Unit 12 Personalized Learning Assignment

Vietminh

an organization of Vietnamese Communists and other nationalist groups that between 1946 and 1954 fought for Vietnamese independence from the French.

Vietcong

the South Vietnamese Communists who, with North Vietnamese support, fought against the government of South Vietnam in the Vietnam War.

Containment

the blocking of another nation's attempts to spread its - especially the efforts of the United States to block the spread of communism from the 1940s - 1991.

Domino Theory

the idea that if a nation falls under communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control.

Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Resolution

a resolution adopted in 1964, giving the president broad powers to wage war in Vietnam.

Draft

required enrollment in the armed services.

The New Left

a youth dominated political movement of the 1960s, embodied in such organizations as Students for a Democratic Society and the Free Speech Movement.

SDS: Students for a Democratic Society

an antiestablishment New Left group, founded in 1960, that called for greater individual freedom and responsibility.

FSM: Free Speech Movement

an antiestablishment New Left organization that originated in 1964 clash between students and administrators at the University of California at Berkley.

Tet Offensive

a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities early in 1968.

War Powers Act

a law enacted in 1973, limiting a president's right to send troops into battle without consulting Congress.

Vietnamization

President Nixon's strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, involving the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops and their replacement with Vietnamese forces.

Pentagon Papers

a 7,000 page document- leaked to the press in 1971 by the former Defense Department worker Daniel Ellsberg- revealing that the U.S. government had not been honest about its intentions in the Vietnam War.

Doves

American individuals who called for America to withdraw from Vietnam.

Hawks

American individuals who supported the war effort.

& Effects of the Vietnam War CAUSES • Victnamcsc dcmand indcpcndcncc • Wcst dctcrmincs to stop Communism • U.S. takcs activc rolc ill halting co mmunist advancc in Victnam Gcncva Confcrcncc dividcs Victnam SouthVictnam grows unstablc: Communists rcbcl The War in Vietnam EFFECTS • U.S. withdraws South Victnamcsc govcrnmcnt falls ists gain victorics in Laos and Cambodia Congrcss passcs War Powcrs Act • War conüibutcs to American cynicism about govcrnmcnt and Icadcrs