Vietnam War

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Across
  1. 3. Democratic senator that ran for President, he based his campaign on compassion and idealism. He was assassinated on June 5, 1968
  2. 4. Communists coordinated assault on 36 provincial capitals, 5 major cities, and the US embassy in Saigon
  3. 5. An herbicide meant to kill plant life that American pilots sprayed along with dropping bombs and Napalm
  4. 7. communist strategy fighting in smaller units, with their abilities and knowledge of the land enhancing their chances of victory
  5. 11. Republicans nominated him. He wants US out of Vietnam and to "deliver peace peace with honor"
  6. 12. Jellied gasoline that was dropped in containers that exploded on impact from US planes
  7. 13. National Guard opened fire on students at this College. 9 were injured, 4 were killed
  8. 14. The idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, then its neighbors will follow
  9. 16. revealed that US was involved without informing the public, occasionally lying to congress
  10. 18. Ceasefire by POW. US withdrew
  11. 19. National Liberation front in South Vietnam using guerrilla tactics to undermine Democratic government
  12. 22. Us forces withdrew and ARVN troops assumed combat duties. US aided behind frontlines
  13. 23. Congress authorized use of force to defend American troops and was allowed to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the US to prevent further aggression" and allowed to send troops to fight without the declaration of war
  14. 27. The first sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam that was hoped to convince North Vietnam to stop reinforcing Vietcong in South Vietnam
  15. 29. US unit in a village shot and killed 400-500 unarmed Vietnamese citizens
  16. 30. Leader of communist groups in Vietnam.
  17. 31. Had tried to colonize Vietnam in the beginning, but quickly lost it
  18. 32. Drafted men ages 18 - 20 into the military
  19. 33. Was done to reduce flow of communist supplies to Vietcong, but ended up widening the scope of the war and didn't improve chances of South Vietnam Victory like hoped
Down
  1. 1. Campaigned to bring an end to the Vietnam War at the University of Michigan and UC Berkley
  2. 2. A strategy that included fighting only when victory was assured. He compared his troops to a tiger, and American troops to an elephant
  3. 6. Unpopular first president of South Vietnam
  4. 8. Democrats convened to choose a presidential candidate, ended up choosing Hubert Humphrey - Johnson's VP
  5. 9. US and other nations from southeast Asia form a treaty organization to contain the spread of communism. It provided economic an military aid to South Vietnam
  6. 10. president Johnson's Secretary of Defense, asked to take an objective look at the military and political situation in Vietnam
  7. 15. Turned against the war, contributed compelling social and moral reason for argument for peace
  8. 17. mostly conservative group of people that supported Johnson's war policy and believed in containment of communism. They accepted rising troop levels and escalated costs
  9. 20. He was a commander of US forces in Vietnam war
  10. 21. the people who questioned the war on moral and strategic grounds
  11. 24. Secretary of Defense that helped with US military strategies
  12. 25. Over for US, North and South Vietnam didn't honor ceasefire. The South was without support and the communists eventually took over Saigon
  13. 26. Difference between what President Johnson said and what journalists reported about the war, grew US peoples' distrust of government statements
  14. 28. Gave voting rights to 18 - 20 year old men