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?