1. By: Spencer Stanley, Devin Johnson, Seth Anguiano & Alyssa Calvillo
The Vietnam War
By: Spencer Stanley, Devin Johnson, Seth Anguiano & Alyssa Calvillo

2. QUESTION ? What name goes in the middle of the bubble map?
Death Toll 2.5 Million or More
Caused Suspicion in Government
Caused Inflation in America
What name goes in the middle of the bubble map?
Longest War in United States History ?
8 Million Tons of Bombs
“Bloodiest war ever”
“Agent Orange” still affects Vietnam

3. ANSWER
The legacy of the war

4. What does it mean to use guerrilla warfare?
QUESTION
What does it mean to use guerrilla warfare?

5. ANSWER
Guerilla warfare means having teenagers (unprofessional soldiers) taking advantage of the unawareness of the enemy’s knowledge of the surroundings and using it at their advantage as a perfect opportunity to sneak/surprise attack the enemy.

6. QUESTION
Which policy has the US withdraw its troops and redirect the responsibility of the war effort to the South Vietnam government?

7. ANSWER
Vietnamization

8. Explain the domino theory.
QUESTION
Explain the domino theory.

9. ANSWER
It was the US believing one Communist victory would lead to a chain reaction of Communist takeovers in bordering countries.

10. Describe the pentagon papers relevancies to the Vietnam war.
QUESTION
Describe the pentagon papers relevancies to the Vietnam war.

11. ANSWER
~ Daniel Ellsberg worked on the study. Felt that the information found in the pentagon papers ( ) should be widely available to the American public.
~ secretly photocopied the report and gave the Copy to the New York Times.
~ the Federal government tried to block the publication on grounds of National security but failed.

12. QUESTION
Who was this man?

13. ANSWER
Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ( ).

14. Describe President Nixon’s role in the Vietnam war.
QUESTION
Describe President Nixon’s role in the Vietnam war.

15. ANSWER
In his first term as president, Richard Nixon promised the American public that he would reduce U.S. troop levels in Vietnam. He pursued a plan he called "Vietnamization," whereby the U.S. would gradually withdraw from the war, leaving the South Vietnamese army to shoulder the bulk of the fighting.

16. QUESTION
Can you explain what happened to Vietnam previously being a French colony?

17. ANSWER
~ There was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam(1883).
~ France continued to rule Vietnam as a colony until France's defeat in the First Indonesian War and the proclamation of Vietnam's independence in 1954.

18. QUESTION
Which policy had the United States train South Vietnamese soldiers so that the war would need less of U.S. involvement?

19. ANSWER
President Nixon wanted South Vietnam to have it’s own army strengthened, so made sure that they didn’t need as much United States involvement.

20. Describe in your own words what the Fall of Saigon was all about.
QUESTION
Describe in your own words what the Fall of Saigon was all about.

21. (People’s Army was different than the actual military army.)
ANSWER
The Fall of Saigon was the capture of South Vietnam’s capital by South Vietnam’s People’s Army
(People’s Army was different than the actual military army.)

22. QUESTION
Who was the Secretary of State under President Nixon during the Vietnam War?

23. He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1973.
ANSWER
Henry Kissinger was the secretary of state from september 23, 1973 to January 20, 1977.
He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1973.

24. Why did Kennedy send in troops into South Vietnam?
QUESTION
Why did Kennedy send in troops into South Vietnam?

25. ANSWER
sent in order to help South Vietnam against the attacks of the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese army.

26. What was napalms significance to the Vietnam War?
QUESTION
What was napalms significance to the Vietnam War?

27. ANSWER Napalm (1965-1972)was weapon used during the Vietnam War.
It was composed of polystyrene, hydrocarbon benzene, and gasoline.
Main purpose: to cause horrifying 3rd degree burns.

28. QUESTION
In the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, What did the congress want President Johnson promote?

29. ANSWER
Congress wanted him to promote maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.

30. Who is Roy Benavidez and what did he receive?
QUESTION
Who is Roy Benavidez and what did he receive?

31. He won the Medal Of Honor.
ANSWER
member of the united states Army Special Forces. Retired as a Master sergeant for the U.S. Army.
He won the Medal Of Honor.

32. What is the purpose of the Geneva Conference?
BONUS POINTS!! During what years was it going on?

33. ANSWER
an attempt to find a way to settle the issues in the Korean peninsula and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina.
(April - July 1954)

34. Why did the US replace France as South Vietnam’s supporter?
QUESTION
Why did the US replace France as South Vietnam’s supporter?

35. ANSWER
France ran out of money and lost interest in what South Vietnam did. The US then stepped in to continue preventing the spread of communism.

36. QUESTION
Can you explain what the Tet Offensive is?

37. ANSWER
It is the name of the surprise attack on cities and towns on January 31, in South Vietnam.

38. Who are the Vietcong and what did they do?
QUESTION
Who are the Vietcong and what did they do?

39. ANSWER
A Communist led army in guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought their government while being supported by North Vietnam. Active years

40. Timeline of events 1787- 1954- Vietnam Was a French Colony
Pentagon Papers released
Ho Chi Minh goes into office in Vietnam
1950- U.S. replaced France as south Vietnam supporter
Domino theory
April-July, The Geneva Conference
Napalm and Guerilla Warfare starts

41. Timeline of events 1960-1965- Vietcong active
May 11, Kennedy sent troops into South Vietnam
August 7,1964- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
January 31,1968- The Tet Offensive
March 16,1968- The Mai Lai Massacre
May 2, Roy Benavidez received the Medal Of Honor for his actions in South Vietnam

42. Timeline of events
January 9, August- President Nixon takes office
1969- Nixon's Vietnam policy