started the Strategic Hamlet Program

sent troops to help Diem

signed the Geneva Peace Accord

did not intervene

President Kennedy was elected

President Kennedy was assassinated

President Johnson was elected

President Johnson was assassinated

stayed the same as under President Kennedy

changed and U.S. involvement increased and the war escalated

changed and the U.S. reduced their troops in Vietnam

changed and the U.S. pulled out of Vietnam completely

disappeared without a trace

collided near North Vietnam

were reported to be attacked by the South Vietnamese navy

were reported to be attacked by the North Vietnamese navy

many credible sources now dispute that the American ships were attacked

the American ships were in the wrong place at the wrong time

the American ships were never found so no one knows what really happened

there were never any American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin

ended the Vietnam War

gave the President sweeping war powers

made Vietnam a U.S. territory

disputed that the Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred

ordered fewer bombings of North Vietnam because the NLF was retreating

ordered a cease-fire after the NLF surrendered

ordered the sustained bombing of North Vietnam after NLF attacks on American targets in the South

ordered two American ships to the Gulf of Tonkin

phosphorus and DDT

DDT and round-up

round-up and napalm

napalm and phosphorus

were perfectly safe for humans

caused horrible burns on civilians

caused wildfires in the jungles

made the jungle grow better

Communist forces to reassess their strategy

Communist forces to surrender

U.S. forces to claim victory

U.S. forces to surrender

Operation Agent Orange

Operation Napalm Sweep

Operation Rolling Thunder

Operation Ranch Hand

proved less effective than napalm and phosphorus

million of acres of jungle were destroyed

the dioxin got into the food chain

there were hundreds of cases of children born with deformities

all Americans supported the war

more Americans volunteered to fight in the war

anti-war sentiments increased

everyone thought President Johnson was doing a good job

decided to reduce involvement in the war

started paying higher salaries to soldiers

put a draft in place to force people to join the army

realized that most people didn't support the war

in other countries, but there were not protests in the U.S.

only in small towns and in the houses of government

first in large cities and college campuses and then across the country

in only the northern states, the southern states supported the war without question

Yes

No

hundreds of thousands of anti-war protestors on Chicago

Chicago police attached the protestors in an attempt to disperse the crowd

the events were captured on live tv and sharply divided the country

everyone supported the police tactics used and no one condemned their actions

Communist forces launched a large-scale offensive across South Vietnam

Communist forces launched a large-scale offensive across North Vietnam

The Communists were effectively defeated by American and South Vietnamese forces

The American and South Vietnamese forces were effectively defeated by the Communists

the anti-war sentiment made other countries uneasy with the U.S.

President Johnson had sweeping powers enacted because of this event

the Communists won

it demonstrated to the world that the war was not progressing as the American military had portrayed it to be