4.2 Vietnam War

• What agreement divided Vietnam into North and South Vietnam?

  Geneva Accords
• North Vietnam was led by Ho Chi Minh
• South Vietnam's government was communist.

  False
• Which US president increased military involvement in Vietnam?

  Lyndon B. Johnson
• The South Vietnamese communist guerrillas were known as the Viet Cong
• Ho Chi Minh led the fight for Vietnamese independence.
• Match the figure with their role in the Vietnam War:

  Ho Chi Minh ↔️ President of North Vietnam

  Lyndon B. Johnson ↔️ US President who escalated the war

  Richard Nixon ↔️ US President who withdrew troops
• What US policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism in Vietnam?

  Containment policy
• The Gulf of Tonkin Incident led to US military escalation
• The Tet Offensive turned US public opinion against the Vietnam War.
• Which agreement marked the end of US involvement in the Vietnam War?

  Paris Peace Accords
• Chronological order of major events in the Vietnam War:

  1️⃣ Gulf of Tonkin Incident

  2️⃣ Tet Offensive

  3️⃣ My Lai Massacre

  4️⃣ Paris Peace Accords
• Ho Chi Minh led the fight for Vietnamese independence
• Ngo Dinh Diem opposed communist unification.
• Lyndon B. Johnson increased US military involvement in Vietnam
• Who were the Viet Cong?

  South Vietnamese communists
• Match the group with its role in the Vietnam War:

  North Vietnamese Army ↔️ Led major offensives

  Viet Cong ↔️ Carried out guerrilla warfare
• Order the key causes of the Vietnam War from the most immediate to the most historical:

  1️⃣ Political divisions

  2️⃣ US containment policy

  3️⃣ Domino theory

  4️⃣ French colonialism
• The division of Vietnam into North and South occurred at the Geneva Accords
• The US adopted the containment policy to prevent the spread of communism.
• What did the domino theory posit?

  Communism would spread
• Match the major event of the Vietnam War with its key impact:

  Gulf of Tonkin Incident ↔️ Led to US escalation

  Tet Offensive ↔️ Turned US public opinion

  My Lai Massacre ↔️ Highlighted human rights concerns

  Paris Peace Accords ↔️ Ended US involvement
• The Tet Offensive in 1968 turned US public opinion against the war
• The Paris Peace Accords in 1973 marked the end of US involvement in the Vietnam War.
• The US involvement in the Vietnam War was driven by the containment policy and the domino theory
• Match the US strategy in the Vietnam War with its effect:

  Search and Destroy ↔️ High civilian casualties

  Bombing Campaigns ↔️ Extensive environmental damage
• The Vietnam War led to widespread poverty and economic instability in Vietnam.
• The Vietnam War followed the division of the country at the Geneva Accords
• Match the region of Vietnam with its ideology and leader:

  North Vietnam ↔️ Communism, Ho Chi Minh

  South Vietnam ↔️ Anti-Communism, Ngo Dinh Diem
• Ho Chi Minh led the fight for Vietnamese independence and unification under communist rule.
• What role did the Viet Cong play in the Vietnam War?

  Guerrilla warfare
• The Gulf of Tonkin Incident led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, allowing US military escalation.
• The Vietnam War resulted in lasting psychological trauma for the Vietnamese population
• The Vietnam War continues to shape Vietnam politically, economically, and socially.