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Ho Chi Minh
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Brought Vietnam out from under Japanese Communism. Revolutionary than Communist leader of North Vientnam, leader of the Vietminh army
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Vietminh
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Military of North Vietnam, under leadership of Ho Chi Minh, Brought Vietnam out from under Japanses Communism. Fought against S. Vietnam troops, and backed VIETKONG
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DIEM
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leader United State put in S. Vietnam, turned opressive, taken out by S. Vietnam army with backing of US.
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Gulf of Tonkin
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US had ships there, N. Vietnam supposidly "attacked", Johnson sent in airstrike and bombed N. Vietnam
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Tet offensive
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Vientnam holiday that was suppose to be a cease fire, Vietkong, came in and attacked US govt buildings in S vietnam.Televised in the states, setting off widespread battles. US citizens were appauled
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DIEN BIEN PHU
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was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries.
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VIETCONG
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Rebels of S. Vietnam, working with N. Vietnam, against S. Vietnam military
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ATTRIBUTION
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kill off all the communist, not have them replaced and we will win
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SEARCH AND DESTROY
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send infantry into land, hope to be attacked by vietcong
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Working class war
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because College students were exempt, it was those who didnt go to college, therefore working class. resentment of classes.
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Draft
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19+, registered had to served only 1 in every 8 taken.
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Johnson
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President at the time, exagerated attack of Gulf of Tonkin, sent airraids in
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My Lai Massacre
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was the mass murder of 347–504 unarmed citizens in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, conducted by a unit of the United States Army. All of the victims were civilians and most were women, children (including babies), and elderly people
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Coutnerculture
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youth revolt, openly rejected values and behaviors of their elders. College studnets, antiwar demonstration
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Liberalism
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Johnson, Vietnam war reached its peak, liberalism reached its peak. Activist, regualte economy, interventionist fed government, safety net for poor and disadvantage.
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Conservatism
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small fed govt, do not intervene in economy
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War on poverty
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under Johnson, Civil rights demonstrations, Medicare- medical help for oldies, Medicade- health insurance for poor
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Medicare
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medical help for oldies
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OPEC OIL EMBARGO
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in response to the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military. Arabs cut off our supply of oil
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Nixon
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president before Reagan, republican, pulled troops out of vietnam, 4 years after promised, bombed Cambodia
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