| A | B |
|---|
| Ho Chi Minh | Leader of Vietnam |
| Vietminh | Org. fought for independence from French Rule |
| French Indochinese War | Fight for Independence from France |
| Domino Theory | Countries on the brink of communism |
| Geneva Accords | Divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel |
| Ho Chi Mihn Trail | Supply route along all of Vietnam |
| Tonkin Gulf Resolution | Gave Johnson broad powers in Vietnam |
| Operation Rolling Thunder | 1st sustained bombing of N. Vietnam |
| General Westmoreland | US commander in S. Vietnam |
| Attrition | Westmoreland's strategy to wear down the enemy |
| ARVN | Army of the Rep. of Vietnam |
| Naplm | Gas based bomb to burn jungle |
| Agent Orange | Leaf killing toxic chemical |
| Search and Destroy Mission | Uprooting civilians tied to Vietcong |
| Body Count | # shown on TV to USA |
| Credibility Gap | TV picture told different story than reality |
| Living Room war | Information to people saw war on TV |
| Working Class War | College guys could avoid the draft. |
| New Left | Demanded sweeping changes for USA |
| Student for Democratic Society | Wanted participatory democracy. |
| Hawks | Wanted more force used to win the war |
| Doves | Wanted US to withdraw from Vietnam |
| Tet Offensive | Vietcong attacked during holiday |
| 1968 Democratic National Conv. | 10,000 protesters anti Humphrey |
| Robert Kennedy | Killed after a speech in L.A. |
| Richard Nixon | Pres. that withdrew US from Vietnam |
| Vietnamization | Gradual withdrawal so S. Vietnam could take over. |
| Silent Majority | Mainstream quiet Americans that supported the war. |
| My Lai | US shot 200 innocent Vietnamize villagers |
| Kent State | Protest burned ROTC bldg. |
| Pentagon Papers | Plan of LBJ's to put troops in war when he said he wouldn't |
| Tolkin War | US ships attacked and we responded |
| US in Vietnam | To stop communism |
