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11th grade US History > Vietnam War > Flashcards

Vietnam War Flashcards

1
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4 solutions: raise taxes, cut programs, end war, borrow money

A

Guns vs. Butter

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2
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Johnson’s blank check to do what he needs to to stop further aggression in the region

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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3
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site of massacre by US soldiers on women and children. resulted in US soldiers being called baby killers

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My Lai Massacre

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4
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guerrilla warfare, hit and run, fighting at night

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VC tactics

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5
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battle where the French were defeated by the Vietnamese

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Dien Bien Phu

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6
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US battleship attacked which sparks US involvement in Vietnam

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Gulf of Tonkin Incident

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7
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US military base which was under attack for 77 days during the Tet Offensive

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Khe Sanh

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8
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US intense bombing of North Vietnam

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Operation Rolling Thunder

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9
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South Vietnamese refugees who escaped to America

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boat people

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10
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peace treaty with North Vietnam. Release of POWs

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Paris Peace Accords

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11
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long hair, drug use, tie dye clothing, evaded the draft, Marched on Washington

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Counter culture

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12
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1st televised war which influences public opinion

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impact of TV

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13
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anti-war protest by 10,000

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1968 Democratic National Convention

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14
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supporters of the war

A

Hawks

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15
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opposes the war

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Doves

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16
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anti-war protest where 4 students were killed

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Kent State

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17
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3 day rock concert

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Woodstock

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18
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against going to war for moral or religious beliefs

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conscientious objector

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19
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to intentionally injure a fellow soldier to teach him a lesson

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fragging

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20
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a chemical defoliant that destroys all vegetation. Later realized it caused cancer

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Agent Orange

21
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jellied gasoline

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Napalm

22
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booby trap intended to maim, not always kill

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land mines

23
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sharpened bamboo sticks

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punji sticks

24
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soldier who would crawl through the tunnels in search of the VC

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tunnel rat

25
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US mission to find the enemy and kill them

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US mission to find the enemy and kill them

26
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Communist soldiers fighting in South Vietnam

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Vietcong

27
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soldiers who might experience nightmares, flashbacks, or aversion to loud noises

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

28
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limits the presidents power to deploy troops

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War Powers Act

29
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lowered the voting age to 18

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26th Amendment

30
Q

the gradual reduction of troops in Vietnam

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Vietnamization Policy

31
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1 year in country

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Tour of duty

32
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low interest loans to buy a house, start a business or go to college

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GI Bill of Rights

33
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black granite wall which looks like a scar cut into the earth. Names represent fallen soldiers

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Vietnam War Memorial

34
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killed after winning the California primary

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Robert Kennedy

35
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killed Robert Kennedy in the kitchen with a gun

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Sirhan Sirhan

36
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Supreme Commander of American forces in Vietnam

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Westmoreland

37
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ordered the massacre of the women and children in My Lai

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Lt. Calley

38
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leader of North Vietnam

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Ho Chi Minh

39
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1/2 American, 1/2 Asian

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Amer-Asians

40
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cult leader responsible for ordering the murder of 6 people

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Charles Manson

41
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actress who was murdered by member of the Charles Manson cult

A

Sharon Tate

42
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nickname for the Vietnam War because of college deferment

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Poor Man’s War

43
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tactic used by VC including land mines, punji sticks, swinging ladies, foot traps

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booby traps

44
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cease fire to recognize the Vietnamese new year but the NVA and VC attacked anyway and won a moral victory

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Tet Offensive

45
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supply line in Laos and Cambodia to get weapons to the VC

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Ho Chi Minh Trail

46
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North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin, Laos, Cambodia

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Map of Vietnam

47
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made the US realize the SVA is no match for the NVA

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invasion of Laos

48
Q

formerly known as Siagon

A

Ho Chi Minh City

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