Vietnam War - Page 3

Questions
  • Why did King call African Americans' fighting in Vietnam an "irony"?
  • Did Nixon's bombing of North Vietnam achieve its goal?
  • Why did President Eisenhower support the new anticommunist government of South Vietnam?
  • How could a young man avoid the draft during the Vietnam Era?
  • Who was President Nixon's national security adviser?
  • Why did the Tet offensive mark a major turning point in the Vietnam War?
  • The most important reason why the USA withdrew from Vietnam was the Tet Offensive. How far do you agree?
  • Why were U.S. and South Vietnamese troops unprepared for the Tet Offensive?
  • Why did American college enrollment rise early in the Vietnam War?
  • Why didn't American troops invade North Vietnam?
  • What was part of President Nixon's plan of "peace with honor"?
  • Where is the site of a 1970 tragedy in which four students were killed by national guard troops?
  • Why did President Truman agree to help France regain control over Vietnam?
  • Besides creating jobs, what did President Johnson believe was the key to ending poverty?
  • How did the reception of Vietnam veterans by the American public differ from that of World War I and II veterans?
  • Why were US veterans resented when they returned home from the Vietnam War?
  • How did Nixon and Kissinger reshape America's approach to foreign affairs?
  • During the Vietnam War, what advantages did the Viet Cong have?
  • What was the My Lai Massacre?
  • What was the role of the U.S. in the Vietnam Conflict?