Origins of the Vietnam War
Across
- 1. What was the name of the US Military boat attacked while patrolling the Gulf of Tonkin?
- 5. In 1945 the Treaty of ______ agreed that the French would leave Vietnam.
- 9. Over half a _____ American Troops were in Vietnam.
- 10. What was the first Asian Nation to fall to Communism?
- 12. What was the name of the resistance army which fought for Vietnamese independence?
- 13. __________ were in control of North Vietnam in 1949.
- 14. The US sent money and supplies to help the _____ Vietnamese Government.
- 15. What country did Ho Chi Minh capture after World War II in 1945?
Down
- 2. Who was a corrupt leader that wouldn't give peasants land?
- 3. The conflict in Vietnam that developed following World War II can best be described as this type of War.
- 4. Who was the leader of the communist Vietnamese resistance movement?
- 6. Describe the type of military force President Kennedy sent to Vietnam.
- 7. What empire was Vietnam apart of before World War II?
- 8. By 1968,the war was costing $77 _______ a year.
- 11. Which President sent a half a million US combat troops to Vietnam?