Read pages 749-755
complete (1-6) on page 755

1. Define or identify: Vietcong, Vietnam War, domino theory, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Tet Offensive, boat people

2. How did Corazon Aquino come to power in the Philippines?

3. What caused the French to withdraw from Vietnam?  Why did the United States become interested in Vietnam?

4. When and why did American forces leave Vietnam?  What was the outcome of the struggle between North and South Vietnam?

5. What happened to Cambodia under the rule of Pol Pot?  What caused tension between Thailand and Vietnam?

6. Critical Thinking: How was a small nation like North Vietnam
able to fight effectively against the South Vietnamese and American forces?