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| Vietminh | an
organization of
Vietnamese
Communists and
other nationalist
groups that between
1946 and 1954 fought
for Vietnamese
independence from
the French.
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| ARVN: | Army of the
Republic of Vietnamthe
southern
Vietnamese soldiers
with whom U.S. troops
fought against
communism and forces
in the North during the
Vietnam War.
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| NVA | North
Vietnamese Army, as
opposed to the
Vietcong.
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| Domino Theory: | the
idea that if a nation falls
under communist
control, nearby nations
will also fall under
communist control.
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| Geneva Accords: | peace
agreement that divided
Vietnam into
Communist controlled
North Vietnam and
non-Communist South
Vietnam until
unification elections
could be held in 1956.
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| Tonkin Gulf Resolution: | : a
resolution adopted by
Congress in 1964 giving
the president broad
powers to wage war in
Vietnam.
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| Guerilla Warfare: | fighting by stealth and
with small bands that
make surprise raids
against stronger forces.
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| Agent Orange | a toxic
leaf killing chemical
sprayed by U.S.
planes in Vietnam to
expose Vietcong
hideouts
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| Escalation | Increasing
the scope and
intensity of fighting,
as with more
bombing.
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| Napalm | a gasolinebased
substance used
in bombs that U.S.
planes dropped in
Vietnam in order to
burn away jungle and
expose Vietcong
hideouts.
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| Tet (Offensive) | a
massive surprise
attack by the
Vietcong on South
Vietnamese towns
and cities early in
1968.
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| Ho Chi Minh Trail: | a
network of paths
used by North
Vietnam to transport
supplies to the
Vietcong in South
Vietnam.
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| My Lai (Massacre): | a
village in northern
South Vietnam where
more than 200
unarmed civilians,
including women
and children, were
massacred by U.S.
troops in May 1968.
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| Vietnamization: | President Nixon’s
strategy for ending
U.S. involvement in
the Vietnam War,
involving the gradual
withdrawal of U.S.
troops and their
replacement with
South Vietnamese
forces.
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| Draft Dodgers: | term
for young Americans
who evaded military
service during the
war.
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| Amnesty | a pardon,
given by President
Jimmy Carter in 1977,
to most of the 10,000
Vietnam-era draft
evaders.
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| Silent Majority: | a
name given by
President Richard
Nixon to the
moderate,
mainstream
Americans who
quietly supported his
Vietnam War
policies.
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| Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS): | emotional stress
suffered by many
Vietnam veterans
after their return
home.
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