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Vietnam War

Horizontales
Battle in which the French were defeated and Vietnam gained its independence, independence led to conflict between those who believed in communism and those who wanted a democracy
Tactic used by North Vietnam in which they would use ambushes, hit and runs, and other surprise attacks to take down the U.S. which they new they could not take on in a full hand to hand combat
A policy derived by Nixon in which he tried to slowly hand over responsibility to the South Vietnam troops so they could fight for themselves
Idea that if communism were to take one nation it would quickly spread to others surrounding it
Unpopular method used to recruit soldiers through a lottery type system
Leader of North Vietnam from 1945-1969
Substance sprayed by the U.S in order to expose enemy bases, led to damaging long term health effects
University in which students were protesting continuation of war and national guard was sent in, 4 students lost their lives
Exposed U.S government involvement in the continuation of the war as well as events like the Mai Lai Massecure
Event in which U.S soldiers attacked unarmed citizens in Mai Lai in the search for enemies, exposed by pentagon papers
Verticales
Nickname for someone who did not support U.S involvement in the war
Act put in place after the Vietnam war to ensure the President could not commit to another war without permission of congress
Dividing line between North and South Vietnam created by the Geneva Accords
An ideology in which everything is shared including wages and property, leads to much conflict a lack of rights, and strongly opposed by the U.S
Organization created to protect Southeast Asia from communism
Nickname for someone who supported U.S involvement in Vietnam war
President who expanded military aid to South Vietnam served from 1961-1963
Seperated Vietnam into the North and the South in the hopes of ending the fighting and reuniting in 2 years
A method used by the U.S to try to stop the spread of communism
Holiday in which North Vietnam attacked south Vietnam, turning point in war showed Americans war was far from over despite government claims
Ally to North Vietnam provided support and supplies