U.S. History Chapter 31 Section 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 domino theory | thought that if one Southeast Asian nation fell to communism, then they all would fall |
| Ho Chi Minh | Vietnamese communist leader |
| Vietminh | the League for the Independence of Vietnam |
| Bao Bai | emperor head the Republic Vietnam opposing Vietminh |
| Diem Bien Phu | location of fortress where Vietminh defeated the French after a long siege |
| Geneva Accords | agreement that divided Vietnam into North and South at the 17th parallel |
| SEATO | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | president of anti-communist South Vietnam |
| monk burning | form of protest in which monks would burn themselves alive |
| Robert McNamara | Secretary of Defense who was sent to Vietnam on fact-finding mission |
| Viet Cong | Vietnamese guerrillas that supported communism |
| National Liberation Front | the political arm of the Viet Cong guerrilla group |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | allowed the president to take all necessary measures to repel armed attack or prevent further aggression |
| "flexible response" | cutting costs while still modernizing the armed forces |
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