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19 Cards in this Set
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Napalm |
Set fire to jungle, chemical weapon sticks and burns? |
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Gulf of Tonkin |
Two American ships attacked by North Vietnamese |
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Leader of North Vietnam? And Vietminh? |
Ho Chi Minh |
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Leader of South Virtnam? |
Ngo Dinh Diem |
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Domino theory? |
Countries that were closely linked would all the fall is one fell. Like dominos |
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Dien Bien Phu? |
French defeated. Geneva agreement. |
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Henry Kissinger |
National security advisor. Negotiates with North Vietnam. |
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Vietnamization |
Gradual US withdrawl |
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Who fought? |
America, france, north vietnam, suth vietnam |
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Hawks vs doves |
Hawks,aggressive, want war, even more to fight in war Doves, not right, stay out of it |
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Tet offensive |
VC does surprise attacks all over the south |
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Search and destroy missions |
Used guerilla tactics. Land mines. Booby traps |
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Geneva Accords |
Vietnam divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. |
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Tet offensive effect? |
Shook public confidence. Johnson lost credibility. Shocking images of attacks thought the enemy was everywhere. |
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Silent majority |
Doesnt want war but they dont protest and make big deal out of it. |
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Pentagon Papers? |
Showed governement had lied about getting involved in Vietnam and staying here. |
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1968 assasination? |
Bobby Kennedy was assasinated. |
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Democratic national convention? |
Democratic party meets in Chicago to choose candidate. 10,000 protesrors also arrive. Police riot gear sent out. Violence between protstors and police break out. |
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My Lai |
Platoon massacred villagers of a small town Shook americans confidence in the war. This led to renewal of campus protesting, |
