Vietnam War Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards about the Vietnam War.

Containment

Preventing the spread of communism.

Domino Theory

The theory that if one nation fell to communism, its neighbors would soon fall too.

French Indochina

A former French colony in Southeast Asia.

Popular Communist Reforms

Communist changes made by Ho Chi Minh that gained him popular support.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

A supply route running through Laos and Cambodia, used to supply Viet Cong forces in South Vietnam.

Military Advisors

Military personnel sent to South Vietnam to train and advise the South Vietnamese army.

Tet Offensive

A major series of attacks by Viet Cong forces in South Vietnam in 1968.

Nixon's Actions in Vietnam

Increased bombing campaigns and invasion of Cambodia ordered by Richard Nixon.

Peace Accords with North Vietnam (1973)

Agreements drawn up in 1973 that led to the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam.

Draft and Recruitment Methods

Methods used by the U.S. Army to increase the number of soldiers, including recruitment, criminal option, and the Draft Lottery.