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Ch 31
The Vietnam War
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11th Grade
05/28/2013

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Domino Theory
Definition
The belief that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will likewise fall
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Vietminh
Definition
Common name for the League for Independence of Vietnam
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Geneva Accords
Definition
A 1954 international conference in which Vietnam was divided into two nations
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Viet Cong
Definition
Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam
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National Liberation Front
Definition
Political arm of the Viet Cong
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Definition
1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam
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Land Mine
Definition
An explosive device planted in the ground
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Saturation Bombing
Definition
The dropping of a large concentration of bombs over a certain area
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Fragmentation Bombs
Definition
A type of bomb that, upon explosion, causes pieces of its thick metal casings to be thrown in all directions
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Agent Orange
Definition
A herbicide used as a chemical weapon during the Vietnam War to kill vegetation and expose enemy hiding places
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Napalm
Definition
Highly flammable chemical dropped from US planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War
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Escalation
Definition
Expansion by stages, as from a local to a national conflict
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Definition
A supply route used to carry troops and supplies from North Vietnam to South Vietnam
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Hawks
Definition
Nickname for a supporter of war, as in the Vietnam War
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Doves
Definition
Nickname for a person who opposes a war, as in the Vietnam War
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Tet Offensive
Definition
A 1968 attack by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces throughout South Vietnam
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Generation Gap
Definition
A term used to describe the widening difference in values between a younger generation and their parents
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New Left
Definition
New political movement of the late 1960s that called for radical changes to fight poverty and racism
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Teach-in
Definition
Special section of lecture and discussion on a controversial topic that often occurred during the Vietnam War era
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Conscience Objector
Definition
A person who opposes war on moral or religious grounds
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Deferment
Definition
Official postponement, as in a postponement of compulsory military service
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Middle America
Definition
Term sometimes used to describe mainstream Americans
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Paris Peace Talks
Definition
Negotiations between the United States and North Vietnam, beginning in 1968
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Vietnamization
Definition
President Nixon's policy of replacing American military  forces with those of South Vietnam
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Silent Majority
Definition
Term used by President Nixon to describe Americans who opposed the counterculture
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POW
Definition
Prisoner of war
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MIA
Definition
Missing in action
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