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domino theory
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Belief that if one country fell to communism, neigboring countries would likewise fall.
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Vietminh
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Common name for the League for Independence of Vietnam.
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Geneva Accords
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A 1954 international conference in which Vietnam was divided into two nations.
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Viet Cong
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Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam.
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National Liberation Front
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Political arm of the Viet Cong.
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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1964 congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam.
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land mine
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An explosive device planted in the ground.
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saturation bombing
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The dropping of a large concentration of bombs over a certain area.
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Agent Orange
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A herbicide used as a chemical weapon during the Vietnam War to kill vegetation and expose enemy hiding places.
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napalm
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Highly flammable chemical dropped from US planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War.
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escalation
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Expansion by stages, as from a local to a national conflict.
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Ho Chi Minh Trial
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A supply route used to carry troops and supplies from North Vietnam to South Vietnam.
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hawks
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Nickname for a supporter of war, as in the Vietnam War.
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dove
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Nickname for a person who opposes war, as in the Vietnam War.
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Tet Offensive
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1968 attack by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces throughout South Vietnam.
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generation gap
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A term used to describe the widening difference between a younger generation and thier parents.
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New Left
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New political movement of the late 1960s that called for radical changes to fight poverty and racism.
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teach-in
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Special session of lecture and discussion on a controversial topic that often occured during the Vietnam War era.
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conscientious objector
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A person who opposes war on moral or religious grounds.
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deferment
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Official postponement as in a postponement of compulsary military service.
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Middle America
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Term sometimes used to describe mainstream Americans.
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Paris peace talks
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Negotiations between the United States and North Vietnam, beginning in 1968.
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Vietnamization
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President Nixon's policy of replacing American military forces with those of South Vietnam.
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silent majority
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Term used by President Nixon to describe Americans who opposed the counterculture.
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POW
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Prisoner of war.
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MIA
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Missing in action.
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