Chapter 30 The Vietnam War Years– (1954-1975)

Textbook Study Guide

Section 30-1 Moving Toward Conflict

  1. Read Section.
  2. Identify: (Define and explain the significance/IMPACT of)People to Know

VietminhA. Peter Dewey

domino theoryHo Chi Minh

Dien Bien Phu Ngo Dien Diem

Geneva Accords

Viet Cong

Operation Rolling Thunder

USS Maddox

  1. Answer:
  1. Why did the Ho Chi Minh Trail pose such a problem for US and South Vietnam forces?
  2. Describe the relationship between Ngo Dien Diem and his people.
  3. Why did Johnson argue for stronger intervention than Kennedy did?
  4. Why is it appropriate to say that Johnson “orchestrated” congressional support for intervention in Vietnam? What is the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Section 30-2 US Involvement and Escalation

  1. Read Section.
  2. Identify: (Define and explain the significance/IMPACT of) People to Know

ARVNDean Rusk

napalmRobert McNamara

Agent OrangeWilliam Westmoreland

credibility gap

‘million dollar wound’

  1. Answer.
  1. Why does the text include the quote by Tim O’Brien?
  2. Why did the US forces have difficulty fighting the Vietcong?
  3. How did search and destroy missions conflict with winning over hearts and minds?
  4. What contributed to low morale as the Vietnam war continued?
  5. What is the problem with judging success by a ‘body count’?

Section 30-3 A Peace Yet to Come

  1. Read Section.
  2. Identify: (Define and explain the significance/IMPACT of) People to Know

conscientious objectorTom Hayden

New Left

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

Free Speech Movement (FSM)

Hawks v. Doves

  1. Answer:
  1. Describe the type of man that tended to serve in Vietnam? How was racism a factor in this?
  2. What factors/events led to the increase in public opinion against the war? What was the media’s role in this?
  3. Do Difficult Decisions p. 952/#1,2
  4. Do you think it was right for the government to imprison draft resisters?OVER

Section 30-4 1968: A Tumultuous Year

1. Read Section.

  1. Identify: (Define and explain the significance/IMPACT of) People to Know

Tet OffensiveWalter Cronkite

Election of 1968Clark Clifford

YIPPIES  Richard Nixon

1968 election Robert Kennedy

{Eugene McCarthy

{ George Wallace

Hubert Humphrey

  1. Answer:
  1. Why was John Lewis so upset on p. 954?
  2. Why is the Tet Offensive seen to be the turning point in the war?
  3. Why was 1968 characterized as a year of “lost control” in America?

Section 30-5 The End of the War and Its Legacy

1. Read Section.

  1. Identify: (Define and explain the significance/IMPACT of)People to Know

VietnamizationHenry Kissinger

“peace with honor”Seymor Hersh

“madman theory”William Calley

silent majorityDaniel Ellsberg

My Lai MassacreNguyen Van Thieu

Kent StateLe Duc Tho

Pentagon Papers

Fall of Saigon

War Powers Act

  1. Answer:
  2. Do History through Photojournalism p. 963/#1,2.
  3. Summarize what led to the peace agreement to end the war in Vietnam.
  4. Do Section 5 Assessments p. 967/3,4&5.

Map- Label outline map of Southeast Asia with the following in preparation for quiz. p. 939 in textbook

Countries- cities

North Veitnam- Dien Bien Phu, Hanoi, Haiphong

South Vietnam- Khesanh, Hue, Danang, Saigon, My Lai, Cam Ranh Bay

China

Cambodia- Phnom Penh

Thailand-Bangkok

Burma

Laos

Bodies of Water

Red (Hong) River

MekongRiver& Delta

Gulf of Tonkin

South China Sea

Gulf of Thailand (Siam)

Pacific Ocean