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43 Cards in this Set
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War Powers Act |
A law enacted in 1973, limiting a president's right to send troops into battle without consulting Congress. |
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Dien Bien Phu |
French outpost in northwestern Vietnam that forced the French to surrender when the Vietminh overran it. |
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Operation Rolling Thunder |
The first gradual and sustained aerial bombing from U.S. and South Vietnam to North Vietnam. |
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Ho Chi Minh Trail |
A network of paths used by North Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam. |
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My Lai Massacre |
A village in northern South Vietnam where more than 200 unarmed civilians, including women and children, were massacred by U.S. troops in May 1968. |
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Tet Offensive |
A massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities early in 1968. |
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Pentagon Papers |
A 7,000-page document-leaked to the press in 1971 by the former Defense Department worker Daniel Ellsberg-revealing that the U.S. government had not been honest about its intentions in the Vietnam War. |
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Domino Theory |
The idea that if a nation falls under communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control. |
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution |
A resolution adopted by Congress in 1964, giving the president broad powers to wage war in Vietnam. |
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Vietcong |
The North Vietnamese Communists |
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Khmer Rouge |
Communists group that took over Cambodia in 1975 |
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Doves |
A person who opposed the Vietnam War and believed that the United States should withdraw from it. |
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Hawks |
A person who supported U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and believed that the United States should use increased military force to win it. |
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Free Speech Movement |
An antiestablishment New Left organization that originated in a 1964 clash between students and administrators at the university of California at Berkeley. |
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Credibility Gap |
A public distrust of statements made by the government. |
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Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
The southern Vietnamese soldiers with whom U.S. troops fought against communism and forces in the North during the Vietnam War. |
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France |
Who did the U.S. help try to keep control of Vetnam after WWII? |
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The invasion of Cambodia |
What was the cause of the first student strike in U.S. history? |
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Strengthen its ties with France and fight the spread of Communism |
What was the main goal of the U.S. in Vietnam? |
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Maintain U.S. dignity and withdraw to preserve U.S. clout at the negotiation table |
What did Nixon refer to when he talked about 'peace with honor'? |
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Youth movement that claimed that large government and corporations took over America |
Who were the Students for a Democratic Society? |
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Lyndon B. Johnson |
What president's actions were revealed in the Pentagon Papers? |
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He thought it was "cruel irony" that blacks were dying for a country where they were treated as 2nd class citizens |
How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. feel about African American involvement in Vietnam? |
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The surprise Tet Offensive |
What happened that convinced most Americans that the war was not winnable? |
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Hoping that as the number grew, the Vietcong would surrender |
Why did the U.S. government institute the daily 'body count' announcement? |
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58,000 |
How many Americans were killed in the war? |
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Because the draft brought many low-income whites and minorities |
Why was Vietnam called a 'working class war'? |
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The media showing uncensored pictures and videos showing the brutality of the war |
What was the most effective in turning public opinion against the war? |
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China and the Soviet Union |
What countries supported the North Vietnamese? |
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Guerrilla tactics, ambush tactics, tunnels, booby traps, and land mines |
What tactics were used by the Vietcong to elude the American troops? |
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Tumultuous with violent confrontations between police and anti-war protestors, and multiple assassinations of many admired leaders (Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy) Silent majority popularized |
Describe the 1968 election. |
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Robert McNamara |
Defense Secretary of Johnson who resigned |
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William Westmoreland |
The commander of the U.S. troops in Vietnam |
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Richard Nixon |
Won the 1968 Presidential election |
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Ho Chi Minh |
Leader of the Vietminh (organization that wanted self-rule) |
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Hubert Humphrey |
Party's choice for nomination for president at the 1968 Democratic National Convention |
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Lyndon B. Johnson |
President during most of the Vietnam war (asked Congress for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution) |
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Robert Kennedy |
JFK's brother, New York Senator (shot and killed) |
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Ngo Dinh Diem |
Leader of Democratic South Vietnam |
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John F. Kennedy |
Continued American Aid to Southern Vietnam after gaining Presidency (showed signs of pulling out of Vietnam, but was assassinated soon after statement) |
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Kent State University |
First University that had 4 students killed in a protest |
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Henry Kissinger |
Planned Vietnaminization with Nixon |
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George Wallace, Richard Nixon, and Hubert Humphrey |
Who were the 1968 presidential candidates? |
