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100 200 300 400 500 Vietnam Conflict? EscalationLeadersProtestsNixon’s Vietnam Vietnam Misc.
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What country colonized Vietnam before WWII? A 100
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France A 100
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What was the capital city in N. Vietnam? A 200
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Hanoi A 200
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What was the MAIN goal for the United States as it relates to involvement in Vietnam? A 300
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Stop the spread of COMMUNISM!! A 300
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U.S. concern that communism will spread to border countries, if allowed, was communicated by Dwight D. Eisenhower through what theoretic ideology? A 400
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Domino Theory A 400
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The Selective Service Act helped establish what controversial government action during Vietnam conflict? A 500
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Draft A 500
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This group of fighters were South Vietnamese supporters of Ho Chi Mihn’s communist regime in N. Vietnam B 100
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Vietcong, VC, or Charlie B 100
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This enabled N. Vietnam to send troops and supplies into S. Vietnam….name it. B 200
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Ho Chi Mihn Trail B 200
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What country did the ARVN represent & who was their enemy? B 300
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Army of the Republic of Vietnam represented South Vietnam…..the enemy was N. Vietnam, NVA, and Vietcong B 300
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Name 2 jobs most women participated in during the Vietnam War. B 400
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Nurses, American Red Cross, and the USO B 400
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Name 3 ways young men could be deferred in the draft in 1965. B 500
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1.College 2. Medical 3. Lenient draft board 4. National Guard 5. Coast Guard B 500
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Who was the U.S. commander of troops in Vietnam? C 100
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William Westmoreland C 100
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Which U.S. president asked Congress for more power in military decisions through the Gulf of Tonkin resolution? C 200
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Lyndon Baines Johnson C 200
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Who was the mayor of Chicago that ordered police to break up the protests during the Democratic National Convention in 1968? C 300
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Richard Daley C 300
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DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
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Name the leader of the Free Speech Movement (FSM), and the leader of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) C 400
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FSM leader – Mario Savio SDS leader – Tom Hayden C 400
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This Vietnamese nationalist founded the Indo-Chinese Communist Party. C 500
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Ho Chi Mihn C 500
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Describe Dr. Martin Luther King’s statement regarding African American involvement in the Vietnam War. D 100
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He believed it was unfair that they were fighting for a country that treated them unfairly at home. D 100
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What event sparked the riots at Kent State University that led to 4 people losing their lives? D 200
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US invasion of Cambodia D 200
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This event in 1968 was the turning point of the Vietnam War as it relates to support from the American public. D 300
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The Tet Offensive D 300
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This 1968 presidential candidate was considered the “dove” candidate at the Democratic National Convention D 400
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Eugene McCarthy D 400
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The assassination of these 2 leaders in 1968 would be major losses for civil rights supporters and anti-war supporters D 500
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert Kennedy D 500
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This man was Nixon’s National Security Advisor and the main negotiator for peace for the U.S. in Vietnam. E 100
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Henry Kissinger E 100
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Nixon’s plan for gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops in S. Vietnam was called what? E 200
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Vietnamization E 200
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Moderate mainstream Americans who quietly supported Nixon’s Vietnam war policies were called what? E 300
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The Silent Majority E 300
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The main purpose of the War Powers Act was to do what? E 400
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Restrict the power of the president E 400
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After negotiations broke off between South and North Vietnam, Nixon ordered continued bombings over an eleven day period. What was this called? E 500
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The Christmas Bombings E 500
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Those Americans who supported the U.S. governments war policies and felt the U.S. should unleash the full power of the military were called? F 100
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Hawks F 100
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An agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam was signed on what date? F 200
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January 27, 1973 F 200
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Which administration’s efforts to mislead the American people were revealed by the publication of the Pentagon Papers? F 300
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Lyndon B. Johnson F 300
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Name the U.S. Army Lieutenant who commanded the massacre at My Lai. F 400
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William Calley F 400
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Leader of the Khmer Rouge that killed over 1 million Cambodians F 500
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Pol Pot F 500
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The Final Jeopardy Category is: Legacy of the War Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin
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How many U.S. soldiers lost their lives during Vietnam War? Click on screen to continue
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58,000 Click on screen to continue
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Thank You for Playing Jeopardy!
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