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| Counterculture | the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society. |
| Doves | a person, especially one in public office, who advocates peace |
| Escalation | to increase or be increased in extent, intensity, or magnitude |
| Hawks | any person who pursues an aggressive policy in business, government, etc. |
| Vietnam War | a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam. |
| Domino Theory | a theory that if one country is taken over by an expansionist, especially Communist, neighbor, party, or the like, the nearby nations will be taken over one after another. |
| Vietcong | a Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam. |
| Napalm | a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc. |
| Agent Orange | a powerful herbicide and defoliant containing trace amounts of dioxin, a toxic impurity suspected of causing serious health problems, including cancer and genetic damage, in some persons exposed to it and birth defects in their offspring: used by U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War to defoliate jungles. |
| Draft | selection for compulsory military service |
| Tet Offensive | an offensive by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces against South Vietnamese and U.S. positions in South Vietnam, beginning on Jan. 31, 1968, the start of Tet. |
| Vietnamization | a U.S. policy during the Vietnam War of giving the South Vietnamese government responsibility for carrying on the war, so as to allow for the withdrawal of American troops. |
| Silent Majority | any group of people who are not outspoken and who are considered to constitute a majority. |
| War Powers Act | passed to limit the power of the president to deploy military forces without the consent of Congress |
| Pentagon Papers | A classified study of the Vietnam War that was carried out by the Department of Defense. |
