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CH 30 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Guerrilla warfare | Fighting by small bands using tactics such as sudden ambushes |
| Flexible Response- | Relied on special military units trained to fight guerrilla wars |
| Executive Order- | rule issued by the chief executive |
| Exiles | Persons forced from their homes |
| Blockade | To close off |
| Viet Cong- | Vietnamese communist forces |
| Coup- | to overthrow the government |
| Escalate | gradually increase |
| Search and destroy mission- | Missions to seek out Vietcong or north Vietnamese units and destroy them |
| Counterculture | Movement that rejected traditional American values |
| Deferment | Being excused from the draft for a variety of reasons |
| Dove- | Students and those opposed to the Vietnam War |
| Hawk- | Supporters of the Vietnam War |
| Credibility Gap- | Fewer people trusted the governments statements |
| Silent Majority | Non-demonstrating conservatives Americans |
| Martial Law | Emergency military rule |
| Vietnamization | Called for the army of South Vietnam to take a more active role in fighting the war |
| MIA | Missing in action |
| Ho Chi Minh | Leader of North Vietnam's communist forces |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | President of South Vietnam |