| A | B |
| Ho Chi Minh | Leader of North Vietnam |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | Leader of South Vietnam |
| Geneva Accords | North and South Vietnam |
| Vietcong | opposition in the south |
| France | colonized Indochina |
| Guerrilla Warfare | suprise hit and run attacks |
| domino theory | one country fall others will follow |
| Dien Bien Phu | French Surrenders |
| Hanoi | Capital of North Vietnam |
| Saigon | Capital of South Vietnam |
| Ho Chi Minh Trail | Supply route for the Vietcong |
| Agent Orange | Chemical used to destroy the vegetation |
| Hawks | Supported the war |
| Doves | Against the war |
| Tet Offensive | 1968 Vietcong and N. Vietnamese attacks on the South |
| conscientious objector | refuse to fight because of religious or moral reasons |
| Vietnamization | American soldiers replaced by S.Vietnamese |
| Silent Majority | opposed the counter culture movement |
| generation gap | different in values between young americans and their parents |
| deferment | postponement of military obligation |
| New Left | political movment that wanted radical change |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resoultion | Gave the President full authority to esclate |
| Vietminh | Fought for Vietnamese independence against the French |