first president of South Korea anti-communist and led south korea through the Korean war
Kim II Sung
North Korean communist politican known as the "eternal president"
Battle of Inchon/Pusan
Ho Chi Minh
Prime Minister of North Vietnam
formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Việt cộng during the Vietnam War
Vietcong (NLF)
(National Liberation Front)
political organization and army in South Vietnam andCambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War (1955–1975).
ARVN
Army of the Republic of Vietnam South Vietnamese Military Forces
PAVN
Vietnamese peoples Army (North Vietnam)
U.S. Advisors
Soldiers sent to train vietnamese soldiers (ARVN)
Gulf of Tonkin (Incident)
Two incidents that took place over sea with North Vietnamese soldiers navy squadron
Gulf of Tonkin (Resolution)
LBJ signed a treaty called "Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty."
Operation Rolling Thunder
America’s sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Agent Orange
the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program,
Napalm
is a thickening/gelling agent generally mixed with gasoline or a similar fuel for use in military operations.
The Tet Offensive
Military Campaign to set aside war in recognitition of their holiday,and N vietnam (NLF) set fire on them
Vietnamization
Policy created by Nixon to expand,equipt and train South Vietnam Forces
War Powers Act
restrict the power of the President to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of Congress
The Counterculture
the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day