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Unit 9 Vocab FALL 17
Unit 9 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Objector | a person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare |
| Domino Theory | idea that if a nation falls under communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control |
| Credibility Gap | term used to describe the credibility of LBJ and his advisers in regards to the 1960's culture and Vietnam War. |
| Deferment | temporary exemption from military service for multiple reasons. |
| Guerrilla Warfare | unconventional fighting using the element of surprise on the enemy. |
| Vietnamization | President Nixon’s strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, involving the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops and their replacement with South Vietnamese forces |
| Counterculture | the culture of the young people who rejected mainstream American society in the 1960s, seeking to create an alternative society based on peace, love, and individual freedom |
| Feminism | the belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men |
| de jure segregation | segregation by law |
| de facto segregation | segregation that exists by practice and custom |