by Jacob Harrison

Domino Theory

jacobharrisoniv — 2015-02-24 16:24:54 UTC

Prominent theory from the 1950's to the 1980's that speculated that if one state in a region became communist, then the surrounding countries would follow, like a domino effect.

Ho Chi Minh

jacobharrisoniv — 2015-02-24 16:25:11 UTC

Vietnamese communist statesman and president of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1969. He deployed his forces in a guerrila conflict that became the Vietnam War.

Dien Bien

jacobharrisoniv — 2015-02-24 16:25:34 UTC

A village in northwestern Vietnam. It was the site of a French military post that was captured by the Vietminh in 1954.

Ngo Dinh Diem

jsakowitz0 — 2015-02-24 16:26:10 UTC

- The first president of South Vietnam.

- Led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam.

- Had U.S support.

- Began building a right-wing dictatorship in South Vietnam.

Vietcong

jsakowitz0 — 2015-02-24 16:26:30 UTC

A member of the communist guerrilla movement

Fought the South Vietnamese government forces

Had support of North Vietnamese army

Opposed the US and South Vietnam

Escalation

jsakowitz0 — 2015-02-24 16:26:42 UTC

An increase in the intensity or seriousness of something: an escalatin of violence

- August 1964 U.S. destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin report North Vietnamese attacks U.S. Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

- November 1964 Johnson wins presidential election

- February 1965 Pleiku Raid kills eight U.S. soldiers U.S. forces begin Operation Rolling Thunder bombing campaign

- June 1965 United States reaches 75,000 troops in Vietnam

- July 1965 Johnson authorizes an additional 100,000 troops, allocates 100,000more for 1966

- November 1965 Battle of Ia Drang

Defoliants

jsakowitz0 — 2015-02-24 16:26:52 UTC

- A chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants is a defoliant.

- Used by the US in the Vietnam War (Agent Orange)

- Sprayed more than 19 million gallons of herbicides over 4.5 million acres of land in Vietnam from 1961 to 1972.

- Later revealed to cause serious health issuesamong returning U.S. servicemen and their families as well as among the Vietnamese population.

Operation Rolling Thunder

2015-02-24 16:28:55 UTC

A strategic bombing operation to attack North Vietnam. It was intended to put pressure on the communist leaders.

Search and Destroy Missions

mredepenni100 — 2015-02-24 16:29:35 UTC

Between 1965- 1968

Military tactics put in place by General William Westmoreland

The troopers tried to find, fix, and finish their enemies

The tactic was to insert ground forces into hostile territory, search for the enemy, destroy them, and withdraw immediately afterward

Doves and Hawks

mredepenni100 — 2015-02-24 16:34:59 UTC

The war divided the country of America into two parts, the doves and the hawks.

Those who supported the war were hawks. Those who opposed the war were doves.

Doves were advocates for peace. They also thought that the war in Vietnam was a civil war, and we should not get involved. They believed that the money going to the war could be much better spent in America.

Hawks would do anything to make sure that we won the war.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

2015-02-24 16:37:15 UTC

Ran from the Democratic (the North) to the Republic of Vietnam (the South) through Laos and Cambodia.

Vietminh

jacobharrisoniv — 2015-02-24 16:37:43 UTC

A member of the communist dominated nationalist movement, formed in 1941, that fought for Vietnamese independence from France. Member of the Vietminh later joined forces with the Vietcong.

Students for a Democratic Society

2015-02-24 16:39:22 UTC

It was created by student activists in the US to support the left side. It was very popular in the mid 1960's, but ended in 1969

Robert S. McNamera

mredepenni100 — 2015-02-24 16:40:12 UTC

eighth Secretary of Defense serving from 1961 to 1968 under President JFK and Lyndon B. Johnson, during which time he played a large role in escalating the United States involvement in the Vietnam war

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

mredepenni100 — 2015-02-24 16:42:35 UTC

On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing LBJto take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.

J. William Fulbright

2015-02-24 16:42:45 UTC

He was a US senator who supported the creation of the United Nations. He was very opposed to the US involvement in the VIetnam war, which sparked the creation of the Fulbright Program to enhance foreign relations.

The Draft

jacobharrisoniv — 2015-02-26 16:09:35 UTC

In December 1969, the Selective Service System of the Unites States conducted two lotteries to determine ther oder of call to military service in the Vietnam war for men born in the years 1944 to 1950.

The lotteries occured during the draft, a period of conscription, controlled by the President from before World War II to 1973.

The Antiwar Movement

jacobharrisoniv — 2015-02-26 16:11:52 UTC

Opposition to the war grew as television and press coverage graphically showed the suffering of both civilians and conscripts. In 1965 demonstrations in New York City attracted 25,000 marchers; within two years similar demonstrations drew several hundred thousand participants in Washington, D.C., London, and other European capitals.

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jacobharrisoniv — 2015-02-26 16:12:09 UTC

The Credibility Gap

2015-02-26 16:15:32 UTC

It was used to describe skepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson administration's statements and policies on the Vietnam War

Pentagon Papers

jsakowitz0 — 2015-02-26 16:16:38 UTC

- A classified study of the Vietnam War

- Carried out by the Department of Defense.

- Military analyst Daniel Ellsberg photocopied the report and gave the copy to The New York Times

- The federal government tried unsuccessfully to block publication of the Pentagon Papers on grounds of national security.

War Powers Act of 197

2015-02-26 16:18:56 UTC

It was created to restrain the president’s ability to commit U.S. forces overseas by requiring him to consult with the executive branch.

The Fall of Saigon

2015-02-26 16:21:25 UTC

This event marked the end of the Vietnam War. North Vietnam surrendered to General Mihn, who created a united Vietnam, and renamed Saigon to Ho Chi Mihn city.

Vietnamization

mredepenni100 — 2015-02-26 16:21:50 UTC

Policy of the Richard Nixon administration during the Vietnam War to end U.S. involvement in the war and "expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops

The Media and the War

jacobharrisoniv — 2015-02-26 16:22:25 UTC

The Vietnam was the first war that issued full freedom to the press, allowing media to cover the war as they saw it. Without censorship, appalling images enabled the public to see war, as they never had before. Many people believe that it was the media that sparked the lack of support for the war.

Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger

mredepenni100 — 2015-02-26 16:24:09 UTC

Richard Nixon selected Henry Kissinger to be the head of US National Security

After a while, Kissinger said that Nixon was mentally ill

Kent State Shooting

jsakowitz0 — 2015-02-26 16:24:25 UTC

Unarmed students demonstrating against United States involvement in the Vietnam War were fired on by panicky troops of the National Guard. Four students were killed and nine wounded.

TET Offensive

mredepenni100 — 2015-02-26 16:26:19 UTC

military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968 by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of South Vietnam, the US, and their allies It was a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian commands and control centers throughout South Vietnam.

Twenty-sixth Amendment

jsakowitz0 — 2015-02-26 16:27:08 UTC

- Prohibits the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old the right to vote.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

2015-02-26 16:27:42 UTC

A memorial site for the men and women who served in the controversial Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial chronologically lists the names of more than 58,000 Americans who gave their lives in service to their country