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Domino theory
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Belief that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will likewise fall vie
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Vietminh
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Common name for the League for Independence of Vietnam gene
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Geneva Accords
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A 1954 international conference in which Vietnam was divided into two nations
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Viet Cong
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Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam
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National Liberation Front
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Political arm of the Viet Cong
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam
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Land mine
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An explosive device planted in the ground
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Saturated bombing
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The dropping of a large concentration of bombs over a certain area
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Fragmentation bombing
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A type of bombing that, upon explosion, causes pieces of its thick metal casings to be thrown in all directions
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Agent Orange
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An herbicide used as a chemical weapon during the Vietnam War to kill vegetation and expose enemy hiding places
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Napalm
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Highly flammable chemical dropped from U.S. planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War
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Escalation
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Expansion by stages as from a local to a national conflict
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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A supply route used to carry troops and supplies from North Vietnam to South Vietnam
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Hawk
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Nickname for a supporter of war, as in the Vietnam War
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Dove
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Nickname for a person who opposes war, as in the Vietnam War
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Tet Offensive
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1968 attack by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces throughout South Vietnam
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Generation Gap
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A term used to describe the widening difference in values between a younger generation and their parents
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New Left
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New political movement of the late 1960s that called for radical changes to fight poverty and racism
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Teach-in
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Special session of lecture and discussion on a controversial topic that often occurred during the Vietnam War era
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Conscientious objector
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A person who opposes war on moral or religious grounds
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Deferment
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Official postponement, as in a postponement of compulsory military service
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Middle America
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Term sometimes used to describe mainstream Americans
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Paris peace talks
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Negotiations between the United States and North Vietnam, beginning in 1968
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Vietnamizatio
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President Nixon's policy of replacing American military forces with those of South Vietnam
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Silent majority
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Term used by President Nixon to describe Americans who opposed the counterculture
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POW
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Prisoner of war
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MIA
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Missing in action
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