Vietnam Pg. 985 What was the new American strategy in Vietnam in February 1965? Operation Rolling Thunder-a sustained bombing campaign Why was a new strategy necessary? A Vietnam attack killed American troops in Pleiku What did Johnson hope would happen as a result of this new strategy? The North Vietnamese would stop supporting the Vietcong in South Vietnam In addition to conventional bombs, what did the Americans use in their war against the elusive Vietcong? Additional troops, Napalm, Agent Orange What was the Vietcong’s strategy in fighting the Americans? Guerilla warfare What did the Vietcong and North Vietnamese believe America would eventually do? leave Pg. 991 What type of people supported President Johnson and the Vietnam War? What were they called? Conservatives who believed in containing Communism despite the cost; Hawks What were the opponents of President Johnson and the Vietnam War called? What type of people were they? Doves; liberals, pacifists, student radicals, civil rights leaders What reason did opponents give for not supporting the war? Vietnam was a civil war not being directed by the Soviets or the Chinese (not a Cold War fight) Pg. 992-994 After what year were most of the troops in Vietnam draftees and not volunteers? 1965 What type of backgrounds did most of the 2.5 million soldiers in Vietnam come from? Poor, working class What group was fighting and dying at a disproportionately high rate? African Americans Where were the centers for anti-war sentiment? College campuses Pg. 995 When was the Tet Offensive? January 1968 What happened? Vietcong attacked major cities, American bases, and our Embassy What was the result for the Communists? Moral victory; military defeat United States? American people saw the US was not close to winning the war, led to antiwar protests and calls to end the war in Vietnam Pg. 1000-1004 How did Nixon attempt to break the peace talk stalemate in 1970? Bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to destroy Vietcong bases What happened at Kent State University? Police killed anti-war protesters How did the Vietnam War end? Vietnam is united under communism What was the War Powers Act? limited President’s war-making powers by requiring him to consult with Congress within 48 hours of committing American forces to a foreign conflict
Vietnam Pg. 985 What was the new American strategy in Vietnam in February 1965? Operation Rolling Thunder-a sustained bombing campaign Why was a new strategy necessary? A Vietnam attack killed American troops in Pleiku What did Johnson hope would happen as a result of this new strategy? The North Vietnamese would stop supporting the Vietcong in South Vietnam In addition to conventional bombs, what did the Americans use in their war against the elusive Vietcong? Additional troops, Napalm, Agent Orange What was the Vietcong’s strategy in fighting the Americans? Guerilla warfare What did the Vietcong and North Vietnamese believe America would eventually do? leave Pg. 991 What type of people supported President Johnson and the Vietnam War? What were they called? Conservatives who believed in containing Communism despite the cost; Hawks What were the opponents of President Johnson and the Vietnam War called? What type of people were they? Doves; liberals, pacifists, student radicals, civil rights leaders What reason did opponents give for not supporting the war? Vietnam was a civil war not being directed by the Soviets or the Chinese (not a Cold War fight) Pg. 992-994 After what year were most of the troops in Vietnam draftees and not volunteers? 1965 What type of backgrounds did most of the 2.5 million soldiers in Vietnam come from? Poor, working class What group was fighting and dying at a disproportionately high rate? African Americans Where were the centers for anti-war sentiment? College campuses Pg. 995 When was the Tet Offensive? January 1968 What happened? Vietcong attacked major cities, American bases, and our Embassy What was the result for the Communists? Moral victory; military defeat United States? American people saw the US was not close to winning the war, led to antiwar protests and calls to end the war in Vietnam Pg. 1000-1004 How did Nixon attempt to break the peace talk stalemate in 1970? Bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia to destroy Vietcong bases What happened at Kent State University? Police killed anti-war protesters How did the Vietnam War end? Vietnam is united under communism What was the War Powers Act? limited President’s war-making powers by requiring him to consult with Congress within 48 hours of committing American forces to a foreign conflict