Vietnam War
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| Fidel Castro | Cuban rebel and an unpopular dictator
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| Ho Chi Minh | A leading Vietnamese nationalist
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| Vietminh | Northenerns
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| Domino theory | The theory that if one country falls to communism then nearby countries would fall to communism
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| Ngo Dinh Diem | A communist dictator
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| Vietcong | Communist guerrilla forces called their army this
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| Project Rolling Thunder | Surprise attacks
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| Search and Destroy Missions | U.S. patrols searched for hidden enemy camps and destroyed them with air raids and massive firepower
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| Ho Chi Minh Trail | A supply route that the North Vietnamese and it led into South Vietnam
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| Tonkin Gulf Resolution | It gave president authority to send troops there were any attacks against the United States
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| Escalation | Increased involvement
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| William Westmoreland | The American general who helped in the Vietnam war
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| Tet Offensive | Surprise attacks on South Vietnam
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| Agent orange | A poison that caused people to die and it affected food to
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| Doves | People who were against they were named this because dove means peace
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| Hawks | People who supported the war
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| My Lai Massacre | Many people were killed in my tai
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| Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) | People didn’t support the draft
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| Hippies | They grew their hair long and wore unusual clothing
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| Richard Nixon | Promised to bring peace with honor to Vietnam
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| Henry Kissinger | The national security advisor
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| Twenty sixth Amendment | The federal voting age went from 21 to 18
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| War Powers Act | It requires the president to get congressional approval before sending U.S. troops
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