Vietcong: a member of the communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government forces
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution: resolution giving the president the authority to take "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the U.S.
Robert McNamera: Served under John F Kennedy as the Secretary of Defense during the war
President Lyndon B. Johnson: greatly escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War and promise to pull troops out, but left office before he could
Draftees: a person conscripted for military service
Guerilla warfare: form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants such as armed civilians or irregulars use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military
M.A.S.H. units: The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) refers to a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area of operations
The Ho Chi Minh Trail: a network of jungle paths winding from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia into South Vietnam, used as a military route by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War
Defoliants: a chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants and is often used in warfare
The Tet Offensive: one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968 by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against the forces of South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies
The Kent State University Incident: A controversial incident in 1970, in which unarmed students demonstrating against United States involvement in the Vietnam War were fired on by panicky troops of the National Guard. Four students were killed and nine wounded
Vietnamization: US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam
The Pentagon Papers: classified study of the Vietnam War that was carried out by the Department of Defense. An official of the department, Daniel Ellsberg, gave copies of the study in 1971 to the New York Times and Washington Post
26th Amendment: When you turn 18 you will be able to vote in all elections
Henry Kissinger: negotiated the Paris Peace Accords, ending American involvement in the Vietnam War
The War Powers Act: federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of Congress
The Vietnam Memorial: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C. It honors U.S. service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia, and those service members who were unaccounted for during the War
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution: resolution giving the president the authority to take "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the U.S.
Robert McNamera: Served under John F Kennedy as the Secretary of Defense during the war
President Lyndon B. Johnson: greatly escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War and promise to pull troops out, but left office before he could
Draftees: a person conscripted for military service
Guerilla warfare: form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants such as armed civilians or irregulars use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military
M.A.S.H. units: The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) refers to a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area of operations
The Ho Chi Minh Trail: a network of jungle paths winding from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia into South Vietnam, used as a military route by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War
Defoliants: a chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants and is often used in warfare
The Tet Offensive: one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968 by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against the forces of South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies
The Kent State University Incident: A controversial incident in 1970, in which unarmed students demonstrating against United States involvement in the Vietnam War were fired on by panicky troops of the National Guard. Four students were killed and nine wounded
Vietnamization: US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam
The Pentagon Papers: classified study of the Vietnam War that was carried out by the Department of Defense. An official of the department, Daniel Ellsberg, gave copies of the study in 1971 to the New York Times and Washington Post
26th Amendment: When you turn 18 you will be able to vote in all elections
Henry Kissinger: negotiated the Paris Peace Accords, ending American involvement in the Vietnam War
The War Powers Act: federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of Congress
The Vietnam Memorial: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C. It honors U.S. service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia, and those service members who were unaccounted for during the War