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U.S. History
Topic 13 "Vietnam"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ho Chi Minh | Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) |
| Domino Theory | Idea that speculated that if one state in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow |
| SEATO | International organization that brought together various countries for collective defense in Southeast Asia |
| Vietcong | Political organization and army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | A joint resolution that the United States Congress passed that gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization for the use of military force in Southeast Asia. |
| Napalm | A gelling agent used primarily as an anti-personnel weapon that sticks to skin and causes severe burns when on fire |
| Hawk | A person that supported the war in Vietnam |
| Dove | A person who opposed U.S. involvement in Vietnam |
| Draftee | A person selected or conscripted for military service |
| Tet Offensive | One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched by forces of the Viet Cong against the forces of South Vietnam and the United States. |
| My Lai | Mass killing of unarmed civilians in South Vietnam committed by U.S. Army soldiers. Victims included men, women, children, and infants. |
| Pentagon Papers | Revealed that the U.S. had secretly enlarged the scale of the Vietnam War without reporting their plans in the mainstream media. |
| Kent State Protest | Violent protest that resulted in the death of 4 students who were shot abruptly by trigger-happy national guardsmen. |
| Paris Peace Accords | Intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War. It ended direct U.S. military involvement. |
| Richard Nixon | 37th President of the United States who is credited for ending the U.S. involvement in Vietnam as well as improving diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and China |
| "Peace with Honor" | Plan and promise made by president Nixon to remove troops from Vietnam |
| S.A.L.T. | Talks and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union on the issue of armament control. |
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Mr. Peirce
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