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16 Cards in this Set
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anecdote
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noun -a short account of an incident in someone's life
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consolidate
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verb -to combine, unite, to make solid or firm
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counterfeit
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noun -an imitation designed to deceive
adj. -not genuine verb - to make an illegal copy |
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docile
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adj. - eaily taught, led, or managed; obedient
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dominate
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verb - to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height
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entreat
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verb - to beg, implore, ask earnestly
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fallible
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adj. - capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate
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fickle
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adj. - liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked
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Viet Cong
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Pro-Communist South Vietnamese guerrillas.
North Vietnam supplied aid to them. p.1061 |
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution
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Authority granted by Congress to Johnson in 1964 to approve an support in advance "the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the forces of the U.S." p. 1061
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Domino theory
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Idea that if a country fell to Communism, the countries on its borders would also fall. p. 1061
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Escalation
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Increase in military involvement p. 1062
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Hawks and Doves
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Hawks - People who are for the war
Doves - People who are against the war, after international bird of peace p. 1064 |
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Wage-and-price freeze
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August 1971, President Nixon put limits or decided to "freeze" wages and prices. He did this to stop inflation - it helped slow inflation.
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Saigon
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Capital of South Vietnam p. 1067
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Tet Offensive
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January 30, 1968
The Viet Cong attacked major cities during Vietnamese New Year (Tet). American counterattack crushed the Tet Offensive. |
