| A | B |
| Nixon's term for most Americans; citizens who did not protest | Silent Majority |
| A lack of belief for what the government claims | Credibility Gap |
| Nixon's policy of having the South Vietnamese do more of the fighting that then Americans | Vietnamization |
| Someone who wants war | Hawk |
| Someone who wants peace | Dove |
| Military rule usually put into effect in emergencies | Martial Law |
| Lets a person be excused from the military draft | Deferment |
| Soldiers who are last seen during a battle | MIAs |
| A social movement who's values go against those of established society | Counterculture |
| The sudden overthrow of a government by a small group | Coup |
| To increase or expand | Escalate |
| Fighting technique used by small bands utilizing ambushes | Guerrilla Warfare |
| Kennedy's plan to create special forces to fight guerrilla wars | Flexible Response |
| North Vietnamese forces | Vietcong |
| The special phone line that allows the Soviet Premier to talk to the U.S. President | Hotline |
| When navy ships stop all traffic in and out of a port | Blockade |
| A person forced to leave their home country | Exile |
| A rule issued by the chief executive that has the force of law | Executive Order |