Vietnam War Wikispace Worksheet
Directions: Go to vietnam-war-ghs.wikispaces.com and answer the following questions based on the information on that wikispace site.
1. Identify and explain at least two causes of the Vietnam War.
2. Who was Ho Chi Minh?
3. What were the Geneva Accords?
4. How did the containment policy draw the U.S. into the Vietnam War?
5. What type of regime did Ngo Dinh Diem have in South Vietnam?
6. Explain the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
7. Which U.S. President significantly increased the amount of U.S. troops in Vietnam during the last half of the 1960s?
8. Who were the Vietcong?
9. What were fighting conditions like in Vietnam? Be specific. Give at least 3 examples.
10. What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
11. What was the Tet Offensive?
12. What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
13. Identify and explain at least 3 different forms of protest that took place during the Vietnam War?
14. What does Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” teach us about the Vietnam War? Is the song pro-war or anti-war? Explain.
15. What does Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” teach us about the Vietnam War? Is the song pro-war or anti-war? Explain.
16. What does Neil Young’s “Ohio” teach us about the Vietnam War? Is the song pro-war or anti-war? Explain.
17. Describe what took place at the Kent State Massacre.
18. What were the Paris Peace Talks?
19. What was Vietnamization?
20. How did the war end for the United States?
21. What eventually happened to South Vietnam?