| A | B |
|---|
| Harry Truman | Refused to negotiate with Ho Chi Minh, a leader from North Vietnam. |
| John Kennedy | Sent troops and advisors to Vietnam. 16,000 men went to Vietnam under JFK's orders. |
| Lyndon Johnson | Escalated the war in Vietnam in 1965. |
| Richard Nixon | President when the United States withdrew from Vietnam in 1973. |
| Gerald R. Ford | President when the Vietnam War ended in 1975. |
| Dwight Eisenhower | Committed economic & military aid to Vietnam. He did not commit ground troops. |
| Ho Chi Minh | Leader of North Vietnam during the war. |
| Ngo Dien Diem | Corrupt leader of South Vietnam during the war. |
| John McNamara | Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War. He advised JFK and LBJ concerning the war. |
| William Calley | American soldier who ordered the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam. |
| Buddhist monks | Demonstrated against Diem's corrupt government during the war. |
| Jane Fonda | Commonly called "Hanoi Jane" because she visited North Vietnam during the war. |
| Hawks | People who supported the Vietnam War. |
| Doves | People who were against the Vietnam War. |
| Draft dodgers | Those who went to Canada or left the U.S. to avoid military service. |
| Silent majority | Group of Americans who wanted order restored but did support the Vietnam War. These people supported Richard Nixon in 1968. |
| POW | Prisoners of War. |
| MIA | Missing in Action |
| Vietnminh | North Vietnamese freedom fighters. |
| ARVN | South Vietnames forces and an ally of the U.S. |
