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| Ho Chi Minh | was the leader of the Vietminh |
| domino theory | the belief that if one nation in Asia fell to the Communists, neighboring countries would follow |
| guerrilla | armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare |
| Dien Bien Phu | battle where the French were defeated by Vietminh |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | was the leader for South Vietnam |
| Vietcong | the guerrilla soldiers of the Communist faction in Vietnam also known as the National Liberation Front |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | act passed by Congress which gave the Presdent ulimited power in Vietnam |
| napalm | a jellied gasoline used for bombs |
| Agent Orange | a chemical that strips leaves from trees and shrubs, turning farmland and forest into wasteland. |
| Ho Chi Minh Trail | was a network of jungle paths that were used to supply the Vietcong |
| William Westmoreland | United States military leader during the Vietnam War |
| credibility gap | lack of trust or believability. |
| teach-in | an extended meeting or class held to discuss a social or political issue |
| dove | a person in favor of the United States withdrawing from the Vietnam War |
| hawk | someone who believed the United States should continue its military efforts in Vietnam. |
| Tet offensive | time when the North Vietnamese launched a massive surprise attack against the US |
| Henry Kissinger | was the main US diplomate during the Vietnam War |
| linkage | policy of improving relations with the Soviet Union and China in hopes of persuading them to cut back their aid to North Vietnam |
| Vietnamization | the process of making South Vietnam assume morte the war effort by slowly withdrawing troops from Vietnam |
| Pentagon Papers | stolen documents about the Vietnam War that were printed in the newspaper |
| War Powers Act | Was passed by Congress in 1973 to reestablish some limits on executive power |
| Genneva Accords | It was a peace agreement that ended Frances involvment in Vietnam. It divided Vietnam between the North and south. |
| Tet Offensive | This was an all attach by the Vietcong on the United States in 1968. |
| Kent State | This is college in the United States where 4 student Vietnam protesters were killded |
| Vietminh | This was name of the group of Nationalist that was led by the Ho Chi Minh. |
| Robert McNamara | was Johnsons Secretary of Defense. |
| Operation Rolling Thunder | Is where the United States military attemped to bomb North Vietnam into defeat. |
