Vietnam War by Philip Heinrich (Phr0sty)

Domino Theory

philip_heinrich — 2015-02-25 16:49:19 UTC

If one country became communist, it would spread to the surrounding countries

Vietcong

2015-02-25 16:50:13 UTC

the military arm of the National Liberation Front and was established at the
end of 1960. The Vietcong was created by the North Vietnamese communists to escalate
the armed struggle in South Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh

philip_heinrich — 2015-02-25 16:50:39 UTC

The leader of the communist revolution in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh led the over throw of the French and led Vietcong troops

Doves and Hawks

2015-02-25 16:54:34 UTC

“hawks” are those who advocate an aggressive foreign policy based on strong military power. “Doves” try to resolve international conflicts without the threat of force.

Robert S. McNamara

2015-02-25 16:57:35 UTC

McNamara was the eighth U.S. secretary of defense. He is best known for helping lead the United States into the Vietnam War during the Kennedy Administration.

Vietminh

philip_heinrich — 2015-02-25 16:59:13 UTC

The Vietminh was a group that sought independence from France and Japan that later developed into the North Vietnamese government

Search and Destroy Mission

2015-02-25 17:00:04 UTC

an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them

Operation Rolling Thunder

2015-02-25 17:03:19 UTC

In a bombing campaign for U.S. military aircraft attacked targets throughout North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968. This massive bombardment was intended to put military pressure on North Vietnam’s Communist leaders and reduce their capacity to wage war against the U.S.-supported government of South Vietnam.

Defoliants

2015-02-25 17:21:46 UTC

a chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants and is often used in warfare.

J William Fulbright

2015-02-25 17:22:29 UTC

In 1966, his committee held televised hearings on U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia, from which he emerged as a leading proponent for an end to the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam and for peace talks to settle the Vietnamese conflict.

Dien Bien Phu

philip_heinrich — 2015-02-25 17:25:06 UTC

The final battle of the First Indochina War, it ended with the French being driven out of Vietnam, and led to the separation of Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Trail

philip_heinrich — 2015-02-25 17:29:06 UTC

A logistical trail that spread from North Vietnam out into neighboring Laos and Cambodia that delivered men and supplies the the PAVN (North Vietnamese Army) and Vietcong

Ngo Dinh Diem

philip_heinrich — 2015-02-25 17:35:55 UTC

The president of South Vietnam, a staunch opponent to the northern communists

Gulf of Tonkin

2015-02-25 17:40:40 UTC

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (August 7, 1964) gave broad congressional approval for expansion of the Vietnam War.

Two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the US in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin and a sea battle resulted.

The Escalation of Forces

2015-02-25 17:41:15 UTC

US escalation in Vietnam came in the wake of Lyndon Johnson’s victory in the presidential election of November 1964.

Students for a Democratic Society

philip_heinrich — 2015-02-25 17:42:02 UTC

A student activist group that criticized the US political system for its Cold War foreign policy, nuclear war threats, arms race, racial discrimination, economic inequality, big businesses, trade unions, and political parties

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philip_heinrich — 2015-03-03 17:06:53 UTC

Mock Vietnam Interview

jed_vick_1998 — 2015-03-03 17:18:40 UTC

We had to make it quick to make the video less than a minute for uploading purposes.