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