Vietnam War - Page 5

Questions
  • What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
  • Following the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, who had the authority to increase American forces in South Vietnam?
  • Why did President Johnson seek the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
  • Why did President Johnson decide not to run for re-election in 1968?
  • Why did students at Kent State University in Ohio protest the bombing of Cambodia?
  • What was the age of the average U.S. combat soldier in Vietnam?
  • How did young American men protest the Vietnam War?
  • What was the effect of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
  • What advice would you have given President Johnson about how to proceed with the war in 1968? Why?
  • What do you feel the U.S. should do about Agent Orange in Vietnam?
  • Why did the domino theory cause the United States to become involved in Vietnam?
  • What was the main goal of American combat soldiers in Vietnam?
  • President Richard Nixon increased antiwar feelings by sending American troops into which country?
  • Do you think that Ford made a good decision in pardoning Nixon?
  • What happened during the antiwar protests at Kent State University?
  • How did Americans react to the My Lai massacre?
  • Whom did American troops attack at the village of My Lai?
  • Approximately how many Americans died during the Vietnam War?
  • Why do you think Operation Rolling Thunder failed to lead to a quick victory?
  • Why was it difficult for American ground forces to clear areas of guerrillas?