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17th Parallel
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The division between North and South Vietnam. Military marking in Vietnam. Significance: Shows...
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Agent Orange
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used by U.S. military- affected many civilians-used to reduce dense forests to increase visibility-to...
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Bao Dai
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appointed by Japan to be in charge of Vietnam. Bad leader-puppet-weak
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Barry Goldwater
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ran against LBJ in 1964 election. Upfront about the war.
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Buddhist uprising
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Nguyen Chahn This was dismissed from south VN general position. Buddhist community revolts...
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Dau Tranh
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Struggle- Total military and non-military force over long periods of time in pursuit of an...
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Dean Acheson
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"we need to go into Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh is a communist". secretary of state (Truman) involved...
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Dean Rusk
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Secretary of state (under Kennedy). Cuban Missile Crisis. Anti-War (against communism)
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Dien Bien Phu
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a place in the mountains. French troops led by Navarre into the country side. Vietminh unexpectedly...
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Domino Theory
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initial idea that communism will spread in a "Domino" pattern. starting with China's fall into...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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explored the possibility of supporting French in Vietnam (this going against VN independence)
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Dulles
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Secretary of state; offered aid to South Vietnam in '54
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Edward G. Lansdale
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acted as an advisor an special counter- guerilla operations to French forces against the Viet...
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FDR
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"The New Deal" responses to the great depression
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General Khanh
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Prime minister of South Vietnam. Anti- Communist (ARVN)
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George Ball
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opposed to VN War. Under secretary of state for JFK and Johnson. US Ambassador to UN (Nixon)
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Great Society
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LBJ's idea of eliminating poverty and racial injustice
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Grunts
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ground (foot) soldier in S. VN. March '65. working class.
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Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution
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US plan in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident (under LBJ rule) gave LBJ exclusive...
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Harry S. Truman
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takes over after FDR
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Henry Prunier
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member of operation Deer Team
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Ho Chi Minh
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declared independence
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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ran from North to South VN. Provided support mostly in Laos. Opened in 1959. More than a month's...
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la Dragn
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one of the first battles between USA and PAVN during the VN war
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Indochina
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3 parts of French indochina (VN) Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina. French Rule
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JFK
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Kennedy increased number of US military in Vietnam
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John Foster Dulles
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Eisenhower's secretary of state. Dulles conceded that Diem had been selected due to lack of...
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Korean War
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WWII divided Korea into communist North and American filled South. 38th parallel. Wanted to...
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LBJ
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'63'-'69 military effort. "Domino Theory" the Great Society. Scared of communism- sends in...
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Maj Gen Douglas Gracey
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fought in French IndoChinese War
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Marigold initiative
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peace treaty '65
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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inspired by Ghandi. Non-violent protests. Led the Civil Rights Act. (same time as VN Wars)
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McGeorge Bundy
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US National Security advisor to JFK & LBJ. Escalated US involvement in Vietnam.
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Mike Mansfield
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Kennedy compares US to France "You should think about leaving" Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Modernization Theory
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assumptions of VN. We are superior. No boundaries. Others want help. Democratic capitalism...
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Muhammad Ali
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chosen in the draft conscientious objective. Nation of Islam member. "Nothing special, just...
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Nation Building
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constructed/ structured. Identity using the state's power. Unifies people within state. Ideally,...
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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leads South Vietnam. Doesn't sign Geneva Accords. Diem says no to election because it's: -anti-communist,...
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Operation Cedar Falls
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US operation largest ground OP of war
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Operation CHAOS
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organized by CIA in response to Johnson. Names of people who seemed suspicious- they were tracked,...
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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6-7 weeks, turned into 3-4 years. Extreme bombing etc. North bombing raids.
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Operation Deer Team
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prepares Vietnamese for fighting- trained them Spring 1945. Created by OSS- leads to CSI
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Port Huron statement
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American Student Activist movement SDS
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Phillipe Navarre
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5th ruler of France in 8 yrs. Navarre Plan
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Pleiku
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Feb. 1965 NLF attacks American air base in retaliation to Rolling Thunder into action
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Project Beefup
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more military help in Vietnam
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Robert Mcnamara
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Secretary of Defense Truman and Eisenhower. Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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SDS
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Students for a Democratic Society founded in 1960 founded in Michigan develops into an anti-war...
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Search and Destroy
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Westmoreland- find and kill people. Hard because new environment and warfare.
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Sep. 2, 1945
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Ho Chi Minh establishes independence of Vietnam
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The Great Bedbug Detector
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finding peeps in them underground tunnels
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Thich Quang Duc
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monk whom burns himself spring 1963
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Tom Hayden
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SDS leader
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"the Mobe"
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ends "Stop the Draft week. Huge protest. Organized by spring mobilization
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USS Maddox
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Gulf of Tonkin incident. One of the ships attacked.
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Viet Cong
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North Vietnamese Army. Fighting South. Communist.
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Viet Minh
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Ho Chi Minh's army. South Vietnam. The army aided by USA.
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Vo Nguyen Giap
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Ho Chi Minh campaign. Commander of Army against the US. Main architect for Dien...
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War of attrition
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limited war fought. Plan from the US. Kill enough to win. Uses the "body count". Westmoreland.
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William Fulbright
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opposed US involvement. Votes for Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
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