Chapter 52 Flashcards
Who was LBJ’s best friend who didnt want US to be in war anymore?
Mike Mansfield
what has the war become?
“Johnson’s War”
recruiting soldiers
draft
what type of warfare did the NVA use?
guerilla warfare
what did the US spray?
Herbicides known as AGENT ORANGE
what type of mission did US have?
search and destroy missions
What strategies did Vietnamese use?
land mines, booby trips like tripwires and sharpened stakes, sharpshoorters
What US warfare did they use to counter the guerrila warfare?
attrition (military campaign designed to wear down the enemy’s strength)
jelly gasoline
Napalm
US wanted to do this to the south so that the south would love them
pacification
policy designed to promote security and stability in South Vietname, involving 2 main programs
pacification
who criticized Johnson on TV for his administration policies?
Fulbright
who held hearings and said “how do we get out of Vietnam?”
Fulbright
the antiwar movement blossoming on college campuses
peace movement