| A | B |
| Ho Chi Ming | supported independence for Vietnam |
| domino theory | if country falls to communism, others will fall |
| SEATO | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization |
| Vietcong | communist rebel group |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | US resolution to repel attacks |
| William Westmoreland | General, commander in Vietnam |
| napalm | jellied gasoline |
| hawk | conservatives support Johnson |
| dove | liberals against fighting in Vietnam |
| draftee | Young men forced to be in the military |
| SDS | Students for Democratic Society |
| credibility gap | difference between what is said and actuality |
| Tet Offensive | coordinated assult by communists |