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the nations of Indochina (laos, cambodia, and vietnam) had been colonies of this european nation.
France
US Pres who sent 16,000 military advisors to vietnam
kennedy
The NFL (national liberation front) became known as this to the US
Viet Cong
This nondeclaration of war in 1964 allowed LJB to repel attacks against US forces
Gulf of Tonkin
supply trail for Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh Trail
chemical defoilant used to eliminate Viet Cong staging areas
agent orange
type of warfare used by Viet Cong
guerilla
The "pacification" program uprooted this group of people to the city of refugee camps
peasant farmers
Jan 30 1968- north vietnamese attacks south vietnamese and the US military bases
tet offensive
this general believed that with more soldiers, we could win Vietnam
General Westmoreland
one of three candidates vying for democratic election in 1968
McCarthy
one societal ill discussed in Tom Hayden's Port Huron Statement
racism
refusal to serve in the miliatary on moral or religious grounds
consiencious objector
If you were a member of the SDS or Underground, you might have been investigated by this government agency.
FBI
advocated military initiatives to end war
hawkes
believed troops should be withdrawn and negotiation reached
doves
magazine which published photos of 242 GIs slain in one week in Vietnam
life
over 350 civilans were massacred in this city on 3/1968
My Lai
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