Ch 30 Section 2 Notes

Country that lost the colony of Vietnam

Communist part of Vietnam

Democratic part of Vietnam

Divided Vietnam between the North (communist) and the South (democratic)

Communist Supporters in South Vietnam

If one country in Asia falls to communism

Told President Johnson that South Vietnam needed US help

Led to a change in the South Vietnamese government

The continued addition of US troops into Vietnam

Congress gives President Johnson powers to use force in Vietnam

Bombing campaign to start the war in Vietnam

Dense jungles, rain, muddy trails, rice paddies

Supply line from North to South Vietnam

American forces seeking out Vietcong sites and destroying them

Chemicals used to clear and burn jungle in Vietnam

Soldiers frustrations led to questions about the Vietnam War