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Vietnam Review

Terms and Phrases related to the Vietnam War Era

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IndochinaFrench colony in southeast Asia
ColonyLand owned & controlled by another country
Ho Chi Minh TrailSupply line from N. to S. Vietnam
HanoiCapital of North Vietnam
SaigonCapital of south Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionGave president the power to use force in Vietnam
Guerilla WarfareSmall groups - hit and run tactics
Agent OrangeDefoliant
Domino TheoryCountry after country would fall to communism
Seventeen ParallelSeparated N. & S. Vietnam
VCCommunist guerilla force
U.S.S. MaddoxGunboat fired upon by N. Vietnames
Anti War ProtestorsPeople advocating our withdrawal from Vietnam
Sit-inA form of protest
Draft Card burningA protest against induction into the army
Credability GapPerception vs reality
Tet OffensiveMajor assault on S. Vietnamese cities
WoodstockRock concert & anti war protest
VietnamizationTurning the war over to the Vietnamese
Living Room WarEveryday media coverage of the War
EsculateStep up involvement
CambodiaNixon orders bombing of this country
Kent StateStudents killed by national guard
POW'sCaptured soldiers
MIA'SSoldiers not returned or never found
War Powers ActLimited Pres. power to send troops to war
Draft DodgerPerson refusing to enter the military
WithdrawalPull out of troops
HippiesPreached love and nonviolence
LotteryRandom selection for military induction


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