal

 What happened in 1950?  How much did we invest?  Why did we do this?

 What is the Domino Theory?  Explain what happened at Dien Bien Phu  Explain the Geneva Accords

 Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?  What did he do in 1956?  Why did the US initially support this?  Who are the Vietcong?  Explain the Ho Chi Minh Trail  How did Kennedy respond initially?

 How did people protest Diems Regime?  What affect did this have on the American people?  Why?

 What did Kennedy say about Vietnam before he died?  How does LBJ respond as president?  What happened on August 2 nd ? Explain.  What resolution is made? What did this do?

Political  1 st North Vietnam and Capital  2 nd South Vietnamand Capital  3 rd Cambodia and Capital  4 th Laos and Capital  5 th Thailand and Capital  6 th Dien Bien Phu Geographic  7 th Red River  8 th Mekong River  9 th Ho Chi Minh Trail  10 th Gulf of Tonkin  11 th South China Sea  12 th Gulf of Thailand

 How did the American public initially react to U.S involvement?  Who is Robert McNamara?  Who is Dean Rusk ?

 Who is General William Westmoreland?  Who is the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)?

 What is meant by the Elusive enemy?  Explain the war of attrition?  What is Napalm?  What is Agent Orange?  Explain search-and-destroy missions.

 Explain what led to the lowering of the morale  What is meant by fulfilling duty?

 What does the Living Room War mean?  Explain the Credibility Gap.  What led to the growing concern in America about the Vietnam War?

 Why did Americans fail to win the “hearts and minds” of the Vietnamese?  Contrast the morale of the U.S troops with that of the Vietcong.

 What is a Conscientious Objector?  Explain what it means to have an 1-A-O Status.

 What is the Selective Service System? How did some men respond?  What about the college deferent? Any inequalities?  What happened to African Americans in Vietnam?  How did MLK respond initially?

 What is the New Left? Explain the significance.  Who are the Students for a Democratic Society?  Explain the Free Speech Movement.  What happened in regards to campus activism?

 For what reasons did protesters oppose the war?  How did protests move towards resistance?  Do you think that the government had a right to imprison draft resisters?

 Who were the doves?  Who were the hawks?