MMHS Chapter 29 Vietnam War
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cold war | A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years. |
| why did US help french fight the vietnamese? | make the world a better place, better america |
| communism | a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. |
| colonialism | owned by another country |
| US opposition to communism | US doesn't want vietnam to become communist because it might lead to other countries doing the same |
| domino theory | the idea that if a nation falls under communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control |
| Ho Chi Minh | Communist leader of north vietnam. |
| Indochina | The French colony in Vietnam. |
| WWII effect on vietnam | increased nationalism which resulted in independence from France |
| Presidents supporting the war | Truman and Eisenhower |
| Why did Truman and Eisenhower support the war? | They believed it would stop the domino theory |
| Why is the Vietnam war different? (4) | -war over an "ism" instead of land -1st televised war for US -1st war for US fought in a jungle -don't exactly know who the enemies are |
| Dien Bien Phu | where the final battle took place that forced the French out of Vietnam |
| 'Nam divided: | North = Communist South = Democratic |
| Southeast Asia Treaty Organization purpose: | oppose of communism |
| Diem | anti-communist leader of South Vietnam; "installed" by the US |
| Problems with Diem (2) | 1. mock election 2. not budhist ('Nam's major religion) |
| Vietcong (VC) | South Vietnam Communists..guerrilla soldiers |
| Vietcong (VC) (South Vietnam Communists) | communists trying to overthrow southern vietnam's democratic government |
| Eisenhower gave money.. | Johnson and Kennedy gave "advisors"- (troops) |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | 1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam |
| why is communism a threat? | because it is opposite of our government and extremely foreign to the US |
| Operation Rolling Thunder | first action of war; bombing campaign over North Vietnam, supposed to weaken enemy's ability and will to fight |
| agent orange | chemical that kills plants; used in Vietnam to expose Viet Cong hideouts |
| napalm | a jellied gasoline used for bombs |
| Ho Chi Minh | Elephant |
| Vietnamese | Tiger |
| Hawks | pro war |
| Doves | peace |
| What are the Vietnamese fighting for? | freedom |
| protests increase | because people won't support a war they don't fully understand |
| protests divide the US | hawks vs. doves |
| college protests increase after.. | seeing the harsh affects the war has on vietnamese civilians |
| SDS | Students for a Democratic Society who opposed war with violent marches and protests; ; bring war home |
| Tet Offensive | surprise attacks on cities all over South Vietnam on anti-communists of 'Nam and US |
| Martin Luther King and RFK | assasinated in the same year |
| Tet offensive resulted in... | prolonging the war, tax increases, and Johnson steps down |
| Chicago Democratic Convention | Where 10,000 antiwar protestors gathered outside as Hubert Humphrey was decided upon as the Democratic candidate in 1968 |
| underground weathermen | bombed federal location to send US message that they are serious about bringing war home |
| Just war | must have a just cause and some other criteria |
| Nixon's different approach | speaks for majority, "peace with honor" |
| coalition government | north vietnam wants to build a government with south vietnam |
| Cambodia/Laos bombing | planned by Nixon to stop Ho Chi Minh's supply trail |
| Kent State University | college protest where national guard stepped in killing Four Students And Injured Nine Others; tear gas was also used |
| My Lai Massacre | 1968, in which American troops had brutally massacred innocent women and children in the village of My Lai, also led to more opposition to the war. |
| My Lai Massacre resulted in... (2) | more presure on nixon to withdrawl from war and a ruined reputation for american soldiers |
| Convictions from My Lai Massacre | Lt. Calley got 3 year probation..that's it |
| Christmas Bombing Campaign | reverse tet offensive. US attack on communists |
| Paris Peace Accord | signed between us and north vietnam. both sides lay dwn there arms. us withdraw all troops. us contribute to reconstruction. Terms were not honored. FAIL |
| Domino Theory Fail | communism spreads through Vietnam and surrounding countries which results in civil war |
| Khemer Rouge | responsible for genocide of anti-communists |
| Losers of war | American Soldiers |
| Treatment of returning US troops | America abandoned them and told them to suck it up (all their post war problems) |
| Americanization vs. Vietnamization | America invents new weapons while VC invent new hiding places and secretly pose as civilians |
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