Five presidents involved in Vietnam
Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, Truman, Eisenhower
1. Pres associated with the first-ever dropping of an Atomic bomb.
2. Pres. who resigned from office rather than face impeachment.
3. Assassinated?
4. Two of the presidents were Vice-presidents who acceded to the presidency on the death of a pres.
5. This pres. was a 5-star general famous for leading forces to victory in Europe.
6. This pres. was a navy boat Capt in WWII and was decorated for bravery after an incident with a Japanese ship.
7. This pres. pushed Congress to pass a series of laws that amounted to the major civil rights legislation. That included the voting rights act, housing and education legislation.
8. Earlier presidents sent US troops as advisers. These 2 presidents sent combat troops to Nam.
9. This pres was pivotal in 'Nam: he sent 10,000 troops and moved the US into serious engagement in Southeast Asia.
10. This pres. explained that the Domino Effect was why we needed to fight in Nam.
1. Truman 2. Nixon 3. JFK 4. Truman (Roosevelt), Johnson (Kennedy)
5. Eisenhower 6. Kennedy 7. LBJ 8. LBJ, Nixon 9. JFK 10. Eisenhower
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Five presidents involved in Vietnam
