History

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Ho Chi Minh

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Communist leader of North Vietnam

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Vietminh

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Organization whose goal it was to win Vietnam's independence from foreign rule.

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Domino Theory

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Idea that after the take down of one communist nation, they rest would fall like a series of dominoes.

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Dien Bien Phu

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French output in Vietnam

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Geneva Accords

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Divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel between North and South.

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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South Vietnam's president, anticommunist who refused to participate in the 1956 election.

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Vietcong

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communist opposition group in South Vietnam

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Ho Chi Minh Trail

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network of paths used by Ho Chi Minh to transport arms to the Vietcong.

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Tonkin Gulf Resolution

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granted Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam.

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Robert McNamara

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Secretary of defense for President Johnson

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Dean Rusk

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Secretary of state fro Johnson

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William Westmoreland

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Commander of troops in South Vietnam

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Army of the Republic of Vietnam

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South Vietnamese army that wasn't believed to be well equipped to fight by Korea.

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Napalm

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Gasoline based bomb that set the jungle on fire

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Agent Orange

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leaf killing toxic chemical

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Search and Destroy Missions

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Uprooted civilians with suspected ties to the Vietcong, killing their livestock, burning villages.

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Credibility Gap

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Growing gap between what Johnson was telling America during the war and what was really going on.

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Draft

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Males made to register at age 18, and if there were no serious injuries or college deferments, would be sent to war if it became necessary.

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New Left

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growing youth movement during the war

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Students For a Democratic Society (SDS)

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New left organization compromised of college age students.

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Free Speech Movement

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Occurred at Berkeley University in CA, student angry at teachers.

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Doves

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Anti-war, believed United states should withdraw troops from Vietnam.

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Hawks

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Pro-war, believed the government should unleash as much military power as necessary in order to defeat communist North Vietnam.

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Tet Offensive

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Surprise attack on U.S. during a day long cease fire for the Vietnam new year (Tet), 12 US bases attacked.

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Clark Clifford

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Replaced Robert McNamara after his resignation from Defense Secretary

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Robert Kennedy

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JFK's brother, almost ran for president but was assassinated in 1968 for his support of Israel.

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Hubert Humphrey

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Took Johnson's spot running against McCarthy for the 1968 democratic nomination.

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Eugene McCarthy

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Minnesota senator who was set to go against Johnson for the democratic presidential nomination.

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George Wallace

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Raced as a third party candidate against Nixon.

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Richard Nixon

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Summer 1969- announced US troop withdrawal from Vietnam

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Henry Kissinger

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National Security Advisor

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Vietnamization

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Gradual withdrawal of the U.S. troops in order for South Vietnamese to take on a more active combat role in the war.

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My Lai

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Small village massacred during a search and destroy mission where US soldiers were ordered to "kill everything that moved"

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Kent State University

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Site of massive student protests, police shot into crowd killing 2 innocent bystanders.

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Pentagon Papers

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7000 page long press release showing Johnson's plan not to leave South Vietnam and continue in war as long as North Vietnam persisted.

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War Powers Act

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Stipulated that president must inform congress within 48 hours of sending forces into a hostile area without declaration of war.

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Cesar Chavez

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Mexican American farm worker, fought to stop the exploitation of Mexican immigrants.

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United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

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Group of unionized Mexicans that worked to gain better working conditions, better pay, and better hours for Mexicans.

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La Raza Unida

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The People United, Independent Latino political movement.

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American Indian Movement

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Militant Native American rights organization.

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Betty Friedan

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writer of the 1950's, wasn't happy even though she had "the perfect life". Wrote "The Feminine Mystique"

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Feminism

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Belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men.

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National Organization for Women (NOW)`

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Organization created by Betty Friedman that pursued women's goals. Members pushed for the creation of child care so women would have time to pursue careers.

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Gloria Steinem

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Journalist, political activist, and ardent supporter of the women's liberation movement, made her voice heard on the subjects of feminism and equality.

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Equal Rights Amendment

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Would guarantee that both men and women would enjoy the same rights and protections under the law.

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Phyllis Schlafly

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Conservative who felt that ERA would lead to a parade of horribles.

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Counterculture

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A movement made up of mostly white, middle-class college youths who had grown disillusioned with the war in Vietnam and injustices in America during the 1960's

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Haight-Ashbury

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City in San Francisco known as the hippie capital (CA didn't outlaw hallucinogenic drugs until 1966)

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the Beatles

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The band that helped propel rock music into mainstream America.

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Woodstuck

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400,000 people showed up for the festival that represented the sixties movement of peace and love and some higher cultural cause.