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1. Ho Chi Minh: most important voice demanding independence for Vietnam.
2.domino theory: if Vietnam fell to communism its closest neighbors would follow.
3.Dien Bien Phu: a military base in northwest Vietnam .
4.SEATO: to contain the spread of communism in southeast Asia.
5.Vietcong: NFL guerilla fighters.
6.Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: authorized the presidents to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces.
7.William Westmoreland: American commander in south Vietnam.
8.Napalm: a jellied gasoline used to drop in gasoline canisters that exploded on impact.
9.Hawks: supported johnsons war policy .
10. doves: broke with johnsons war policy.
11.draftee: young men drafted into the military service.
12.SDS: to campaign against racism and poverty.
13.Credibility Gap: the American publics growing distrust of statements made by the government.
14.tet offensive: a coordinated assult of 36 provincial capitals and 5 major cities.
15.Robert Kennedy: candidacy for the presidency ; democratic senator.
16.Vietnamization: U.S. forces would withdraw ARVN troops assumed more combat duties.
17.Kent State University: in ohio, threw rocks and bottles at members of National Guard.
18.My Lai: a village that enemy troops came upon.
19.pentagon papers: publication in the NEW YORK TIMES.
20.Paris Peace Accords: all 4 parties agreed to cease-fire and a U.S. troop with drawal from south Vietnam.
21.War Powers Act: restricted the presidents war-making powers by requiring him to consult with congress withing 48 hours of committing American forces.
22.Henry Kissinger: leading adviser on national securityand international affairs.
23.realpolitik: a german word meaning[ real politics]
24.Zhou Enlai: chinese leaders and ironing out sensitive issues.
25.Strategic arms limitation treaty: treaty froze the deployment of intercontinental ballistic missels.
26.Detente: replaced previous diplomatic efforts based on suspicion and distrust.
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