Tactis
Gasoline-based weapon used by U.S. forces to burn jungle areas.
Napalm
What term described Americans who quietly supported U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Silent Majority
What 1968 event involved U.S. troops killing over 200 Vietnamese civilians?
My Lai Massacre
Who was the 37th president of the United States?
Richard Nixon
Belief that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall.
Domino Theory
Leaf-killing chemical sprayed by the U.S. military that caused long-term environmental damage.
Agent Orange
Which group opposed the Vietnam War and supported U.S. withdrawal?
Doves
Peace agreement that temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel.
Geneva Accords
Leader of the Indochinese Communist Party who led revolts against foreign rule.
Ho Chi Minh
Congressional action that gave President Johnson broad powers to use military force in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Network of supply routes through Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia used by Communist forces.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Which group supported continuing the war with stronger military force?
Hawks
Organization whose goal was to gain Vietnam’s independence from foreign control.
Vietminh
South Vietnam’s anti-Communist president who cancelled the 1956 elections.
Ngo Dinh Diem
What policy focused on gradually withdrawing U.S. troops while increasing South Vietnamese responsibility?
Vietnamization
What form of protest involved college classes held to debate the Vietnam War?
Teach-ins
Which organization was part of the New Left and promoted participatory democracy?
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Communist opposition group in South Vietnam that fought against the government.
Vietcong
Required men ages 18–26 to register for military service.
selective service act - aka the draft
First major bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
Operation Rolling Thunder