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Ho Chi Minh
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"He Who Enlightens"Leader of: Vietnamese independence, North Vietnam, and Vietminh
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Vietminh
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League for the Independence of Vietnam
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Domino theory
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Belief that if Vietnam falls to communism, all of south-Asia will in turn
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Dien Bien Phu
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French stronghold/base in Vietnam1954-fell to Vietminh
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17th parallel
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Divided North and South VietnamNorth-Ho Chi MinhSouth- Ngo Dinh Diem
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Leader of South Vietnam, anti-communist, Roman Catholic, dictatorOverthrown and murdered in Nov 1963
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Vietcong
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Slang name for the Vietnamese communists still living in South Vietnam
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NLF
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National Liberation Front
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Robert McNamara
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Secretary of Defense
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Gave the President power to us "all means necessary to defend American interests"
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Escalation
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Buildup of U.S. military forces in Vietnam
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Military Draft
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Mostly Americans who are poor, minority, and less educated, as the richer Americans attempted to escape the draft by going to college
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Deferment
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The postponing of getting drafting into the war while a potential draftee is in college/school
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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Bombing campaign against North Vietnam8 million tons of bombs dropped
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Secret trail used by Vietcong for transporting supplies/weapons from North Vietnam to South Vietnam300,000 South Vietnamese involved
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