Vietnam Crossword

33rd US President R. Supported French in their quest to secure their colonies in Indochina.
34th US president R. He justified continued US support for French forces in Vietnam citing the domino theory.
35th US president D. continued US policy of support for South Vietnam.
36th US president D. secured more war powers for the president in what came to be known as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
37th US president R. Elected due to the unpopularity of the Vietnam War.
Nationalist group in which the goal was to expel Japanese forces from Vietnam during WW2.
Medal of honor winner in vietnam.
Pro-communist leader of north Vietnam.
Pro-western, anti-communist leader of south Vietnam. later thought to be dictatorial.
US secretary of defense under President Johnson.
US army commander in Vietnam who is known for reporting imminent US victory.
Architect of linkage plan which aimed to normalize relations with China and the USSR in an effort to encourage them to reduce aid to Vietnam.
US secretary of state under president Johnson.
South vietnamese, communist fighters that used guerilla tactics
a strategy of breaking the will of the enemy by slowly wearing them down and killing as many as possible.
President Nixon ordered this in an effort to wipe out bases that supported the Vietcong.
Marks the end of the war in 1975.
horrifying event that happened in 1968 and involved a massacre of unarmed, South Vietnamese villagers at the hands of US troops.
turning point in the Vietnam War. US media began to criticize the war effort and johnson's popularity plummeted
french loss at this battle site led to their withdrawal from the war. US stepped in to south vietnam from communist north Vietnam.
Critical supply route for the north vietnamese to communist forces in south Vietnam.
Nixon's plan for ending US involvement in the Vietnam War
the rationale for this amendment allowing 18 year olds to vote was that if you're old enough to fight and die for your country, you're old enough to vote.
leaked documents that revealed that the US government had deceived the public and the media about US progress in the Vietnam War.
Passed in 1964, shifted war powers from the legislative branch to the executive branch.
passed in 1973, an effort by congress to reestablish limits on executive power and to regain some of its war powers
division of vietnam, french troops left, and the US became protector of south Vietnam