8.3 The Vietnam War

• After the First Indochina War, Vietnam was permanently divided into North and South Vietnam.

  False
• The Tet Offensive in 1968 increased American public support for the war.

  False
• Match the impacts of the Vietnam War on the United States with their descriptions:

  Political ↔️ Loss of public trust in government

  Economic ↔️ Strained national budget and recession

  Social ↔️ Anti-war protests and PTSD
• The Viet Minh was a nationalist and communist movement led by Ho Chi Minh
• The U.S. involvement in Vietnam initially began with advisory roles
• The My Lai Massacre exposed war crimes by U.S. soldiers against Vietnamese civilians
• The Vietnam War contributed to a recession in the 1970s due to strained national budgets
• Vietnam's economy was devastated by the war, requiring significant rebuilding and recovery
• Vietnam's emergence as a regional power in Southeast Asia is an enduring significance of the war
• The Viet Minh was led by Ho Chi Minh
• The United States escalated its involvement in Vietnam due to the Domino Theory
• The My Lai Massacre exposed war crimes committed by U.S. soldiers in March 1968
• Which European country colonized Vietnam in the 19th century?

  France
• What theory drove the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

  Domino Theory
• What event shattered American public confidence in the Vietnam War?

  Tet Offensive
• What were two political impacts of the Vietnam War on the United States?

  Loss of public trust ||| Caution in foreign policy
• Match the consequence of the Vietnam War with the country it affected:

  Reunification under communist rule ↔️ Vietnam

  Loss of public trust ↔️ United States
• What is one enduring legacy of the Vietnam War for the United States?

  Caution in foreign policy
• Match the origins of the Vietnam War with the relevant factors:

  French Colonization ↔️ Resistance and nationalist movements

  Viet Minh ↔️ Struggle for independence

  Partition of Vietnam ↔️ Division into North and South
• Arrange the key events of the Vietnam War in chronological order:

  1️⃣ Gulf of Tonkin Incident

  2️⃣ Tet Offensive

  3️⃣ My Lai Massacre

  4️⃣ Paris Peace Accords
• The Vietnam War led to a period of economic growth in the United States during the 1970s.

  False
• After the First Indochina War, Vietnam was partitioned into communist North Vietnam and anti-communist South Vietnam.

  True
• The Gulf of Tonkin Incident led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, allowing President Johnson to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam.


  True
• The Paris Peace Accords in 1973 officially ended U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.


  True
• Many returning U.S. soldiers suffered from PTSD after the Vietnam War.


  True
• Millions of Vietnamese casualties and widespread displacement were social consequences of the Vietnam War.

  True