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Vietnam Unit

Vietnam Unit - test prep

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Tet New year celebration
General William Westmoreland The head of all US ground troops in Vietnam 1964-1968.
Credibility gap Lack of trust by American people in what the USA/Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) said, toward the end of the Vietnam war.
Attrition A military strategy of destroying and opponents forces faster than they can be replaced.
Hue Bloodiest battle in the war
Re-education Program in camps where former South Vietnamese military officers and government employees were detained by the. Vietnamese communist government after the end of the war in 1975.
De-escalation Plan to slowly reduce US fighting involvement in Vietnam.
War at Home Antiwar movement in USA.
Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) President of the USA (1963 to 1969). Originally from Texas. Was JFK‘s vice president.
Ho Chi Minh trail A military supply route. Now a major highway.
Napalm A highly flammable, sticky jelly used in bombs and flamethrowers.
Agent Orange A defoliant/herbicide used to kill foliage in jungle to eliminate the protection and coverage of the jungle used by the communist troops.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) President of the USA from 1961 to 1963. Assassinated in 1963 before his term was completed. Sent first US ground troops to help in south Vietnam.
Hawk A bird used to symbolize a person who was in favor of the war.
Dove A bird used to symbolize a person who was against the war.
27 January 1973 Cease-fire agreement took effect on this date.
Kent State University A riot at this college ended in the death of four students in May 1970.
P.O.W. An abbreviation which signifies a soldier who was held by the communists during the war: Prisoner of War.
M.I.A. An abbreviation which signifies a soldier whose whereabouts is unknown: Missing in Action.
The Pentagon Papers A top secret report of official war decisions. Shared by Daniel Ellsberg.
N. Y. Times (newspaper) With whom did Daniel Ellsberg share the Pentagon Papers in 1971?
Vietnamization The slow removal of US troops from Vietnam, which turned the war over to the south Vietnamese.
Ho Chi Minh‘s goal for Vietnam? One independent Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh Leader of the revolution and president of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969.
Cambodia and Laos What two countries ( other than Vietnam), did the Ho Chi Minh trail go through
Escalation A military increase or buildup of troops and supplies.
A.R.V.N. An abbreviation which stood for the South Vietnamese army.
N.V.A. An abbreviation which stood for the North Vietnamese army.
Strategic bombing A type of bombing which hits specific targets only.
Operation Rolling Thunder The name for the first program of sustained bombing of North Vietnam.
Why were US combat troops were sent to South Vietnam? Protection of US airbases.
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