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38th parallel
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a line that crosses Korea at 38 degrees North latitude; separates North and South Korea
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Douglas MacArthur
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U.S general
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Ho Chi Minh
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A young Vietnamese Nationalist
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Domino Theory
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the idea that if a nation falls under the communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Leader of the Anti-communist government the U.S and France set up; Dictator
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Vietnamization
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President Nixon's strategy for ending U.S involvement in the Vietnam war, involving a gradual withdrawal of American troops and replacement of them with S. Vietnamese forces
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Khmer Rouge
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A group of communist rebel who seized power in Cambodia
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