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34 Cards in this Set
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26th Amendment |
18 yr olds could vote. Old enough to fight, wanted political voice |
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My Lai |
450 innocent civilians killed by US troops, led by Lt Calley (charged with murder, but paroled), search and destroy, keep quiet |
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Johnson and 1968 Election |
Dropped out due to lack of support for Vietnam policy/war |
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Domino Theory |
Eisenhower- one fall, all fall. Reference to communism, US helped France during Vietnam colony revolt |
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Hawks and doves |
Hawks: supported the war, Doves: people who opposed the war. Some hawks disagreed w/ the govs handling of the war |
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The Draft |
18 yr old men, drafted into war, bitterness (those who could afford could get out of it), protests, dodgers |
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Vietcong |
SV Vietminh army formed by NFL who were against Diem. Some supported communism, some afraid of retaliation if they didnt |
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Vietminh |
Led by Ho Chi Minh, communists wanted Vietnamese independence |
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Henry Kissinger |
Nixon's National Security Adviser, 1969 starting peace negotiations with North Vietnam in Paris. Part of Vietnamization |
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Vietnamization |
Nixon's plan to end war with Vietnam. Turn over fighting in Vietnam to the South Vietnamese while gradually bringing US troops home. Hopefully give SV leaders enough time to establish a stable anti communist gov |
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Ho Chi Minh Trail Importance |
Path from NV to SV that NV used to send supplies to the Vietcong in SV |
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War Powers Act |
Law that sets a 60 day limit on the presidential commitment of US troops to foreign conflicts |
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Operation Rolling Thunder |
A bombing campaign over NV ordered by Johnson. Destroyed bridges, roads, railways, Ho Chi Minh trail, army bases, etc |
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George Wallace |
Ran as independent in 1968 presidential election. Conservative, pro-segregation. Lost election. Former Alabama governor |
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Pacification |
A program in the Vietnam War in which US troops would move SV from their villages and burn them down so the Vietcong could not use them |
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Madman Theory |
Nixon was a madman because he wanted to do anything to end the war |
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Tet Offensive |
Vietcong series of coordinated attacks in SV. Took place during Vietnamese New Year. Wanted SV civilians to rise up. Many civilians left homeless and died causing SV to turn against Vietcong. Defeat for Vietcong b/c the cities were retaken and lost 45,000 soldiers |
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Khe Sanh |
Noticed lots of travel on HCM trail, alerted US. Prepared for attack on US base on Khe Sang base. 77 day siege, Americans still held the base. Diversion from US troops in urban areas, where major strikes were planned |
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Pentagon Papers |
Documents published in newspapers exposing US involvement in Vietnam since Truman. US gov had been misleading citizens for years. Embarrassed Nixon, supreme court wouldn't suppress |
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Daniel Ellsbergs |
Leaked Pentagon Papers. Former official of Dept of Defense who supported war, but concluded few SV supported US backed gov while spending time in Vietnam |
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Geneva Conference |
After French surrender. Gathered in Switz, work out peace for Indochina future. Cease fire worked out and Vietnam temporarily divided at 17th parallel. Vietnminh in north and French would leave. Elections would be held to determine whether to reunify country |
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Ngo Dinh Diem |
SV president, supported by Eisenhower after Geneva Conference. Anticommunist, corrupt and brutal leadership |
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Gulf of Tonkin |
Johnson said Vietcong had attacked USS Maddox, inaccurate. Didn't want to seem weak on communism during election. US had actually fired first. Led to Tonkin Gulf Resolution which gave authority for the pres to expand war |
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Richard Nixon |
Republican, elected 1968 pres. Patriot image, wanted to end war honorably. Ended war |
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Khmer Rouge |
Communist forces that gained control of Cambodia. Killed 1.5 mil to gain control. Overthrown by Vietnamese forces and installed puppet gov |
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Fall of Saigon |
Capital of SV. NV attack, rush to evacuate Americans working in the city, many SV wanted to leave, only 130,000 evacuated to US. SV surrendered and country unified under communist rule |
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Difficulties of Vietnam War |
Protests, lack or support, didn't know who the enemy was, constant danger, disease, agent orange |
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Media |
Living room war, TV coverage |
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Martin Luther King Jr and Vietnam War |
Drained needed resources from programs, more African Americans being killed b/c they were put at the front lines |
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Vietnam and Public Opinion |
Supported war at first, but slowly declined due to soldiers dying, incorrect info, lies to public |
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Ho Chi Minh |
Led Vietminh to resist Japanese occupation, communist, popular |
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Silent Majority |
Nixon convinced he had their backing. Americans who disapproved antiwar protests and generally supported US involvement in Vietnam |
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Protests |
Some turned violent. Reported on TV. Protesters wanted to stop war in Vietnam, bring soldiers home. Didn't think we needed to be there |
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Military Advisere |
Sent to Vietnam to help SV. Killed by NV causing US retaliation |
