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Indochina

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Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia

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Who conquered Vietnam in the 1800s

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France

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Search and destroy

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Search out north Vietnam, destroy them by killing as many as possible to persuade them not to fight anymore

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Victory isn’t determined by territory but by

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Body count

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What did Japanese do during ww11

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Overran indochina

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What were a challenge to European powers

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Guerrilla forces who wanted to be free of foreign rule

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What convinced the French to leave Vietnam

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Victory at Dien Bien Phu by the Vietnamese in 1954

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Who controlled north Vietnam

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Ho chi minh

Communists

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Who controlled south

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Ngo Dinh Diem

Non communist

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Us believed domino theory-

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That other countries in Southeast Asia would fall to communism if communism spread to south Vietnam

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Vietcong

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Communist rebels attempting to overthrow south vietnams government

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Under which president did us send millitary advisors to Vietnam

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Kennedy

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What caused further escalation into war for Vietnam

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2 us navy destroyers claimed in the Gulf of Tonkin they were fired upon by NV

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Golf of Tonkin resolution

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Allowed president Johnson to take all necessary actions to prevent further aggression in Southeast Asia

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What did LBJ do in response to the gulf of Tonkin

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Sent 500,000 us troops to war in Vietnam

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Tet offensive

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In 1968 guerrilla forces attacked us and SV in unexpected assault
Took place during tet, Vietnamese new year

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Who decided not to run for second term due to Vietnam war

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LBJ

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Paris peace accord

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Nixons agreed cease fire in 1973, us withdrew its troops

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How did NV win war

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2 years after US troops left, NV conquered south Vietnam

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Effects of war

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Cambodia and Laos fell to communism

Domino theory became reality

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Liberal

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Gov action to achieve equal opportunity
Gov duty to alleviate social ills
Gov role to guarantee no one in need

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Who was a liberal president

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LBJ

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Great society

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LBJ
urban renewal 
Medicare 
Aid education
Protection of civil rights
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Medicare

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Provide free Medicare for the poor

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1964 civil rights act
Protect right to vote; public housing, no gov funds for discriminatory programs
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1965 voting rights act
African Americans can vote
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Conservative
Defended status quo Opposed rapid change Disliked gov involvement in Econ More power to states
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Who was a conservative
Nixon
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What opposed great society
Nixons law and order society
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How did Nixon restore order
Use FBI to spread conflict in civil rights groups | IRS to audit protestors
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Who was a conservative
Nixon
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How did Nixon reverse civil rights policies
Desegregation of schools slowed down | Extension of voting rights act pushed date further
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Stagflation
Inflation going up (value of dollar going down) | Unemployment going up
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Stagflation causes
Deficit spending by gov Competition with goods from Japan and west Germany Many new workers=unemployment
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OPEC
Organization of petroleum exporting countries
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Why did OPEC cut off oil to us
Because US sent millitary aid to Israel during a war with Egypt and Syria
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What did oil shortages cause
Severe shortages Prices went up Long lines Factories and schools closed causing more unemployment
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How did Nixon fix foreign policy
Wanted it to be more flexible and realistic, easing tension with communist countries
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Détente
A policy of easing cold War tensions
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Where did Nixon visit for foreign policy
China- to work together peacefully | Moscow/ USSR- signed SALT 1
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What did SALT 1 do
Denuclearization | Limit number of ICBMs (missiles) for five years
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Election of 1972
Nixon wins due to détente and peace for Vietnam
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Watergate
``` 5 men broke into DNC Took pictures and bugged Nixon tried to cover it up and pay off the people Denied involvement Tried to get un edited tapes Nixon obstructed justice ```
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Spiro Agnew
VP during Nixon, accepted bribes
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Next president after Nixon
Gerald ford
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Ford administration
Gives full pardon to Nixon Try to cut gov spending to stop inflation Continued détente
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Effects of watergate
Americans distrustful of their government and leaders | Negative attitude about elected officials
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What strategies did Vietcong use
Mines and boobie traps Dog tunnels for sneak attack Hide in plain sight
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Terrain in Vietnam
Avg temp over 100*f 100% humidity Razor sharp grass and bamboo 2 step snake
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How did people avoid the draft
``` Empathetic doctors Changed where they lived for new draft board Other services College Marriage ```
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How did civil rights leaders react to war
It was mean and ironic that they had to right for a country that treated them horrible
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New left
Youth movement | Wanted changes in American society
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Doves
Men who strongly opposed the war | Believed us should withdraw
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Hawks
People who felt the us should use great military power to win the war
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Kent state Ohio
Students rioted for two days | National guard came, year has and fired on them
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What were some issues with Ngo Dinh Diem
Rich catholic background | Terrorized Buddhist monks
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In charge of us troops in Vietnam
General westmoreland
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Vietnamization
End American involvement by training Vietnamese to fight their own war
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Deep thrust
Mark felt | Associative director of FBI
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Us strategies to fight Vietnam
Agent orange Helicopters Napalm Search and destroy
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VVAW
Vietnam vets against the war Led by Jim Carey Spoke out about the wrong doings in Vietnam and tried to stop war
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War powers act
President must inform congress within 48 hours of sending forces into a hostile area without declaration of war
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My Lai
Small village where William calley ordered a platoon to massacre innocent civilians
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National energy act
Taxed cuts that used more gas Removed rules on us production of energy Gave tax credits for alternative energy
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Carter
Advanced human rights
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Iran crisis
Angered at Americans involvement with the shah a religious rebellion resulted in 52 us hostages

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