Set up Page 3 in notebook : Vietnam War Vocabulary
LEFT SIDE & RIGHT SIDE: 15 boxes for vocabulary
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1) First Indochina War
2) Domino theory 3) Geneva Accords
4) Viet Cong 5) Americanization
6) Agent Orange 7) War of Attrition
8) Credibility gap 9) Tinker v. Des Moines
10) Vietnamization 11) Vietnam Moratorium
12) Vietnam syndrome 13) Vietnam timeline
14) Vietnam veterans 15) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1) First Indochina War p.660The war between Viet Minh and the French from
1946 to 1954President Harry Truman sent military aid to
French Indochina to block the spread of communism into Vietnam.
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2) Domino Theory p.659The belief that if Vietnam fell to the communists,
the rest of Southeast Asia would fall like “a row of dominoes”
This was one of the main arguments used to support U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
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3) Geneva Accords p. 660The 1954 agreement between France and the Viet
Minh to split Vietnam along the 17th parallel and to schedule national elections in 1956 to reunify Vietnam
Led toThe end of the First Indochina WarThe division of Vietnam into two statesThe departure of the French from Indochina
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4) Viet Cong p. 660Communist insurgents in South VietnamThe way the Viet Cong could quickly fade into
the landscape greatly frustrated U.S. troops fighting in Vietnam
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5) Americanization of the Vietnam War p. 667In March 1965, the U.S. began sending ground
troops to fight the Vietnam War. The war quickly became an American conflict.
May 1st is “Loyalty Day” (used to be “Americanization Day”)We will celebrate this at the VFW Retirement Home with
colors, the pledge, and flags
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6) Agent Orange p. 670An herbicide used by the U.S. military in Vietnam to
fill foliage in an effort to deny cover to the enemyTo clear forest vegetation that could hide Viet
Cong soldiers
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7) War of Attrition p. 671A military campaign designed to wear down the
enemy’s strength (search-and-destroy method) This is the kind of military campaign General
William Westmoreland proposed for the U.S. forces early in the Vietnam conflict
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8) Credibility Gap p. 679The difference between the reality of the Vietnam
War and the Johnson’s administration’s positive portrayal of it
The main impact of the Tet Offensive was that it fueled a credibility gap between what President Lyndon Johnson said about the Vietnam War and what Americans saw on television.Tet Offensive: a major offensive in 1968 by Viet Cong
and NVA soldiers that resulted in growing opposition among Americans to the war
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9) Tinker v. Des Moines p. 676The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment
protects the right of students to engage in symbolic speech at school to protest the war.
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10) Vietnamization p. 682President Nixon’s policy of having the government
of South Vietnam gradually take over the conduct of the war, especially ground combat
Lead to decrease in U.S. troops to Vietnam from 1968-1973550,000: 1968480,000: 1969350,000: 1970150,000: 197125,000: 1972
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11) Vietnam Moratorium p. 684In 1968 when millions of Americans gathered to
protest the Vietnam War.
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12) Vietnam Syndrome A reluctance to involve U.S. troops in foreign
conflicts unless victory seems swift and certain.
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13) Vietnam Timeline January 1973: U.S., South Vietnam, North
Vietnam, and Viet Cong sign Paris Peace AccordsMarch 1973: U.S. combat forces are withdrawn
from VietnamApril 1973: North Vietnam releases U.S. POWsMarch 1975: North Vietnamese forces invade
South VietnamApril 1975: South Vietnam’s government falls,
ending the long years of war
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14) Vietnam Veterans Veterans were shunned or ignored by the public.
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