Unit 10 Vietnam Exam Review 2024 Study Guide (Latest 2024 / 2025 )

Gulf of Tonkin {Ans: After US ships claimed to be attacked, the President asked for a Resolution that increased the president (executive branch) power to send troops to Vietnam bypassing Congress's power to declare war. The president got a "Blank Check" to escalate the war for President Johnson.}Vietnam events {Ans: 1954- North Vietnam invades South Vietnam 1963- Ngo Dinh Diem assassination 1964 - Attack on ships in Gulf Tonkin 1964- Gulf Tonkin Resolution (Presidential Power) 1968 - The Tet Offensive 1975 - Fall of Saigon}Vietnamization {Ans: President Nixon's effort after 1968 to increase South Vietnam's involvement in the war. This was done by equipping, training and strengthening South Vietnam forces to reduce US combat forces in Vietnam.}silent majority {Ans: Richard Nixon claimed to represent a "silent majority" of Americans that supported law and order. The hippies and protesters represented a lawless, noisy minority of the population.}Roy Benavidez {Ans: Texan who served in Vietnam. Wounded 37 times. Won Congressional medal of Honor}Domino Theory {Ans: The belief that if Vietnam became communist, other nations in Southeast Asia could, too. This is one of the arguments that the US used to fight in the Vietnam War to