Vietnam War 1955-197 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
domino theory | the belief that if we let South Vietnam fall to communism, then it would spread further |
domino theory | the U.S. was opposed to the expansion of a Soviet-backed government = Communism |
Gulf of Tonkin Incident | supposed attack that caused Pres. Johnson to put U.S. military forces into combat in Vietnam |
Gulf of Tonkin Incident | resulted in escalation of the WAR in VIETNAM |
Viet Cong | South Vietnam communists who were trying to overthrow the government |
Tet Offensive | Surprise communist offensive against South Vietnam cities and bases that caused the American public to turn against the war |
Vietnamization | Pres. Nixon's policy of turning the fighting over to the South Vietnamese army |
SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) | radical anti-war students who sometimes used terrorism (bombings) to protest war |
Kent State University | National Guardsmen opened fire on student protestors (may 1970) |
Jackson State University | National Guardsmen / police opened fire on African-American students (1970) |
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