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The Vietnamese communist leader involved in anti-French organizations
The idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, its neighbors would follow suit
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; its goal was to contain the communism in Southeast Asia
NLF (National Liberation Front) guerilla fighters
Authorized the President "to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression"
A jellied gasoline dropped in large canisters that explode on impact
The Congress camp of mainly conservatives that supported Johnson's war policy
The Congress camp of liberals, politicians, pacifists, student radicals, and civil rights leaders that opposed the moral and strategic grounds of the war
Young men drafted into military service
Draft postponement granted to college students and certain individuals
A coordinated attack on 36 provincial capitals and 5 major cities; the attack that was considered to be the turning point of the war
Nixon's plan for gradual withdrawal of U.S. forces as South Vietnamese troops assumed more combat duties
The scuffle between the National Guard and student protesters that led to four youth deaths
The tragedy of mass massacre by American forces that ended with four to five hundred Vietnamese civilian casualties
A classified government history of America's involvement in Vietnam
Signed by South and North Vietnam, the Vietcong, and the US, the treaty called for a ceasefire and American withdrawal from South Vietnam
Restricted the President's war-making powers by requiring him to consult with Congress within 48 hours of committing American forces to a foreign conflict
The idea that political goals should be defined by concrete national interests instead of abstract ideologies; German for "real politics"
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty; it froze the deployment of ICBMs and placed limits on ABMS, while unaffecting MIRVs
The policy aimed at easing Cold War tension that replaced previous diplomatic efforts based on suspicion and distrust