The war remained unresolved for the American families whose relatives and friends were classified as prisoners of war or missing in _____
Starts with
B
1982, nation dedicated the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., a large _____ _____ wall inscribed with the names of those killed and missing in action
Starts with
C
December 1972, to force North Vietnam to resume negotiations, Nixon what was called the _____ bombings, thousands of tons of bombs, for 11 days.
Starts with
D
Constant bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail destabilized Laos' neutrality, which allowed Communists to take over after the fall of Saigon, so the _____ _____ played out as predicted.
Starts with
E
Former DOD employee, Daniel _____ , leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times, which confirmed what Americans had believed: the government had not been honest with them.
Starts with
F
Summary: Vietnam War shook the nation’s confidence and made us question American _____ policies
Starts with
G
March 1975, North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam, & president ______ ______ asked for funds to aid the South Vietnamese, but Congress refused.
Starts with
H
Nixon appointed _____ _____ as special assistant for national security, and Kissinger embarked upon a policy called linkage, improving relations with the Soviet Union and China,
Starts with
I
Peace did not last. March 1975, North Vietnam _____ South Vietnam. Nixon resigned in August 1974 due to the Watergate Scandal, & Congress refused to help president Gerald Ford when he asked to aid South Vietnam.
Starts with
J
1970, police killed two student protesters in Mississippi, attending
_____ _____ College
Starts with
K
May 1970, Ohio National Guard soldiers armed with tear gas and rifles fired on demonstrators at _____ _____ University, killing four students
Starts with
L
Kissinger embarked upon a policy called _____ , which improved relations with the Soviets and China, so they would reduce aid to North Vietnam.
Starts with
M
1972, Presidential election, Nixon was able to defeat George _____ because Nixon & Kissinger claimed peace was at hand in Vietnam
Starts with
N
1969, Kissinger also entered into secret negotiations with Le Duc Tho, the representative from _____ _____ .
Starts with
O
1970, _____ National Guard killed four students are Kent State University, students protesting the Vietnam War.
Starts with
P
1973, U.S. and North Vietnam signed an agreement “ending the war.” U.S. promised to withdraw its troops and both sides agreed to exchange _____ of war
Contains
Q
War Powers Act _____ the president to inform Congress of any commitment of troops abroad within 48 hours, and to withdraw them in 90 days unless Congress approved.
Starts with
R
1975, January, Cambodia fell to a Communist group called the Khmer _____ .
Starts with
S
1975, North Vietnamese captured _____ , which was South Vietnam’s capital, and then renamed the city Ho Chi Minh City.
Starts with
T
December 1970, an angry Congress ended the president’s control of the war, repealing the Gulf of _____ Resolution, which gave the president complete power in the conflict
Starts with
U
1968, William Calley massacred _____ South Vietnamese civilians in My Lai, most of which were old men, women, and children.
Starts with
V
1969, Nixon began _____ , which was the withdrawal of U.S. troops while the South Vietnamese assumed more of the fighting.
Starts with
W
_____ and Vietnam made Americans feel their nation’s leaders had misled them.
Contains
X
1972 presidential elections, ______ was able to defeat George McGovern because he & Kissinger announced that peace is at hand in Vietnam.
Starts with
Y
Former Department of Defense employee, Daniel Ellsberg, leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New _____ _____ . Documents contained details about expanding the war, and confirmed the government had not been honest with the American people.
Contains
Z
Because people considered the Vietnam War a defeat, they wanted to put it behind them, so veterans’ sacrifices were often _____ .
