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34 Cards in this Set
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Ho Chi Minh
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leader of north veitnam, wanted to unite vietnam under commmunism
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Ngoh Denh Diem
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leader of south vietnam, american puppet, executed by his own generals
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Nyugan Van thieu
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took over for diem
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vo Nguyan Giap
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north vietnam general
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williiam westmoreland
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u.s. general
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creighton abrams
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took over for westmoreland
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henrykissinger
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secretly conducted epace talks with nroth vietnam
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geneva accords
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peace treaty
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War Powers Act
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president has to get permission from congress
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rolling thunder
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bomb of north vietnam by u.s.
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tet offensive
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viet cong and north vietnam attack major cities on new years
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my lai massacre
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us soldiers kill innocent civilians
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escalation
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making the war a bigger deal
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vietnamzation
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letting south vietnam do the battle instead of u.s.
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ARVN
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south vietnamese army
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NVA
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north vietnam army, regular
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Viet Menh
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nborth vietnam gvernment
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dienbienphu
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city where french attacked
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agent orange
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kills foliage
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napalm
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gel starts fires burns skin
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silent majority
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hawks-want war, doves- want peace- silent majority in between
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1973 peace agreement
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u.s. pulls out, seize fire, n.v. keeps troops
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fall of saigon
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last battle north vietnam takes over
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pentagon papers
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what actually happened in war, released by someone to public
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cambodia, laios
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domino affect after vietnam
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truman
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supports france
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eisenhower
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domino theory
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kennedy
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continues support
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johnson
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sends combat troops
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nixon
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impeached
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ford
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takes over for nixon
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carter
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pandoned all draft dodgers
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24th ammendmentq
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18 year olds can vote
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bao dai
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french used him as puppet, member of the royal family
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