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Rolling Thunder
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Constant bombing of mainly North Vietnam by the US. attempts to destroy North Vietnam's transportation system and the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Search and Destroy Missions
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the idea of finding the enemy, destroying the enemy and quickly retreating
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Robert McNamara
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secretary of defense under JFK and LBJ that increased our troops in Vietnam. major reason we entered vietnam
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George Ball
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was against entering vietnam, under JFK
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William Westmoreland
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leader during the Tet Offensive, was who recommended to LBJ to bomb parts of Laos and Cambodia to destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Maxwell Taylor
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helped to remove the old leader of Vietnam to allow for a new government
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Clark Clifford
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became secretary after McNamara, pushed for vietnamization, first believed we could win and then felt the best thing to do was withdraw
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Operation Cedar Falls
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US military invaded area that Vietcong were holed up in. They did not find a large military group but was able to destroy supplies and tunnels they used.
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Iron Triangle
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an area controlled by Viet Minh that was raided during operation cedar falls
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Nguyen Cao Ky
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head of vietnamese air force, helped overthrow Diem
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Nguyen Van Thieu
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president of south vietnam; part of arvn
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Hubert Humphrey
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vice president under LBJ, didn't agree with the war and encouraged LBJ to withdraw
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March on the Pentagon
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october 21, 1967l; 100,000 people marched to the pentagon to show opposition to the war. started peaceful ended with military action and arrests
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Abbie Hoffman
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led march on the pentagon, led other protests against the war
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Operation Chaos
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reports on citizens Nixon felt could be a threat to our country. Allowed for wire taps and investigations of people who protested the war
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Wise Men
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group of leaders who met to figure out how to get the support of the american people
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Tet Offensive
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the viet cong broke a ceasefire agreement to attack us and south korean troops on a holiday; turning point of the war; january 30, 1968
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Khe Sanh
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Base attacked by North Vietnam Army (NVA) US withdrew taking with them all materials and destroying the base
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Battle for Hue
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taken by NVA during Tet offense; was a military base for the US military and trade routes
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USS Pueblo
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captured by North Korea, still being held today
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Earle Wheeler
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chairman of the joint chief of staff in the 60's. supported increasing the size of troops in vietnam
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Creighton Abrams
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began the idea of vietnamization
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Clifford Task Force
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soldiers to train vietnam military to fight for themselves
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Ellsworth Bunker
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became ambassador in South Vietnam, agreed with invasion into Laos and Cambodia
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Eugene McCarthy
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ran for presidency and lost
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New Hampshire Primary
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where johnson made his speech that he would not run for reelection. people rioted outside against the war
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LBJ Speech, March 31
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Announced that he would not be running for reelection as well as calling off bombing of north vietnam
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Robert Kennedy
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was going to run in the election of 1964 but was assassinated in june, was antiwar and said he would withdraw the troops
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Dean Rusk
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secretary of state under kennedy and johnson, believed in the use of military against communism
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Paris Peace Talks
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began in 1968, took seven years to figure out, between Le Duc Tho of the north vietnam, Viet Cong, South Vietnam and the US military
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W. Averell Harriman
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he ok'd the attack of the vietnam military on Diem
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Phoenix Program
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search and destroy missions against the NLF as well as destroying the political structure of the viet cong
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Le Duc Tho
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leader of the viet minh who met during the paris peace talks to decide the treaty
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Chicago Democratic Convention
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decided hurbert humphrey would run for president
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October Bombing Halt
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1968, President LBJ decides to stop bombing north vietnam
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Election of 1968
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Nixon is elected due to his end vietnam peacefully ideas
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Henry A. Kissinger
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started vietnamization and peace talks with vietnam
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Peace with Honor
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getting out of Vietnam without considering it a loss and fair treaty agreements
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Hawks vs. Doves
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hawks wanted to win the war with military action, doves wanted peace and to withdraw from vietnam
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Chicago Seven
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group of people who were seen as a threat because of protests
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Anatoly Dobrynin
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soviet ambassador under kennedy, johnson, nixon and ford
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Operation Duck Hook
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the nuclear threat to bomb north vietnam if they did not abide by the terms at the paris peace negotiations
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"Give Peace a Chance"
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became the anthem for antiwar movements in the early 1970's
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Vietnamization
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training and arming south vietnam military to defend themselves
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Prince Norodum Sihanouk
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attempted to maintain neutrality until 1965 when he allied with north vietnam
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Lon Nol
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led the military coup again the prince and became president of the new Khmer Republic
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Cooper-Church amendment
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stop funding of military action in Cambodia and Laos and ended US military support for the Republic of Vietnam outside of south vietnam
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VVAW
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vietnam veterans against the war, considered anti-war, joined the protesting at home
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Mayday Tribe
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protests in washington dc that ended with arrests
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William Calley
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led the My Lai massacre, 104 vietnamese civilians deaths
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Pentagon Papers
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1971, papers released to the people showing the mistakes in the war and that the war had been increased secretly. raised people's suspicions of the government and fueled the antiwar movement
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Daniel Ellsburg
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released the pentagon papers
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Easter Offensive
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DRV entering south vietnam and taking a few cities past the demilitarized zone
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Leonid Brezhnev
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in the beginning he supported north vietnam, but in 1969 met with nixon and signed the SALT treaty, limiting the number of arms each country had and supplied
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Committee for the Reelection of the President
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raised funds for the reelection of Richard Nixon
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Operation Linebacker
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1972, first operation to continue bombing of north vietnam since the halt in 1968, goal was to slow trade routes into north vietnam
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Provisional Revolutionary Government
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became the temporary government in vietnam after the signing of the peace treaty
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Election of 1972
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richard nixon won by a landslide, because of ending the war and reopening china
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George McGovern
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against the war was from the beginning and told the people not to get involved
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Christmas Bombing
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largest bombing of the war. switched over to b-52's which had laser guided missiles
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Paris Peace Accords
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us would leave, south vietnam had to follow rules, north vietnam would still hold cities in south vietnam, us would pay for the damage and us would not get reinvolved
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Watergate
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scandal which involved nixon, laundering money and covering up for people, in 1972 nixon resigned as president
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Ho Chi Minh Campaign
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Operation in Xuan Loc by the North Vietnamese against south vietnam
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Gerald Ford
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took over after nixon, signed the treaty and ended the war
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Fall of Saigon
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capital of south vietnam captured by People's army of vietnam and the national liberation front on april 30,1975. renamed ho chi minh city
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Graham Martin
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was the last ambassador in south vietnam, evacuated on april 30
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