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Chapter 18 WH
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Third World | During the cold war, a country that was not aligned with either the United States or the Soviet Union |
| Autocrat | A tyrant with absolute power |
| Insurgents | A rebel or revolutionary |
| Coup | An illegal overthrow of the government |
| Escalation | An increase of intensity as during war |
| War of Attrition | A military strategy in which an army wears another down by conducting many small battles over a long period of time |
| Mortars | A short-range muzzle-loaded cannon |
| Credibility Gap | An increasing skepticism among Americans about government reports on the Vietnam War |
| Deferment | An official permission to delay conscription |
| Hawks | A person who supports war |
| Doves | A person who opposes War |
| Stalemate | A situation in which neither side in a conflict can claim victory |
| Delegates | A person representing his or her state in a nominating convention |
| Impasse | A situation in which no progress is possible |
| Counterculture | A movement in the 1960s that promoted a way of life that was in opposition to American societies establish rules and behavior |
| Induction | The act of being drafted into the military |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | A condition brought on by injury or psychological trauma |
| Geneva Records | Detailed the terms of the agreement, Vietnam was split along the 17th parallel |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | The Prime Minister of the southern part of the country and founded the Republic of Vietnam |
| Viet Cong | People who belong to the National Liberation Front |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | The resolution would give the president the power to take any action necessary to repel armed aggression and defense South Vietnam |
| Pleiku | A U.S. Air Base |
| Operation Rolling Thunder | Johnson countered by initiating a sustained air bombing campaign of North Vietnam |
| Agent Orange | A potent herbicide, or chemical substance used to kill vegetation. It is caused serious health issues by being dropped by Us Air Force |
| Nguyen Cao Ky | Became a prime minister of South Vietnam following a military coup in 1965. And autocrat similar to Diem |
| Free Speech Movement | A 1964 other civil rights Advocates began the free speech movement in response to a ban on distributing political fires at the University of California at Berkeley campus |
| Tet Offensive | It included many cities and towns, military bases, General Westmoreland's headquarters, and even the US Embassy in Saigon |
| Battle of Hue | One of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war period after taking control of the city, the Americans discovered mask Graves filled conflict |
| Walter Cronkite | The most trusted man in America. For the Integrity of his reporting, went to Vietnam to cover the war and after math and stated "there is no end" so everyone lost hope |
| Eugene McCarthy | Senator of Minnesota in 1967. A democrat opposed the Vietnam War. |
| Timothy Leary | In 1960, harvard psychologist and researcher had begun studying the effects of psychedic drugs and became a folk hero of counterculture |
| Woodstock Musical Festival | A festival where lots of people had died from drug overdosees. The federal government declared a war on drugs in the early 1970s |
| Henry Kissinger | Security advisor for Nixon in 1969 |
| Vietnamization | Allowed for the gradual replacement of U.S.troops with ARVN troops. It meant all American troops would be out of Vietnam by 1972 |
| My Lai Massacre | Tiny Village U.S. Troops entered to search for Viet Cong. 500 people died there comma almost the entire population of the village. |
| Pentagon Papers | Papers released in 1971. Revealed more embarrassing secrets |
| 26th Amendment | Reduce the voting age to 18, was ratified in 1971 |
| War Powers Act | And act required the president to notify Congress about any American troops sent overseas within the 48 Hours of their deployment |
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