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Preble SS11: Ch 29
Chapter 29 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Domino theory | Belief that if a country fell into communism, nearby countries would follow |
| French Indochina | French-ruled colony made up of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia |
| Ho Chi Minh Trail | Secret route used by North Vietnamese to send troops and supplies to the Viet Cong |
| Viet Cong | South Vietnamese who fought to overthrow the Diem government and reunite the country under Communist rule |
| John F. Kennedy | US president from 1961-1963 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | US president from 1963-1969 |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | Leader of South Vietnam |
| Nikita Khrushchev | Leader of the Soviet Union 1953 – 1964 |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | 1964 legislation that gave President Johnson the power the use military force in Vietnam |
| Guerrilla warfare | Surprise attacks by small bands of fighters |
| Napalm | Jellied gasoline that burns violently; used to destroy vegetation and as a weapon |
| Agent Orange | Chemical that kills plants; used in Vietnam to expose Viet Cong hideouts |
| Tet offensive | Surprise Communist attack on US and South Vietnamese forces in 1968; further weakened American support for the war |
| Ho Chi Minh | Leader of Communist Vietnam; revolutionary-founder of the Indochinese Communist Party |
| Counterculture | Movement of mostly young Americans who had become disillusioned with the Vietnam War and injustices in society |
| Richard Nixon | Republican president elected in 1968 |