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Date: Chapter 17 Lesson 1 ? Going to War in Vietnam

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1. From the last 1800's until WWI, the French ruled what three countries?

2. What was the region known as?

3. Why did nationalism become a powerful force in Vietnam in the early 1900s?

4. Who was Ho Chi Minh?

5. Who were the Vietminh?

6. After the Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's ________________________. Why was the United States hesitant to help the French take back over their former colony?

7. What caused President Eisenhower to change his mind? 8. Explain the domino theory. 9. Explain guerrilla warfare. Why was this fighting so successful for the Vietminh?

10.The Geneva Accords called for two things. Explain each. Division at the 17th parallel

Reuniting elections in 1956

11.Who were the Vietcong? Why were they organized?

12.President Kennedy continued to ____________________ U.S. military presence in South Vietnam.

13.Why had Diem become unpopular?

14.What happened to Diem on November 1, 1963 (just three weeks before Kennedy was assassinated)?

plete the following diagram:

What did Johnson announce in August 1964?

Explain the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

What did supporters of this say?

What did those who disagreed say?

16.American troops entered Vietnam very confident. Once they started encountering the Vietcong their confidence faded. Why?

17.What kind of problems might Vietnam be facing because of the use of weapons like napalm and Agent Orange?

18.What was the use of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

19.Johnson was placed limits on fighting the North Vietnamese. What was he afraid of?

20.Explain what is meant by calling the fighting a "war of attrition."

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