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Domino Theory
Its the belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, so would the other nations of Southeast Asia. -
Geneva Conference
Temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel and also recognized Cambodia’s independence. -
Vietcong
Ho Chi Minh and his followers began an armed struggle to bring vietnam back together. They organized a guerrilla army which was called the vietcong. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
A bombing campaign against North Vietnam. -
Teach-In
People who got together and discussed the issues surrounding the war and reaffirmed their reasons for opposing it. -
Napalm
A jellied gasoline that explodes on contact. -
Nixon Presidency
With the violence going through the Democratic party, Republican Richard Nixon won the election easily. -
Tet Offensive
Vietcong and North Vietnamese launched a massive surprise attack. the guerrilla fighters attacked virtually
all American airbases in South Vietnam and most of
the South’s major cities and provincial capitals. -
Doves
People who wanted the United States to withdraw
from Vietnam. -
Hawks
People who insisted that the United States stay and fight Vietnam. -
Vietnamization
the Gradual withdrawal of U.S.
troops while South Vietnam assumed more of the
fighting. -
Linkage
Imporving relations with the Soviet Union and China so they cut back aid to North Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
An American platoon commanded by Lieutenant William
Calley had massacred more than 200 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians. -
Kent State
National Guard troops kill students at Kent State University. -
Tonkin Resolution
A plan that gave the president near complete
power in directing the war in Vietnam. -
Pentagon Papers
Documents that revealed that many government officials during the Johnson administration privately questioned the war while publicly defending it. -
26th Amendment
Prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age. -
US withdrawl of troops
Two thirds of americans wanted the war to end and people voted on a poll and the majority of votes was to end the war. America and Norht Vietman negotiated and agreed to a peace treaty ending the war. -
War Powers Act
An act that required the president to inform Congress of any commitment of the troops within 48 hours and to withdraw them in 60 to 90 days unless Congress approved the troop commitment. -
South Vietnam Surrender
North vietnam launched attack at south vietnam after poeace treaty collapsed and took south vietnam and its capitol and renamed its capitol.
