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Dien Blen Phu
French Outpost that took a bad defeat to the Communist in Vietnam -
Geneva Accords
A treaty that stated that the division of Vietnam in to communist North and anti-communist south, but this would eventually led to War. -
Ngo Dinh Diem
Anti-Communist S.Vietnam President who imprisoned and killed communist and buddhist. Because of this Buddhist lit themselves on fire. -
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Numerous trails used by the North Vietnamese to transport supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam. -
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
At the University of Michigan a bunch of students reallied together to fight racism, poverty, and the Nam War. -
Search and Destroy Mission
A U.S. mission to raid on South Vietnam intended to seek and destroy anyone with ties to the Vietcong. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The U.S. Maddox attacks by the North Vietnam torpedo Boats.the reasoning behind it was that those U.S. ship was giving intelligence information to the Southern Vietnamese people. -
Naplam
The U.S. used a new weapon called Napalm on the jungles of Vietnam. Napalms burns for atleast 10 minutes and the degrees from Napalm is usually 1,500-2,200 F. -
My Lai
U.S. troops went in and violently attacked the Vietcong in the Southern part of Vietnam -
War Powers Act
Congress passed a law forbiding the President to make all decisions on war.
