Ch 30 Vocab

Which of the following is the best definition for flexible response?

• Policy that called for South Vietnam to take a more active role in fighting the Vietnam War

• Use of special military unit trained to fight guerrilla wars

• guerrilla soldiers of Communist fighters in Vietnam (National Liberation Front)

Which of the following is the best definition for Vietcong?

• Soldiers classified as missing in action

• Use of special military unit trained to fight guerrilla wars

• guerrilla soldiers of Communist fighters in Vietnam (National Liberation Front)

Which of the following is the best definition for domino theory?

• the belief that if one nation in Asia fell to Communism neighboring countries would too

• sudden overthrow of the government by a small group

• strategy used in Vietnam in which American forces sought Vietcong and North Vietnamese units to destroy them

Which of the following is the best definition for coup?

• the belief that if one nation in Asia fell to Communism neighboring countries would too

• sudden overthrow of the government by a small group

• strategy used in Vietnam in which American forces sought Vietcong and North Vietnamese units to destroy them

Which of the following is the best definition for search and destroy mission?

• the belief that if one nation in Asia fell to Communism neighboring countries would too

• sudden overthrow of the government by a small group

• strategy used in Vietnam in which American forces sought Vietcong and North Vietnamese units to destroy them

Which of the following is the best definition for deferment?

• excuse, issued by the draft board, that lets a person be excused from military service

• lack of belief in statements from the government about the Vietnam War

• phrase used to describe the majority of people who did not protest or demonstrate.

Which of the following is the best definition for credibility gap?

• excuse, issued by the draft board, that lets a person be excused from military service

• lack of belief in statements from the government about the Vietnam War

• phrase used to describe the majority of people who did not protest or demonstrate.

Which of the following is the best definition for silent majority?

• excuse, issued by the draft board, that lets a person be excused from military service

• lack of belief in statements from the government about the Vietnam War

• phrase used to describe the majority of people who did not protest or demonstrate.

Which of the following is the best definition for Vietnamization?

• Policy that called for South Vietnam to take a more active role in fighting the Vietnam War

• Soldiers classified as missing in action

• guerrilla soldiers of Communist fighters in Vietnam (National Liberation Front)

Which of the following is the best definition for MIAs?

• Policy that called for South Vietnam to take a more active role in fighting the Vietnam War

• Soldiers classified as missing in action

• guerrilla soldiers of Communist fighters in Vietnam (National Liberation Front)