vietnam and protest Flashcards
geneva accords
These agreements temporarily separated Vietnam into two zones, a northern zone to be governed by the Việt Minh, and a southern zone to be governed by the State of Vietnam, then headed by former emperor Bảo Đại
ngo dinh diem
president of south vietnam
viet cong
South Vietnam and Cambodia, that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments, eventually emerging on the winning side.
operation rollig thunder
U.S. military aircraft attacked targets throughout North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968.
napalm
flammable liquid used in warfare. It is a mixture of a gelling agent, and either petroleum or a similar fuel. It was initially used as an incendiary device against buildings and later primarily as an anti-personnel weapon, as it sticks to skin and causes severe burns when on fire.
agent orange
is one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program
ho chi minh trail
was a logistical system that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) through the neighboring kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia. The system provided support, in the form of manpower and materiel, to the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (called the Vietcong or “VC” by its opponents) and the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN), or North Vietnamese Army, during the Vietnam War.
general westmoreland
was a United States Army general, who most notably commanded U.S. forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968.
henry kissinger
secretary of state who endorsed vietnamization, linkage
vietnamization
a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to “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.”
kmer rouge
name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia.
barrios
Spanish word meaning neighborhood.
bracero program
was a series of laws and diplomatic agreements, initiated on August 4, 1942, when the United States signed the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement with Mexico.
league of united latin american citizens
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is a Latino civil rights organization. It was established on February 17, 1929, in Corpus Christi, Texas, largely by Hispanic veterans of World War I who sought to end ethnic discrimination against Latinos in the United States.
american gi forum
a Congressionally chartered Hispanic veterans and civil rights organization. Its motto is “Education is Our Freedom and Freedom should be Everybody’s Business”. AGIF operates chapters throughout the United States, with a focus on veterans’ issues, education, and civil rights.
