Final Flashcards
Khe sanh
City located near NV boarded,
battle
Tet 1968
Turning point in the war
Weakend US public support
My lai
Massacre
US war crime
Ron Ridenour
Helped the investigation of the My Lai massacre
Hugh Thompson
Helicopter driver during the My Lai massacre
Eugene Mcarthy
Opposed the war and challenged Nixon presidency
Daniel and Philip Berrigan
Catholic priest peace activists.
Burned draft cards
Counterinsurgency strategy
Pacification
October 1967 Madison protest
Protests in Madison that started civil and turned violent
Paris talks (official)
An agreement on ending the war
Secret negotiations in Paris
Was only America and north Vietnam
Creighton abrams
MACV commander
US army general
Phoenix program
Was designed to identify and destroy viet cong via infiltration
Chieu Hoi program
Effective pacification efforts neutralizing 194000 VC
Chicago 1968
Refused permits for youth to protest in Chicago
Daniel Ellsberg
Leaked pentagon papers to the public out of moral duty at the end of the war