Unit 12 PLA Flashcards
(17 cards)
Vietminh
an organization of Vietnamese Communists and other nationalist groups that between 1946 and 1954 fought for Vietnamese independence from the French. (p. 731)
Vietcong
the South Vietnamese Communists who, with North Vietnamese support, fought against the government of South Vietnam in the Vietnam War (p. 732)
Containment
The blocking of another nations attempts to spread its – especially the efforts of the United States to block the spread of communism from the 1940s – 1991. (p. 605)
Domino Theory
the idea that if a nation falls under communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control. (p. 731)
Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Resolution
a resolution adopted in 1964, giving the president broad powers to wage war in Vietnam (p. 735)
Draft
required enrollment in the armed services (p. 742)
The New Left
a youth dominated political movement of the 1960s, embodied in such organizations as Students for a Democratic Society and the Free Speech Movement (p. 744)
SDS: Students for a Democratic Society
an antiestablishment New Left group, founded in 1960, that called for greater individual freedom and responsibility (p. 744)
FSM: Free Speech Movement
an antiestablishment New Left organization that originated in 1964 clash between students and administrators at the University of California at Berkley (p. 744)
Tet Offensive
a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities early in 1968 (p. 749)
War Powers Act
a law enacted in 1973, limiting a president’s right to send troops into battle without consulting Congress (p. 761)
Vietnamization
President Nixon’s strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, involving the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops and their replacement with Vietnamese forces (p. 755)
Pentagon Papers
a 7,000 page document- leaked to the press in 1971 by the former Defense Department worker Daniel Ellsberg- revealing that the U.S. government had not been honest about its intentions in the Vietnam War (p. 757)
Doves
American individual who called for America to withdraw from Vietnam
Hawks
American individual who supported the war effort
CAUSES of The War in Vietnam
-Vietnamese demand independence
-West determines to stop Communism
-U.S. takes active role in halting communist advance in Vietnam
-Geneva Conference divides Vietnam
-South Vietnam grows unstable; Communists rebel
Effects of The War in Vietnam
- U.S. withdraws
- South Vietnamese government falls
- Communists gain victories in Laos and Cambodia
- Congress passes War Powers Act
- War contributes to American cynicism about government and leaders
