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17 Cards in this Set
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Hit and run technique used in fighting war |
Guerilla Warfare |
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A plan that used special military units to fight guerilla wars |
Flexible Response |
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A person forced to leave their country |
Exile |
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Cut off an area from boats |
Blockade |
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A direct telephone line for emergencies |
Hot line |
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The geurilla soldiers of the communist faction in Vietnam, NLF |
Vietcong |
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A sudden overthrow of government by a small group of people |
Coup |
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To increase or expand |
Escalate |
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A strategy used in Vietnam where US forces sought Vietcong units to destroy them |
Search and Destroy mission |
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A social movement whose values go against those of society |
Counter culture |
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An excuse driven by the draft board that lets a person be excused from military service for various reasons |
Deferment |
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A person who opposes war |
Dove |
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A person who supports war |
Hawk |
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Lack of belief; used to describe Johnson |
Credibility Gap |
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How Nixon described Americans who did not protest |
Silent Majority |
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Nixon's policy that called for South Vietnam to be more active in the war, and the US less |
Vietnamization |
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When military takes over |
Martial Law |
