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36 Cards in this Set
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Ho chi minh |
Leader of indochinese communist party |
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Vietminh |
Organization with a goal to win Vietnam’s independence from foreign rule. |
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Domino theory |
Eisenhower likened the countries on the brink of communism to a row of dominos waiting to fall. |
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Dien Bien Phu |
NW vietnam. French outpost. French defeated here. |
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Geneva accords |
Temporarily divided Vietnam along 17th parallel |
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Ngo Dinh Diem |
S Vietnam’s president. Anti communist refused to take part in election. 1956 |
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Vietcong |
Communist opposition group in south. Attacks on diem gov. assassinated gov. officials. |
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Robert m |
Minh supplied arms to Vietcong by networks of paths along Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia borders. 1959 |
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Tonkin gulf resolution |
Granted LBJ military powers in Vietnam |
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Robert McNamera |
Secretary of defense for LBJ |
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Dean Rusk |
Secretary of State for LBJ |
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William Westmooreland |
American general in S Vietnam requested more troops. |
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ARVN |
S Vietnamese soldiers whom US Tripp’s fought against |
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Napalm |
Gasoline based bomb. Burned forests. |
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Agent orange |
Toxic chemical |
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Search and destroy missions |
Uprooting civilians with suspected ties to Vietcong, killing livestock, and burning villages. |
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Credibility gap |
Public distrust of statements made by gov. |
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Draft |
All males had to register with their local draft boards when turned 18. |
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New left |
Growing youth movement. Moving nation towards socialism. |
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SDS |
Tom Hayden and al harbor. Charges corps and large gov. institutions had taken over US. |
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FSM |
new left organization clash between students and admins at university of CA Berkley. |
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Hawks |
Person who supported US involvement in vietnam war and believes US should increase military force. |
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Doves |
Person who opposed Vietnam war and believed US should leave the war. |
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Tet offensive |
Massive surprise attack by Vietcong on S Vietnamese towns and cities. |
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Clark Clifford |
Friend and supporter of presidents Vietnam policy. Fill in defense secretary for mcnamera. |
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Robert kennedy |
JFK brother and senator from NY |
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George Wallace |
MN senator. Runs against LBJ to stop war. |
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Hubert Humphrey |
LBJ Vice President. Humphrey vs McCArthy. |
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George wallace |
AL gov. Third party candidate. School segregation and states rights. |
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Richard nixon |
US president. First US troops withdrawal from Vietnam. |
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Henry Kissinger |
National secretary advisor expert on international relations. |
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Vietnamization |
Nixon’s strategy to end US involvement in war. Gradual withdrawal of troops and replaced with S Vietnamese forces. |
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My Lai |
US platoon massacred innocent civilians here under lieutenant William |
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Kent state |
Massive students protest led to burning buildings. National guard called and shot students. |
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Pentagon papers |
7000 pg document. Gov. drew plans for entering war through LBJ. (Never a plan to end war) |
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WPA |
Law limiting presidents powers to send troops into war without asking Congress. |
