Chapter 25: The Vietnam War
25.1 Guided Reading Activity
1.
Name
Period
__________/ 15 Points
From the late 1800s until WWII, France ruled Vietnam and neighboring Laos and Cambodia, a region
known as
2.
. (1 point)
In 1941,
organized a nationalist group called the
uniting both Communists and non-Communists to
expel the
forces.
He made references to the American document
in hopes that the U.S. would
3.
support Vietnam’s freedom from
colonial rule. (3 points)
By 1954 President
had ensured continued support of
the French in Vietnam by covering over ¾ of the cost of war. (1 point)
4.
Is the belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, so
too would the other nations of Southeast Asia. (1 point)
5.
are irregular troops who usually blend into civilian population and
are difficult for regular armies to fight especially with their use of hit-and-run and ambush tactics.
(1 point)
6.
The French occupied
in hopes of interfering with
Vietminh’s supply lines; in actuality, it was the city where the French were defeated leading to their
withdrawal from Vietnam. (1 point)
divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel, recognized
7.
Cambodia’s independence, and guaranteed Vietnam’s ability to hold elections in 1956 to reunite the
country. (1 point)
8.
South Vietnam was led by
pro-Westerner and anti-Communist. (1 point)
, a
9.
The Unite State’s involvement into the Vietnam conflict originated with President
.
(1 point)
10.
As the fighting began between the Vietcong and South Vietnamese army, President Eisenhower tried
to help South Vietnam by sending
. (1 point)
11.
Answer the following questions about this political cartoon. (3 points)
a.
What is this political cartoon referring to?
b.
What was the fear of the possibility of the events in this cartoon coming true?
c.
How is the message of this cartoon enhanced by the United States’ involvement int
the Cold War?