Korea 1
Line of latitude which separates North and South Korea after World War II.
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Technically, the US participated in this type of operation to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula.
Police Action
Congressional resolution that gave LBJ the authority to use "all means necessary" to defend the armed forces of the United States
Gulf of Tonkin
Line of latitude which divides North and South Vietnam after the Geneva Conference on 1954
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The idea that if one country falls to Communism, neighboring countries would also become Communist
Domino Theory
Type of Government in North Korea
Communist
Years the Korean war was fought.
1950-53
Logistical supply lines of the North that ran through Laos and Cambodia to support the North's troops fighting in South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
President Nixon's plan to gradually withdraw US forces from Vietnam
Vietnamization
Containment
General in charge of the UN forces in Korea
Mac Arthur
Type of Government in South Korea.
Democratic Republic
Democratic leader of South Vietnam from 1954-1963
Diem
Term that refers to public distrust of the government.
Credibility Gap
Battle that led to the French defeat in Vietnam and the Geneva Conference. President Eisenhower refused to assist French forces.
Dien Bien Phu (1954)
First Dictator of North Korea.
Kim Il Sung
This US fought with and under the leadership of this organization in the Korean War.
The United Nations
Turning point in the Vietnam War in which the North attacked multiple targets in the South at the same time, turning many more Americans against the war
Tet Offensive
Prior to sending combat troops, the US sent these to help the South Vietnamese deal with the invaders from the North
Military Advisers (Green Berets)
Army of Communist sympathizers in South Vietnam.
Viet Cong
Formal word for how the Korean War ended.
Stalemate/Armistice
New military concept after WWII that influenced President Truman's decision to restore the line in Korean
Limited War
European colonial power that laid claim to Indochina in the late 1800’s.
France
A chemical used during the Vietnam War to destroy trees
Agent Orange
Violence on this college campus convinced Nixon to withdraw from Cambodia and Laos.
Kent State