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STEELE
STEELE--SSII--CHPT 20 ORIGINS OF VIETNAM WAR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| HO CHI MINH | LEADER OF THE COMMUNIST MOVEMENT IN VIETNAM |
| DOMINO THEORY | IDEA THAT IF VIETNAM FELL TO COMMUNISM, SURROUNDING COUNTRIES WOULD SOON FOLLOW |
| DIEN BIEN PHU | MILITARY BASE WHERE THE VIETMINH TRAPPED FRENCH TROOPS FOR 55 DAYS |
| SEATO | SOUTHEAST ASIA TREATY ORGANIZATION--TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA |
| VIETCONG | VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST GUERRILLA FIGHTERS |
| GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION | RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE US, WITHOUT GOING TO CONGRESS FOR APPROVAL |
| WILLIAM WESTMORELAND | AMERICAN COMMANDER IN SOUTH VIETNAM |
| NAPALM | A JELLIED GASOLINE THAT COVERED LARGE AREAS IN FLAMES |
| HAWK | ONE GROUP OF CONGRESS WHO SUPPORTED THE WAR AND BELIEVED THEY WERE FIGHTING COMMUNISM |
| DOVE | ONE GROUP OF CONGRESS WHO QUESTIONED THE WAR ON MORAL AND STRATEGIC GROUNDS |
| DRAFTEE | MEN DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE |
| SDS | STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY--CAMPAIGNED TO END THE WAR ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES |
| "CREDIBILITY GAP" | DIFFERENCES IN WHAT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SAID, AND WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR--GROWING DISTRUST OF GOV'T |
| TET OFFENSIVE | COORDINATED COMMUNIST ASSAULT ON 36 PROVINCIAL CAPITALS AND 5 MAJOR CITIES IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND US MILITARY POSITIONS |
| EUGENE McCARTHY | MINNESOTA SENATOR, WHO CAMPAIGNED FOR THE PRESIDENCY ON HIS ANTI-WAR STANCE |
| ROBERT KENNEDY | NY SENATOR, WHO CAMPAIGNED FOR PRESIDENT (OUSTING JOHNSON FROM THE RACE) |
| VIETNAMIZATION | GRADUAL U.S. PULLOUT FROM VIETNAM, WITH ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (ARVN)TAKING MORE CONTROL |
| KENT STATE UNIVERSITY | OHIO COLLEGE, WHERE 4 STUDENTS WERE KILLED BY NATIONAL GUARD, DURING WAR DEMONSTRATIONS |
| MY LAI | VILLAGE IN VIETNAM WHERE U.S. SOLDIERS MASSACRED CIVILIANS (THINKING THEY WERE VIETCONG, POSING AS CIVILIANS) AN INVESTIGATION FOLLOWED |
| PENTAGON PAPERS | HISTORY OF HOW U.S. GOT INVOLVED IN VIETNAM--LEAKED TO PAPERS--PROVING THAT GOV'T LIED TO THE PEOPLE AND CONGRESS |
| PARIS PEACE ACCORDS | AGREEMENT OF CEASE FIRE BETWEEN SOUTH AND NORTH VIETNAM, U.S. AND THE VIETCONG |
| WAR POWERS ACT | RESTRICTED THE PRESIDENT'S WAR-MAKING POWERS BY REQUIRING HIM TO CONSULT CONGRESS 48 HOURS OF COMMITTING AMERICAN FORCES INTO WAR |
| HENRY KISSINGER | NIXON'S LEADING ADVISER ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS--WHOSE IDEOLOGY WAS "US" VS "THEM" IN TERMS OF COMMUNISM |
| REALPOLITIK | POLITICAL GOALS SHOULD BE DEFINED AS CONCRETE NATIONAL INTERESTS RATHER THAN IDEOLOGY |
| ZHOU ENLAI | PREMIER OF CHINA IN 1971, WHO BEGAN TALKS WITH THE U.S. AND NIXON |
| STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TREATY | STEP TOWARD CALMING THE ARMS RACE BETWEEN U.S. AND USSR..LIMITED ICBM'S AND ABM'S |
| DETENTE | POLICY AIMED AT REDUCING THE COLD WAR TENSIONS |
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