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Vietnam Flashcards

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Indochina

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Peninsula that held Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

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Geneva accords

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Divide Vietnam by the 17th parallel

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Buddhism

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originated in ancient India, believe in 4 noble truths and the eight fold path to enlightenment. Religion in Vietnam, anti war

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Search and destroy

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Agent orange

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used by America to destroy farms and crops. The chemical had dioxin, which was very toxic and dangerous to humans.

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6
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Doves

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students and other opponents of Vietnam

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Hawks

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supporters of the war

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Election of 1964

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democrat Lyndon b Johnson won by a landslide over Barry Goldwater

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Election of 1968

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Richard Nixon (Republican) defeated Democratic Party (Humphrey) by promising to represent the voice of the “silent majority”

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Vietminh

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founded by Ho Chi Minh in 1941. Fought for Vietnamese independence from French colonial rule

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Kent state

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Domino theory

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Eisenhower theory. If one country falls to communism, the country next to it will fall to then, then the country next to that. It will eventually reach America.

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13
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Self-immolation

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Setting yourself on fire in form of protest

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14
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Saigon

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South Vietnam capital

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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American backed leader of South Vietnam, not communist

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Robert McNamara

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lbj and jfk’s secretary of defense, anti communism

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Jfk

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supported s Vietnam, reluctant to send too many US troops in. Assassinated in 1963

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Operation rolling thunder

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Intense, sustained bombing of North Vietnam (1965-1968)

1.Boost morale in Saigon
2.Destroy infrastructure in N. Vietnam
3.Cease flow of men/material in S. Vietnam
4.End goal of communist insurgency in S. Vietnam

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Credibility gap

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lack of trust in the government in the 60s and 70s, they thought the government wasn’t being honest

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Silent majority

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Containment

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Trumans foreign policy, to contain communism and not let it in the US

22
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Paris peace talk

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23
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Generation gap

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divide between older and younger generations during the 60s and 70s because of social and political change

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Pentagon papers

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showed that the government had lied to the public about the war, revealed in 1971

25
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Dien bien phu

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Leader of South Vietnam

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Ho chi minh

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Leader of North Vietnam, Vietnamese communist

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Gulf tonkin

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28
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Gulf of Tonkin resolution

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After alleged attack on American destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin, President Johnson was given broad authority to use American forces in Vietnam

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Mines/traps

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30
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Deferments

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excusing people from the draft for various reasons (full-time students).

31
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Peace with honor

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32
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Ho Chi Minh trail

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trade route through North Vietnam to Laos, Cambodia, then South Vietnam. Heavily bombed by US military

33
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My lai

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34
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Fall of Saigon

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35
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Hanoi

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North Vietnam capital

36
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Vietcong

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Vietnamese communists

37
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Eisenhower

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38
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Naplam

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39
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Counter culture

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many that opposed the war were part of this. It was a movement that rejected traditional American values.

40
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Tet offensive

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Campaign of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong
against targets throughout S. Vietnam.

41
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Henry Kissinger

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42
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Conscience objectors

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claimed moral/religious beliefs prevented them from fighting

43
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W. Westmoreland

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commander of US military operations 1964-1968

44
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Lt. William Calley

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US army officer, convicted of war crimes for what he did in the my lai massacre.

45
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Vietnamization

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