Vietnam War Project by Shelby Broaddus

Domino Theory

lasharp10 — 2015-02-24 16:34:23 UTC

This was a theory during the 1950s to the 1980s that speculated that if one state in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in.

Search and Destroy,Seek and Destroy

2015-02-24 16:36:45 UTC

refers to a military strategy that became a large component of the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. The idea was to insert ground forces into hostile territory, search out the enemy, destroy them, and withdraw immediately afterward.

Ho Chi Minh

lasharp10 — 2015-02-24 16:37:23 UTC

Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and then president of Vietnam.

Ngo Dinh Diem

broaddusshelby — 2015-02-24 16:39:44 UTC

Ngo Dinh Diem was the first president of South Vietnam, and an anti-communist activist. He had a lot of American support because he was an anti-communist nationalist, a Roman Catholic, and he understood English.

Vietminh

lasharp10 — 2015-02-24 16:40:25 UTC

Also known as the League for the Independence of Vietnam, it was a national independence coalition formed by Pac Bo on May 19, 1941.

Dien Bien

lasharp10 — 2015-02-24 16:42:36 UTC

This was the location of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu that was between the French Union's Corps and the Vietminh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. The battle occurred between March and May 1954.

Vietcong

broaddusshelby — 2015-02-24 16:47:10 UTC

VIetcong was a guerrilla military force that was under the command of the North VIetnamese communists. They fought against South Vietnam and the United States.

Escalation

broaddusshelby — 2015-02-24 16:50:12 UTC

Because the South Vietnam military could not adequately defend the US military against attacks from North Vietnam, in 1965, 3,500 more marines were deployed. North Vietnam viewed this as a threat and caused the war to become more intense.

Defoliants

broaddusshelby — 2015-02-24 16:54:45 UTC

Defoliants are sprays that strip plants of their leaves. The United States, at the request of South Vietnam, sprayed defoliants in Vietnam and surrounding countries in order to deprive guerrillas of food. This project was called Operation Ranch Hand.

RobertS.McNam

2015-02-24 16:58:07 UTC

was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under President John F.Kennedy and LynodonB.Johnson, during which time he played a large role in escalating th U.S involvement in the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

broaddusshelby — 2015-02-24 17:02:00 UTC

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a logistical system that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia. It provided support to both countries in the form of manpower and supplies.

Doves and hawks

2015-02-24 17:02:23 UTC

During the Vietnam War, America was split in half (not literally of course). One side was called the Hawks and they were the side that wanted to increase military force and send more troops into Vietnam to win the war. The Doves on the otherhand, wanted the opposite and wanted the troops to be withdrawn and settle the war with peace.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

2015-02-24 17:04:18 UTC

its southeast asia resolution, enacted August 10,1964, was a joint resolution that the U.S Congress passed on August 7,1964,in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. It is of historical significance because it gave U.S president Lyndon B.Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of"conventional"military force in Southeast Asia.

Operation Rolling Th

2015-02-24 17:12:27 UTC

was thre title of a gradual and sustained U.S Ari Division , Us Navy , and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) aerial bombardment campaign conducted against the Democartic Rupublic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, during the Vietnam War.

J.William Fulbrigh

2015-02-24 17:17:10 UTC

(April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was a U.S Senator representing Arkansas from January 1945 until his resignation in December 1974.

Students for a Democratic Society

lasharp10 — 2015-02-24 17:28:26 UTC

This was a student activist movement that was one of the main representations of the New Left, which was a political movement of educators and agitators that sought to implement reforms for issues like gay rights, abortion, and drugs. This student run society started in the mid-1960 to 1969.

The Draft

broaddusshelby — 2015-02-26 16:20:37 UTC

In the late 1960s, the Selective Service System of the United States, or the draft, was instated to call men to war. If one was drafted, they could not get out of it. If you were enrolled in college, or in poor health, you did not have to go to war. The installation of the draft as mandatory caused a stir with anti-war protestors.

Kent State Shootings

lasharp10 — 2015-02-26 16:23:04 UTC

This tragic event occurred at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Guardsmen shot and killed four students and wounded nine others. These students were targeted because they were protesting against the Cambodian Campaign, which was a series of military operations conducted in Eastern Cambodia during the mid-1970s.

The Credibility Gap

2015-02-26 16:24:05 UTC

The Credibility Gap was a term used in journalism to describe lies told to the population by those with political power. The term was most commonly used to describe describe President Johnsons statements and policies regarding the Vietnam War.

Tet Offensive

2015-02-26 16:25:38 UTC

It was the lardest military campaigns of the Vietnam War .It was campaign of surpise attagks against military and civilian commands and control centers throughout shouth Vietnam.

The Media and the War

broaddusshelby — 2015-02-26 16:27:20 UTC

The Vietnam War was the first American war during which television was widely available. Most news outlets showed footage of the war and the conditions. As a result, the American public was very engaged in the Vietnam War and wanted to help.

Pentagon Papers

lasharp10 — 2015-02-26 16:30:11 UTC

Also known as the United States- Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense, the Pentagon Papers are a US Department of Defense history of the US political military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.

Henry Kissinger

2015-02-26 16:32:49 UTC

He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Scretay of State in the administrations of presidents Richared Nixon and Gerald Ford. He recevied the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize .

26th Amendment

lasharp10 — 2015-02-26 16:35:26 UTC

This amendment of the US Consitution prohibits the states and teh federal government from using age as a reason for denying citizens of teh United States who are at least eighteen years old the right to vote.

Antiwar Movement

broaddusshelby — 2015-02-26 16:35:34 UTC

Because of how accessible the casualties and details of the Vietnam War were due to the media, a large antiwar movement began. While the basis of it was moral, arguing against the environmental damage of defoliants and the killing of Vietnamese citizens caught in the crossfire. They also argued against the excessive military spending and the Draft.

Vietnamization

2015-02-26 16:38:38 UTC

was a 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".^[

War Powers Act

2015-02-26 16:39:40 UTC

This law served as a check of the presidents power to enter the country into war without congress' consent.

The Fall of Saigon

2015-02-26 16:40:52 UTC

The capture of Saigon that signified the end of the Vietnam War. It marked the beginning of the country's communist government.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

2015-02-26 16:45:53 UTC

A memorial in Washington D.C. built to honor those who served in the Vietnam War.