Protest
Group of young protestors - (long hair and bell bottoms)
What are Hippies
Herbicide that caused health problems for those that came in contact with it.
What is Agent Orange
The distrust American people had in the U.S. gov caused by what they were being told and what they were seeing on the news
What is the Credibility Gap
Once one country falls to communism the surrounding will follow
What is the Domino Theory
North Vietnam Communist Leader
Who is Ho Chi Minh
Change age of voting because of protest and the Vietnam War
What is the 26th Amendment
Started the involvement of the US in the Vietnam War
What is the Gulf of Tonkin
Older working class that were less vocal group of Americans in favor of the war
Who were the Silent Majority
Tactic the U.S. used to "control" communism
What is Containment
Former Attorney General killed while running for President in 1969
Robert Kennedy
4 Students Killed during protests by the National Guard
What is Kent State
Withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam by training the South Vietnamese
What is Vietnamization
Refused Service into the US Army for religious beliefs
Muhammed Ali
Type of war Fought in South Vietnam
What is Guerrilla Warfare
Sent Advisers to Vietnam
JFK
Caused a rise of young people protesting the War in Vietnam (minorities and poor)
What is the Draft
Limited the power of POTUS to commit military personnel without approval from Congress
What are The War Powers Act
Influenced public opinion and showed the realities of the war (living room war)
What is Media/TV
Surprise attack covering over 100 cities in one night catching the US off guard and shocking the American People
What is the Tet Offensive
Won the Election of 1968
Who is Richard Nixon
Black armbands ware challenged as disruptive
What is Tinker vs Des Moines
N. Vietnamese capture of S. Vietnam's capital and U.S. Embassy. Massive helicopter evacuation
What was the fall of Saigon
The wealthy/influential could avoid service causing young men to protest the war in this way
What is burn Draft Card
Line that divides north Vietnam from South Vietnam
What is the 17th Parallel
Sent the first combat troops to Vietnam
Who was LBJ