Across
- 2. Nation that ruled Vietnam for much of its early history.
- 3. Sworn in aboard Air Force 1
- 8. Republican presidential candidate in 1964 who lost to Lyndon Johnson.
- 10. President who decided to back the French in post-WWII Vietnam.
- 14. Chief Justice of Supreme Court: _______________ Commission and _______________ Court
- 15. President during whose term troop levels rose sharply and Diem was assassinated.
- 20. The gulf that was the tipping point for the Vietnam War
- 21. President who promoted the “domino theory” and expanded early U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
- 22. Los Angeles neighborhood that experienced major riots in 1965.
- 23. _____________ Warfare: Hit-and-run tactics using ambushes, traps, and surprise attacks.
- 27. 1964 campaign to register Black voters in the South.
- 28. Decisive battle where French forces were defeated, ending their control of Vietnam.
- 29. This conference temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
Down
- 1. South Vietnamese leader whose unpopular rule ended in assassination.
- 4. Country that occupied Vietnam during World War II.
- 5. Slang term for an infantry foot soldier.
- 6. Starting point of the 54-mile march to Montgomery.
- 7. _______________ Carmichael: SNCC leader who popularized the phrase “Black Power.”
- 9. Man accused of assassinating President Kennedy.
- 11. “I am for the war!”
- 12. Johnson’s sweeping set of federal reforms to address social and economic problems.
- 13. Communist leader of North Vietnam during the war.
- 16. “I am against the war!”
- 17. Slang nickname for Viet Cong soldiers
- 18. Federal health insurance program for low-income Americans.
- 19. City where JFK was assassinated at Dealey Plaza.
- 24. Colonial power that controlled Vietnam before and after World War II.
- 25. Federal health insurance program for the elderly.
- 26. President whose administration saw the highest U.S. troop levels in Vietnam.
