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chapter 20 :]
chapterr 20 vocab:]
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Ho Chi Minh: | most important voice demanding independence for Vietnam. |
| 2.domino theory: | if Vietnam fell to communism its closest neighbors would follow. |
| 3.Dien Bien Phu: | a military base in northwest Vietnam . |
| 4.SEATO: | to contain the spread of communism in southeast Asia. |
| 5.Vietcong: | NFL guerilla fighters. |
| 6.Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: | authorized the presidents to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces. |
| 7.William Westmoreland: | American commander in south Vietnam. |
| 8.Napalm: | a jellied gasoline used to drop in gasoline canisters that exploded on impact. |
| 9.Hawks: | supported johnsons war policy . |
| 10. doves: | broke with johnsons war policy. |
| 11.draftee: | young men drafted into the military service. |
| 12.SDS: | to campaign against racism and poverty. |
| 13.Credibility Gap: | the American publics growing distrust of statements made by the government. |
| 14.tet offensive: | a coordinated assult of 36 provincial capitals and 5 major cities. |
| 15.Robert Kennedy: | candidacy for the presidency ; democratic senator. |
| 16.Vietnamization: | U.S. forces would withdraw ARVN troops assumed more combat duties. |
| 17.Kent State University: | in ohio, threw rocks and bottles at members of National Guard. |
| 18.My Lai: | a village that enemy troops came upon. |
| 19.pentagon papers: | publication in the NEW YORK TIMES. |
| 20.Paris Peace Accords: | all 4 parties agreed to cease-fire and a U.S. troop with drawal from south Vietnam. |
| 21.War Powers Act: | restricted the presidents war-making powers by requiring him to consult with congress withing 48 hours of committing American forces. |
| 22.Henry Kissinger: | leading adviser on national securityand international affairs. |
| 23.realpolitik: | a german word meaning[ real politics] |
| 24.Zhou Enlai: | chinese leaders and ironing out sensitive issues. |
| 25.Strategic arms limitation treaty: | treaty froze the deployment of intercontinental ballistic missels. |
| 26.Detente: | replaced previous diplomatic efforts based on suspicion and distrust. |