Vietnam Conflict

2. one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War
7. a congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad.
9. a chemical compound developed during world war II
10. a powerful herbicide used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam war.
12. a young Navy pilot, son of a four-star admiral, and spent five and a half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
14. served a key role during combat operations, including as a base for Communist attacks.
15. a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam.
16. born and raised in New York City and dropped out of Yale University to teach English in South Vietnam.

1. a distinguished veteran of World War II and Korean war
3. where thousands of students marched to protest against the Communist government.
4. was a strategy that aimed to reduce American involvement in the Vietnam War
5. the codename for an American bombing campaign during the Vietnam War
6. codenamed, an aggressive program of chemical warfare
8. a highly persistent chemical compound that lasts for many years in the environment, particularly soil, lake and river sediments, and the food chain.
11. first emerged as an outspoken voice for Vietnamese Independence
13. a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.