Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Le Loi
|
Vietnamese military leader that used guerilla warfare to defeat Chinese invaders.
|
|
|
Ho Chi Minh
|
A world wanderer, name meaning "He Who Enlightens"
|
|
|
Vietminh
|
Vietnam in Vietnamese.
|
|
|
Domino theory
|
Idea that knocking down one country will lead to another's defeat, and another's.
|
|
|
Vietcong
|
Members of the NLF rebel force.
|
|
|
Ngo Dinh Diem
|
Former govt. official under the French.
|
|
|
Robert S. McNamara
|
Secretary of Defense who had advised Pres. Johnson that he would have to increase the US military commitment to South Vietnam to prevent a Communist victory.
|
|
|
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
|
Gave president the authority to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the US.
|
|
|
Escalation
|
Buildup.
|
|
|
Operation Rolling Thunder
|
A bombing campaign against the military targets in the North.
|
|
|
Ho Chi Minh Trail
|
A network of jungle paths.
|
|
|
Defoliants
|
Chemicals that strip the land of of vegetation.
|
|
|
Search-and-destroy missions
|
Attempted to drive the Vietcong from their hideouts.
|
|
|
Pacification
|
When residents were moved to secure locations and the villages were burned.
|
|
|
Doves
|
People who opposed the war.
|
|
|
Hawks
|
People who supported the war's goals.
|
|
|
Students for a Democratic Society
|
Group in protest against the war.
|
|
|
J. William Fulbright
|
Dove who sharply criticized the Johnson admin policies as too extreme.
|
|
|
Tet Offensive
|
Were expected to bring down SV's govt., but ended up being let down.
|
|
|
William Westmoreland
|
Commander of the US forces in Vietnam.
|
