Vietnam War Vocab Answers – Flashcards
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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An agreement that gives President Johnson the right to do what ever is necessary to "repel attack on the US and prevent further aggression"
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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North Vietnam attacks US ship for no apparent reason to the US public. The US then sent spies over to North Vietnam.
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Domino Theory
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An idea that if the communists turn Vietnam into a communist country, then communism will spread through out the rest of South East Asia
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Doves
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People who are anti-war. Would rather settle things non-violently
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Hawks
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People who are pro-war. Would like to settle things violently.
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Credibility Gap
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People are seeing and hearing one thing from the media and soldiers from the Vietnam War, but are hearing different things from the President and Government. People are not sure who to believe.
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General Westmoreland
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The US general during the TET Offensive (hawk)
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Strategic Hamlets
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(Equivalent to Confinement camps) Camps in South Vietnam that combined multiple villages. The US and Diem set up in order to protect people from the Vietcong because there was a border around the hamlets. There were hospitals, schools, and markets. However it ended up creating more Vietcong.
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Vietcong
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Rebels in the South Vietnam who are for the communists in the north
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Vietminh
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Communists in North Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh
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The communist leader of North Vietnam
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Diem
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The anti-communist leader of South Vietnam
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Geneva Accords
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An agreement that says that the French are out and the US is in. South Vietnam will become a democracy and North Vietnam will become Communists. Then in two years all of Vietnam will vote on how they want their government to be set up.
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Tet Offensive
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A major attack on South Vietnam, lead by North Vietnamese forces on the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Caught the South Vietnamese off guard.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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A long trail/path in the jungle on the left side of North and South Vietnam
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