The Vietnam War - the beginning

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Across
  1. 2. This U.S. President first applied the Domino Theory in relation to Vietnam.
  2. 3. A key principle of NATO is that an attack on one member is an attack on ____.
  3. 4. The capital of North Vietnam.
  4. 6. The 1954 agreement that temporarily divided Vietnam into two separate zones.
  5. 7. The military alliance formed in 1954 to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
  6. 8. The global conflict that weakened colonial powers and helped lead to decolonization in Asia.
  7. 11. The European country that colonized Vietnam in the 19th century.
  8. 12. The South Vietnamese communist-led for
  9. 15. The trail used by the North Vietnamese to transport supplies to the Viet Cong in the South.
  10. 16. A chemical used by the U.S. military to clear forests.
  11. 19. The Vietnamese communist-led resistance force that fought against French rule during the First Indochina War.
  12. 22. The President of the United States during much of the Vietnam War (1963-1969).
  13. 23. The theory suggesting that if one country fell to communism, others in the region would follow.
Down
  1. 1. The military strategy used by the Viet Cong, involving surprise attacks and ambushes.
  2. 5. Australia fought alongside the U.S. in this earlier conflict before Vietnam, also part of the Cold War.
  3. 9. The Communist leader who declared Vietnam's independence from France in 1945.
  4. 10. The country that supported North Vietnam with military and financial aid.
  5. 13. The political theory the U.S. aimed to stop from spreading in Vietnam.
  6. 14. The country that Vietnam was formerly part of before it gained independence from French rule.
  7. 17. This country sent troops to support the United States in Vietnam as part of their ANZUS alliance commitment.
  8. 18. The military alliance formed in 1949 for collective defense against the Soviet Union.
  9. 20. The South Vietnamese leader who was supported by the U.S. but became unpopular due to his authoritarian rule.
  10. 21. The treaty between the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand that strengthened their military cooperation.