| A | B |
| Indochina | French colony in southeast Asia |
| Colony | Land owned & controlled by another country |
| Ho Chi Minh Trail | Supply line from N. to S. Vietnam |
| Hanoi | Capital of North Vietnam |
| Saigon | Capital of south Vietnam |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | Gave president the power to use force in Vietnam |
| Guerilla Warfare | Small groups - hit and run tactics |
| Agent Orange | Defoliant |
| Domino Theory | Country after country would fall to communism |
| Seventeen Parallel | Separated N. & S. Vietnam |
| VC | Communist guerilla force |
| U.S.S. Maddox | Gunboat fired upon by N. Vietnames |
| Anti War Protestors | People advocating our withdrawal from Vietnam |
| Sit-in | A form of protest |
| Draft Card burning | A protest against induction into the army |
| Credability Gap | Perception vs reality |
| Tet Offensive | Major assault on S. Vietnamese cities |
| Woodstock | Rock concert & anti war protest |
| Vietnamization | Turning the war over to the Vietnamese |
| Living Room War | Everyday media coverage of the War |
| Esculate | Step up involvement |
| Cambodia | Nixon orders bombing of this country |
| Kent State | Students killed by national guard |
| POW's | Captured soldiers |
| MIA'S | Soldiers not returned or never found |
| War Powers Act | Limited Pres. power to send troops to war |
| Draft Dodger | Person refusing to enter the military |
| Withdrawal | Pull out of troops |
| Hippies | Preached love and nonviolence |
| Lottery | Random selection for military induction |