Vietnam Key words

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  • Created on: 22-08-16 13:15
To argue against something
Protest
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South Vietnamese civilians who were poor
Peasants
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An unconventional way of fighting using surprise hit and run tatics
Guerilla Warfare
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To stop the spread of communism by US policy
Containment
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the idea that the US should give support to countries threatened by communism
Truman Doctrine
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The US fear that communism would spread between countires
Domino Theory
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A US weapon- fire bomb
Napalm
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A powerful and poisonous chemical that was used to destroy crops and jungles
Agent Orange
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South Vietnamese who fought against the USA
Vietcong
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A system in which all property is owned by the community
Communism
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The name of the university where on May 4, l970 members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine
Kent State
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A person who serves in an army.
Soldier
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a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.
War
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The strategy and programs used by the governments of South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War to win the popular support of the Vietnamese people
Hearts and Minds
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When you insert ground forces into hostile territory, search out the enemy, destroy them, and withdraw immediately afterward.
Search and Destroy
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In late January, 1968, during the Tet new year, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam.
The Tet Offensive
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South Vietnamese civilians who were poor

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Peasants

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An unconventional way of fighting using surprise hit and run tatics

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To stop the spread of communism by US policy

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the idea that the US should give support to countries threatened by communism

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