Vietnam Webquest Worksheet

Part A

Use this website for Part A of your packet: http://www.47ipsd.us/47vnwar.htm

1. Who did America 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

Use this website for Part B of your packet: http://www.vietnampix.com/intro.htm

1. Who was the leader of communist North Vietnam?

2. Who was the top US commander in Vietnam?

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

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

5. Why was the Navy crucial to success in Vietnam?

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

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

8. Why did the young Buddhist monk set himself on fire?

9. What did the Vietcong use tunnel systems for?

10. What was a tunnel rat?

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

12. 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

Use this website for Part C of your packet: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/

Who’s Who

1. 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

MY LAI

1. What happened at My Lai?

THE MIA ISSUE

1. What does POW stand for?

2. What does MIA stand for?

3. What is Hanoi Hilton?

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

THE LANGUAGE OF WAR

Define the following:

1. Charlie –

2. D.M.Z. –

3. Firefight –

4. Fragging –

5. Freedom bird –

6. Hootch –

7. LZ –

8. R & R –

9. Search and destroy –

10. VC –

11. Vietcong –