Across
- 3. Communist leader of Cuba.
- 5. Jellied gasoline.
- 11. Name for the Gap that defined the Vietnam War era.
- 13. Military alliance that was determined to contain the spread of communism in SE Asia.
- 16. Newspaper that published the Pentagon Papers -- and beat Nixon in the (Supreme) Court.
- 17. Democratic presidential candidate who was gunned down in 1968.
- 19. Founded at U. Michigan to fight for civil rights -- and then shifted to campaigning against Vietnam.
- 22. Accords which split Vietnam (at the 17 parallel).
- 26. The "shape" of Kissinger's and Nixon's international policy.
- 28. Radical anti-war group in the USA.
- 30. After the missile crisis, a treaty ended aboveground nucelar _____.
- 35. Nixon's rationale for expanding the war was to target the VC _________ (2 words).
- 37. Military base in Northwest Vietnam where the French surrendered (1954).
- 40. Nationalist leader who fought for Vietnamese independence.
- 41. Controversial and labelled as unfair.
- 42. Made the Vietnam War a "living room" war.
- 44. Nixon's gradual approach to withdrawal.
- 48. US General who argued that there was a "light at the end of the tunnel" in 1967.
- 52. Location where Nixon sent troops and bombs -- expanding the war.
- 53. Bay location where Cuban exiles (and the CIA) tried to launch an invasion to take out Castro.
- 56. JFK's general approach to military defense situations (2 words).
Down
- 1. Built by the GDR to stop the brain drain and worker drain.
- 2. Nixon's goal: Peace with ______.
- 4. Intensive bombing campaign (1965) of North Vietnam unleashed by LBJ (2 words).
- 6. Classified Papers that revealed the truth about US involvement in the war.
- 7. JFK developed the _______ Corps to send volunteers around the world on good will missions of freedom.
- 8. North Vietnamese/Viet Cong offensive in early 1968.
- 9. LBJ argued that the US had to win over the Vietnamese peoples' "______ and ______" (2 words, no "and").
- 10. Theory that if Vietnam fell to communism, so too would other SE Asian countries.
- 11. Where the DNC erupted in 1968.
- 12. Gulf where the USS Maddox engaged with North Vietnam.
- 14. Fell in 1975, after the peace was signed.
- 15. A defoliant of the war: Agent _______.
- 18. According to reports, this American destroyer was fired upon by North Vietnam.
- 20. Communique agreement between the US and China.
- 21. Soviet premier who beat the West into space and then tried to put missiles in Cuba.
- 23. These Accords proved, to North Vietnam, that their long term strategy worked.
- 24. The CIA, along with SV generals, plotted to overthrow this South Vietnamese leader.
- 25. Act which required to president to consult with Congress 48 hours after committing US forces to combat.
- 27. President who was granted powers to take "all necessary measures" in Vietnam.
- 29. Hamlet village that was the site of a US war crime in March 1968.
- 31. Ho Chi Minh compared the American army to THIS animal, which is W's favorite!
- 32. Secretary of Defense and architect of both the pinprick strategy and Americanization of Vietnam.
- 33. Tunnel system used by the Viet Cong.
- 34. Abbrev. for the communist rebel group in the South (also known as the Viet Cong).
- 36. Students protesting the Cambodian bombing were killed at Jackson State University and at _____ State.
- 38. We wanted _____ returned to USA. A key demand, especially after we learned about the "Hanoi Hotel."
- 39. Opened by Nixon.
- 43. The 26th Amendment lowered the age to do THIS.
- 45. Questioned whether the war was a poor man's war -- and whether Black Americans were unfairly put into front lines.
- 46. JFK's domestic legislative program (2 words).
- 47. Capital of North Vietnam that we bombed.
- 49. About 10-11,000 served the US in Vietnam, typically as nurses.
- 50. Abbreviation for the resistance guerilla group fighting the US in South Vietnam.
- 51. Mayor of Chicago who had his dozers.
- 54. Location where Jupiter missiles were removed (secretly).
- 55. New tech from the war.