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Chapter 24

Vietnam War and American Society

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Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th president; leader of Allied forces in World War II; as president, he promoted business and continued social programs
Domino Theory Belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would likewise fall.
John F. Kennedy 35th president; seen as youthful and inspiring; known for his firm handling of the Cuban Missle Crisis; assassinated in 1963.
Ngo Dinh Diem Leader of South Vietnam, supported by the US, but no by Vietmanese Buddhist majority; assassinated in 1963.
Lyndon B. Johnson 36th president, expanded social assistance with his Great Society program; increased US commitment during Vietnam War.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam.
Viet Cong Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam.
Guerrilla Warfare A soldier who used surprise raids and hit-and-run tactics.
Chemical Weapons Were dropped from American planes in the Vietnam War.
Television The Vietnam was witnessed and captured and shown to the American public over televisions.
Draft Required military service.
Deferments Official postponement, as in a postponement of compulsary military serivce.
Teach-ins Special session of lecture and discussion on a controversial topic that often occured during the Vietnam War era.
Saigon (blank)
Richard M. Nixon 37th President, known for his foreign policy toward the Soviet Union and China and for illegal acts he committed in the Watergate affair that forced his resignation.
Vietnamization President Nixon's policy of replacing American Military forces with those of South Vietnam.
Laos (blank)
Escalation Expansion by stages, as from a local to a national conflict.
University of California at Berkely A big scene dealing with Americans getting shot and was publicized. Made soldiers at war feel forgotten since many are getting killed everyday there.
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