Answer to Question #116807 in History for Victoria

Question

4. More than 3 million people were killed (including 58,000Americans); more than half were________________________________________
5. Growing _________________ to the war in the U.S. led to bitter divisions among Americans
6. President Richard Nixon ordered the ______________________ of U.S. forces in ____________.
7. In 1975, communist forces seized control of _______________, ending the Vietnam War, and the country
was unified as the ___________________________________ ___________________________.
Read the Vietnam War: U.S. Intervention begins section of the article to answer these questions:
8. 1955, Eisenhower pledged support to Diem and ________________________
9. December 1960, Diem’s opponents within South Vietnam formed the
______________________________________________ to organize resistance to the regime.
10. What is “domino theory?”

Answer 1

              

4. More than 3 million people were killed (including 58,000 Americans); more than half were Vietnamese. 

5. Growing opposition to the war in the U.S. led to bitter divisions among Americans.

6. President Richard Nixon ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973.

7.  In 1975, communist forces seized control of South Vietnam, ending the Vietnam War, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

8. 1955, Eisenhower pledged support to Diem and military forces.

9. December 1960, Diem’s opponents within South Vietnam formed the National Liberation Front to organize resistance to the regime.

10. What is “domino theory?” Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states.