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The Vietnam War Webquest

1. Use the resource Vietnam War History at 47ipsd.us/47vnwar.htm to complete Part A

2. Use the resource The Vietnam War at to complete Part B

3. Use the resource Vietnam Online at wgbh/amex/vietnam/ to complete Part C

4. Use the resource Modern American Poetry at to complete Part D

RECORD YOUR ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER AND STAPLE THIS WORKSHEET WITH YOUR ANSWERS.

Part A 

Who did American support as the leader of Vietnam?

2.  Who were the 4 American Presidents in office some time during the Vietnam Conflict?

3.  What does ARVN stand for?

4.  What did the Tonkin Gulf Resolution do?

5.  Why was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution passed?

6.  What is napalm?

7.  List 2 repercussions felt in the US during the Vietnam War.

8.  What is Vietnamization?

9.  When did the war end?

Part B

Who was the leader of communist North Vietnam?

Who was the top US commander in Vietnam?

What is the name of the helicopter with two propellers used to carry supplies?

What caused APC’s (Armored Personnel Carriers) to catch fire?

Why was the Navy crucial to success in Vietnam?

Why was the “Huey” helicopter known as the workhorse of Vietnam?

Why might the peace symbol around the soldier’s neck be considered contradictory?

Why did the young Buddhist monk set himself on fire?

What did the Vietcong use tunnel systems for?

What was a tunnel rat?

What battle was considered a big set back for the US and a turning point in the war?

What happened to cause a young Vietnamese girl to run naked down a street in Vietnam?

13.  What do the empty boots, rifle, and helmet lined up in rows symbolize?

Part C

Who’s Who

Choose one person from Cambodia, North Vietnam, or South Vietnam to write a short paragraph about.

2.  Choose one person from the United States to write a short paragraph about.

In the Trenches

What happened at My Lai?

What does POW stand for?

What does MIA stand for?

What is Hanoi Hilton?

Do you think all the POW’s/MIA’s have returned to America?

THE LANGUAGE OF WAR

Define the following:

Charlie

D.MZ.

Firefight

Fragging

Freedom bird

Hootch

LZ

R & R

Search and destroy

VC

Vietcong

Part D

TIMELINE

Pick 10 events from at least 4 different decades to create a timeline.

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