Vietnam War

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Across
  1. 3. Leader of North Vietnam.
  2. 5. 1969 music festival that became a symbol of antiwar sentiment.
  3. 8. Herbicide used by the US to clear jungles.
  4. 11. A major attack by North Vietnamese forces in 1968.
  5. 15. University where antiwar protesters were shot by National Guard in 1970.
  6. 17. Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
  7. 18. Capital of North Vietnam.
  8. 19. Flammable liquid used in bombs by the US.
  9. 20. Prisoners of War/Missing in Action; refers to US soldiers captured or unaccounted for during the war.
Down
  1. 1. 1964 event where US ships were attacked, escalating US involvement.
  2. 2. 1973 agreement to end the Vietnam War.
  3. 4. Capital of South Vietnam, captured in 1975.
  4. 6. Belief that if one country fell to communism, others would follow.
  5. 7. System of compulsory military service used during the Vietnam War.
  6. 9. US bombing campaign over North Vietnam.
  7. 10. US policy to gradually withdraw troops and transfer war effort to South Vietnam.
  8. 12. Policy aimed at easing tensions between the US and communist countries.
  9. 13. Term for people who supported the Vietnam War.
  10. 14. Country invaded by US forces in 1970 to disrupt Viet Cong supply lines.
  11. 16. Term for people who opposed the Vietnam War.
  12. 18. Supply route used by North Vietnamese through Laos and Cambodia.