History Test
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jenkinsmarilyn77 on April 16, 2012
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Chapter 29
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8 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tonkin Gulf Resolution | authority granted by Congress to Lyndon Johnson in 1964 to approve and support in advance "the determination of the president as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measues to repel any armed attack against the forces if the U.S. |
| Viet Cong | South Vietnamese guerrilla soldiers who are pro communists |
| domino theory | idea that if a country fell to communism, the countries on its borders would also fall; key principle of U.S. foreign policy from 1950s to 1970s |
| escalation | increase in military involvement |
| doves | person opposed to war |
| hawks | person who supports war |
| Saigon | capitol of South Vietnam |
| Tet offensive | major attack in 1968 of South Vietnam cities by North Vietnam |
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