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| Peace Corps | Beginning in 1961 Volunteers were sent to developing countries to help with projects such as digging wells and building schools. |
| Berlin Wall | A barrier of concrete and barbed wire between Communist East Berline and West Berlin |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | A threat to national security that occurred when teh Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. |
| Domino Theory | The idea that Communism would spread rapidly throughout Southeast Asia |
| Vietcong | The south Vietnam forces that were supported by North Vietnamese Communists |
| Tonkin Gulf Resolution | Gave President Johnson the power to send combat troops to Vietnam. |
| Ho Chi Minh Trail | A series of jungle paths that allowed Comuunist forces to travel from North Vietnam to South Vietnam |
| Escalation | Increased involvement in the Vietnam War |
| Search and Destroy Missions | The strategy used in teh Vietnam War in which enemy targets were located and attacked. |
| Tet Offensive | A series of attacks by Vietcong forces that proved to many American teh Vietnam War was not being won. |
| Doves | Opponents of the Vietnam War |
| Hawks | Supporters of the Vietnam War |
| SDS | Students for a Democratic Society |
| Vietnamization | A policy introduced in an attempt to leave the Vietnam War, in which Vietnamese forces would take over the fighting. |
| 26th Amendment | Lowered the voting age to 18 (1971) |
| War Powers Act | Requires a president to get Congressional approval before sending troops into combat (1973) |
| Vietnman Veterens Memorial | A war memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to the veterans of Vietnam |
| Agent Orange | Chemical used to kill dense forests and increase visibility from the air. Exposure caused serious health problems |
| Hippies | Young people who rebelled against the mainstream culture of the 60's |
| Pentagon Papers | Secret government documents published by the New York Times (1971). Revealed that US officials had been lying to the American public about the progress of the war for years |
| Paris Peace Accords | Cease fire signed by the US, the Vietcong, North and South Vietnam (1973). |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Captured and kept by the enemy |
| Draft | A system of required service in the armed forces |
| Deferement | Opting out of service due to college or other circumstances |
| My Lai Massacre | US search and destroy mission in the city of My Lai that turned into the massacre of 500 unarmed villagers, including women and children |
| Geneva Accords of 1954 | Divided Vietnam into North and South. Called for democratic elections in July 1956 that would unite the two countries under one government |
| Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) | Led campaigns for civil rights throughout the south. Founded by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Student Non-Violent Corrdinating Committee (SNCC) | Group organized to promote civil rights for African Americans through nonviolent protests |
| March on Washington in 1963 | Huge demonstration organized by Martin Luther King Jr. to protest racial discrimination |
| Fidel Castro | Communist leader of Cuba, came to power through a revolution in 1959 |
| Neil Armstrong | Commander of the first lunar landing mission, he was also the first person to step on the surface of the moon |
| Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin | Copiloted the first lunar landing mission, he was the second man to walk on the moon |
| Ho Chi Minh | Communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, his government aided the Vietcong |
| William Westmoreland | Commander of all US forces in Veitnam during the Vietnam War, he began the strategy of search and destroy missions |
| Richard M. Nixon | The 37th president of the United States, he withdrew troops from Vietnam, ending the hugely unpopular war. He became the first president to resign, after the Watergate scandle affected his credibility |
| Henry Kissinger | Served as secretary of state under President Nixon and helped form the policy of realpolitik |
| Dwight Eisenhower | The 34th president of the United States, he used his popularity as a war hero of World War 2 to become president, in which position he led the nation through the Korean War |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | President of South Vietnam |
| John McCain | American who served as Arizona's US senator beginning in 1987. He also served in the US Army during the Vietnam War |
| John Kennedy | The 35th president of the United States, led the country through several cold war crises, but was assassinated in 1963 |
| George McGovern | Democratic presidential nominee in 1972. Lost to Richard Nixon. Tried to win over the new young voters |
| Harry Truman | The 33rd president of the United States, he became president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt. Truman ended World War 2 after dropping atomic bombs on Japan |
| Lyndon Johnson | The 36th president of the United States, became president after the assassination of John Kennedy. Johnson led the nation through the civil rights movement, signing many antidiscrimination bills into law |
| Presidential Candidates in 1968 | Richard M. Nixon and Hubert Humphrey |
| Presidential Candidates in 1972 | Richard M. Nixon and George McGovern |
| Robert Kennedy | Younger brother to John Kennedy. Was a junior senator from New York until his assassination |
