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1
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the site of the massacre of South Vietnamese civilians by US troops during the Vietnam war

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Mai Lai

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young organization that fought for civil rights and against the Vietnam war and the draft

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students for a democratic society

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us commander of operations in Vietnam who demanded more troops

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William Westermoreland

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president Nixon’s policy of withdrawing American troops and replacing them with soldiers

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vietnamization

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5
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people who were for the war in Vietnam

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hawk

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communist rebels in South Vietnam also called the Vietcong

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national liberation front

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college where tensions between students who opposed the war and national Guardsmen resulted in 4 deaths

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kent state

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this 1968 battle in Vietnam was a turning point in the war

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tet offensive

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bombing campaign of North Vietnam started with president Johnson

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operation rolling thunder

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South Vietnamese army

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ARVN

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president’s secretary of defense who argued for escalation of the war in Vietnam

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Robert McNamara

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president Nixon’s national security advisor over Vietnam

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Henry Kissinger

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he ruthlessly ruled south vietnam until before his assasination in 1963

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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the idea that if one country in Indochina fell to communism others would soon follow

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domino theory

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Nixon’s strategy to ending the war

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peace with honor

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Vietcong supply lines from north vietnam and other neighboring countries

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ho chi minh trail

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the leader of the pro-communist forces in vietnam and in the 1950’s

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ho chi minh

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this bill gave president johnson full authority for the war

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gulf of tonkin resolution

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group organized by the Ho Chi Minh during WW2 to resist the japanese occupation

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vietminh

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stipulated that vietnam unifying elections would be withing 2 years

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geneva accords

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this was the growing youth movement that pushed for huge social changes in the US

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the new left

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this chemical used by the us in the jungles of vietnam had long term health consequences on US troops

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agent orange

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the president who escalated the vietnam war by attacking neighboring nations like cambodia in the 1970’s

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Nixon

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difference between President Johnson’s claims of winning the war and what was really happening in Vietnam

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credibility gap

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which president was elected in 1960?

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Kennedy

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26
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which president debated between Nixon?

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Kennedy

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27
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which president continued the policy of containment?

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Kennedy

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28
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which president authorized the bay of pigs invasion?

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Kennedy

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29
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which president ordered a natural blockade?

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Kennedy

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30
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which president resolved the cuban missile crisis in 1962?

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Kennedy

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31
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which president created peace corps?

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Kennedy

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32
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which president expanded the US space program

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Kennedy

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33
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which president created “the new frontier”?

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Kennedy

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34
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which president was sworn in on Air Force 1?

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Johnson

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35
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which president created the “great society”?

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Johnson

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36
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which president helped expand civil rights act (1964)

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Johnson

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37
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which president increased military involvement in vietnam war?

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Johnson

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38
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which presidents were democratic?

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Kennedy and Johnson

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39
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which presidents expanded the supreme court

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Kennedy and Johnson

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Bay of pigs

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remove communist dictator (cuban) from power- failed & Castro joins soviet union in protection against the US

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Supreme court

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mapp vs. ohio, gideon vs. wainwright, miranda vs. arizona

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42
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civil rights act 1964

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ended discrimination of race or sex

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43
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launched operation rolling thunder

44
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pledged “peace with honor” to end the war

45
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pentagon papers released

46
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sent economic aid and a limited # of advisors

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Eisenhower

47
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paris peace accords signed

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increased # of military advisors to 15,000

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invaded cambodia

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escalated the war up to 500,000 ground troops

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visited china for the first time

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contributed economic aid only

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bombed cambodia

54
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ordered a rescue mission to saignon before south vietnam fell

55
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Geneva accords signed, giving vietnam its independence

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Eisenhower

56
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began vietnamization

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gulf of tonkin resolution passed

58
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Decided to aid the french in maintaing control in vietnam

59
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Kent state massacre killed 4 students

60
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Mai lai massacre became big news

61
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coined the term domino theory

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Eisenhower

62
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americanized the war

63
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vietnam is divided at the 17th parallel

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eisenhower

64
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tet offensive occured, proving the north was still strong

65
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promised to represent the silent majority

66
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the north invaded the south and vietnam is united as a communist country

67
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Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown

68
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visited moscow for the first time

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redefined the draft with a lottery system

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war powers act was signed

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Ho chi minh

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leader of a communist party, condemned to death by France because of his religious leadership

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Vietminh

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an organization whose goal it was to win vietnam’s independence from foreign rule

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dien bien phu

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a french outpost in northwestern vietnam

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geneva accords

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temporarily divided vietnam along with the 17th parallel

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tonkin gulf resolution

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granted Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam while not declaring war

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operation rolling thunder

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the first sustained bombing of north vietnam

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start of the war between Ho Chi Minh’s nationalists and French colonial troops

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vietnamese communists defeat the french. the country is divided into north vietnam and south vietnam

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south vietnamese ask for military advice from the US to combat vietcong guerrillas

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south vietnamese government is overthrown. Viet cong increase their activities

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war breaks out between north vietnam (backed by soviets) and south (backed by US)

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the US sends combat troops to South Vietnam

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australian troops arrive in Vietnam to fight with the americans. the first antiwar demonstrations take place

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first efforts are made toward peace, but they fail. antiwar demonstrations increase and spread to other countries

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north vietnamese and vietcong launch the tet offensive against the south

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US withdraws 25,000 of its 540,000 troops. the fighting and the antiwar protests continues

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US invades cambodia to support an anticommunist governement and prevent supplies from reach north vietnam

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fighting spreads to laos

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peace talks begin again

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cease fire is agreed and the US withdraws its troops. vietnamese continue to fight

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communists take control of the whole of vietnam

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vietnam is reunited under a communist government

93
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jus ad bellum

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justice towards war

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jus in bello

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justice in war

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jus post bellum

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justice after war

96
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where was JFK born?

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massachusetts

97
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what was JFK’s job before he was elected president?

98
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how many votes did Kennedy win by?

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303-219 electoral votes and 112,287 popular votes

99
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what was Kennedy’s religion?

100
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who was JFK’s wife?

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Jaqueline Kennedy

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what was the date JFK’s assasination date?

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november 22, 1963

102
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what state is LBJ from?

103
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what college did LBJ attend?

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Southwest Texas state teacher college

104
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who did LBJ beat in the 1964 election?

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Barry Goldwater

105
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what title/job did LBJ have in congress before he came vice president?

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youngest minority leader in senate history

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