Vietnam War

Communist Leader of the North during the first part of the Vietnam War. He only fought battles he could win.

• Ho Chi Minh

• Domino Theory

• SEATO

• Viet Cong

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

The idea that if a nation falls to communism, its closet neighbors will also fall under communist control.

• Ho Chi Minh

• Domino Theory

• SEATO

• Viet Cong

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

A defensive alliance aimed at preventing communist aggression in Asia

• Ho Chi Minh

• Domino Theory

• SEATO

• Viet Cong

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

South Vietnamese communist rebels that waged a guerrilla war against the government of South Vietnam throughout the war

• Ho Chi Minh

• Domino Theory

• SEATO

• Viet Cong

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

1964 congressional resolution that authorized the president to commit troops to South Vietnam and fight a war against the North

• Ho Chi Minh

• Domino Theory

• SEATO

• Viet Cong

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

American Commander of the War in Vietnam

• William Westmoreland

• Robert McNamara

• Napalm

• Hawk

• Dove

Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson. He was in charge of the war in the States and change how we reported victories

• William Westmoreland

• Robert McNamara

• Napalm

• Hawk

• Dove

Chemical used to defoliate plants. It cause health problems and birth defects for those who came in contact with it

• William Westmoreland

• Agent Orange

• Napalm

• Hawk

• Dove

Jellied gasoline dropped from canisters that exploded on impact and covered large areas in flames. It was dropped by US planes during the Vietnam War.

• William Westmoreland

• Agent Orange

• Napalm

• Hawk

• Dove

A person who supported US involvement in the Vietnam War

• William Westmoreland

• Agent Orange

• Napalm

• Hawk

• Dove