Vocabulary Flashcards
The phillipines
an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China
Burma
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal.
Vietnam
Official name Socialist Republic of Vietnam.a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: form
Geneva accords
The Geneva Agreements of 1954 (also, “Geneva Accords”) arranged a settlement which brought about an end to the First Indochina War. The agreement was reached at the end of the Geneva Conference
TET offensive
one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968
Ho Chi Minh
a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was Chairman and First secretary of the Workers’ Party of Vietnam.
Paris peace accords
a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973 to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War.
LAOS
a member of an indigenous people of Laos and northeastern Thailand.
Cambodia
a native or inhabitant of Cambodia, or a person of Cambodian descent.
Muggabi
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Belgian Congo
a Belgian colony in Central Africa between 1908 and 1960 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Israel
a country between Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.
Palestine
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan.an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
Suez crisis
A major international incident that arose in 1956 from the decision by Gamal A. Nasser of Egypt to nationalize the Suez Canal, which long had been controlled by Great Britain.
Ayatollah khomeini
an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, philosopher, revolutionary, and politician.
Six day war
was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known then as the United Arab Republic, UAR), Jordan, and Syria, include both longstanding and immediate issues.
Yasir
“to be rich”, derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) “to become easy”. one who makes things easier, one who directs to the right path, one who goes against the tide. Other names. Related names. yasir,yaseer.