H-34

Vietnam Worksheet

1. An insurgency is ______________________________________________. (p 3-60)

2. Vietcong was a government term for ______________________________. (p 3-60)

3. The __________________had been involved in Vietnam during the 1950’s. (p 3-61)

4. The leader of the North Vietnamese was _________ _________ ________. (p 3-63)

5. By the end of 1961, the Air Force had instituted a program for _________

_________ ________, And _________ ___________ to assist the South Vietnamese (p 3-63)

6. In Vietnam, the Army view was that gorilla war was essentially _________ ________(p 3-63)

7. The Air Force had two classical roles for tactical air operations: (p 3-64)

A.

B.

8. The event that brought the U.S. to display forces to the Vietnam war ______________

_________________________________ (P 3-67)

9. Combat operations support was based on a four point strategy: (p 3-68)

A to improve _________________ operations.

B: To conduct an air campaign against _________________.

C: To ___________________ of the people and _______________government control.

D: To continue efforts to _______________________________________________.

10. The ____________ peace treat brought to a close the __________war in U.S. history. (p 3-67)

11. President Nixon’s plan called “______________” would provide __________ and ___________

_____________ to allow the Vietnamese to take control of the war (p 3-75)

12. U.S. president _________ _____________ sent troops to Vietnam in 1964 (p 3-73)

13. In February 1965, President Johnson approved bombing operations against targets in

__________________. (P 3-73)

14. A peace treaty was signed on Jan 23,________ in __________.( p 3-77)

15. In 19__ Communists took control of South Vietnam &the capital of __________fell (p 3-80)

16. Results of the was were that the ________was ended in favor of a voluntary military (p 3-80)

17. Another result was that the Presidents powers to use military forces without _____________

_____________ gave way to the War Powers Act of 1973 (p 3-73)

18. The extisive television coverage had an important impact on _____________ ____________( p 3-80)

19. List the following lessons learned :

A. The U.S. would provide economic & technical assistance but could not effect the __________ and _________ of the people ( p 3-82)

B. Selective use of __________ can not be used to defeat the enemy (p 3-82)

C. Government use of air power is __________

D. U.S. troops should have the support of the _________ _____________ ( p 3-82)

20. The Vietnam War became unpopular & involved ____________ here in the U.S.