Vietnam War Crossword

The government issued this because there were not enough volunteers to continue to fight a protracted war
This protected the Vietnamese from the bombing raids by the Americans and gave them cover for attacking the invaders; such as the ones at Cu Chi near Saigon.
Of all aircraft, this was the most useful, dropping platoons in the jungle clearings and out again
This deadly chemical cocktail, containing dioxin, killed off millions of acres of jungle to try to weaken the Vietcong.
This was a temporary partition of Vietnam at the 7th parallel, signed by France and Vietnam in 1954
Many Americans supported the war in Vietnam (true or false)
This anti-Communist figure from the South, won an election that made him president of South Vietnam
This country shares the borders of South Vietnam and Laos
Created on December 20, 1960, this brought together Communists and non-Communists in an umbrella organization that had limited, but important goals .
The United States would increase the level of its military involvement in South Vietnam through more machinery and advisers, but no military troops.  This was call the _________ Response.
This program was created to counteract the NLF's success in the countryside, Washington and Saigon launched an ambitious military effort in the rural areas.
This brother, raided the Buddhist pagodas of South Vietnam, claiming that they had harbored the Communists that were creating the political instability.
This President ordered sustained bombing missions over North Vietnam, known as “Operation Rolling Thunder".
Late January of 1968, North Vietnam and the NLF launched coordinated attacks against major southern cities. These attack's were known as the ___ ___.
This March 1968 massacre involved the killing of 400 men, women and children by US troops.