| A | B |
|---|
| INDOCHINA | french colony that included Laos,lambodin, vietnam |
| HO CHI MINH | Led Vietnamese independence movement, wanted a communist gov't |
| JAPAN | Helped vietnam chase out france - controlled Vietnam during WWII |
| DOMINO THEORY | IKE's belief that if 1 nation in s.east aisa fell to communism nearby nations would fall. also |
| GENEVA ACCORDS | 1954 Agreement that temporarily divided vietnam +called for free election in 1956 to reunite the nation |
| NGO DINH DIEM | WESTERN STYLE LEADER OF S. VIETNAM SUPPORTED BY USA (ANTI-COMMUNIST) |
| VIETCONG | N. VIETNAMESE GUERILLA ARMY |
| NVA | NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY |
| VIETMINH | N. VIETNAMESE ARMY |
| CONTAINNMENT | REASON FOR US FIGHTING IN VIETNAM |
| TOKIN GULF RESOLUTION | COMGRESS SURRENDERS RIGHT TO DECLARE . WAR. LBJ USES THIS TO SEAD MORE TROOPS |
| HO CHI MINH TRAILS | SUPPLY LINE UESD BY NVA/VC TO GET SUPPLIES INTO S. VIETNAM RAN THROUGH LAOS+CAMBODIA |
| LBJ | ESCALATED US INVOLVEDMENT IN VIETNAM |
| SEARCH & DESTROY | US STRATEGY FIND ENEMY CAMPS + SUPPLIES AND BOMB TO BITS |
