Across
- 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.
Down
- 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.