Causes of the Vietnam War

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Across
  1. 3. Who was the leader of South Vietnam at the start of the war?
  2. 4. What part of the world had been under Communist rule after World War II?
  3. 6. Describe the type of military force President Kennedy sent to Vietnam:
  4. 10. What USS ship was attacked in August 1964 off the coast of Vietnam?
  5. 12. Where was the split between North and South Vietnam?
  6. 14. Who was the leader of the US Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam war?
  7. 15. What was the first Asian Nation to fall to Communism
Down
  1. 1. Which country sent supplies to South Vietnam?
  2. 2. What were the South Vietnamese Communist troops called?
  3. 5. What religion did the majority of the Vietnamese follow?
  4. 7. The conflict in Vietnam that developed following the French defeat can best be described as this type of War:
  5. 8. Who was the leader of the Communist Vietnamese resistance movement?
  6. 9. Where was the treaty between the French and Vietnamese signed?
  7. 11. What governmental system did South Vietnam peasants support?
  8. 13. Which President sent a half a million US combat troops to Vietnam?