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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Gave the president power to use military force in Vietnam without declaring war.

Ho Chi Minh

Communist leader of North Vietnam.

Hawks vs. Doves

Hawks supported the Vietnam War; Doves wanted peace.

TET Offensive

Major surprise attacks by North Vietnam; turned U.S. public against the war.

George Wallace

Segregationist governor who ran for president in 1968.

New Left

1960s movement of young liberals focused on social change and antiwar protests.

SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)

Student activist group that protested the Vietnam War and pushed for reforms.

Port Huron Statement

SDS's call for more democracy and social justice.

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Book that exposed dangers of pesticides and launched the environmental movement.

Earth Day

Environmental awareness day first celebrated in 1970.

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. agency created to protect the environment.

Silent Majority

Nixon’s term for Americans who supported traditional values and the war quietly.

Vietnamization

Nixon’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops and train South Vietnamese forces.

Nixon Doctrine

U.S. would help allies defend themselves but not fight their wars.

Kent State

4 students killed by National Guard during antiwar protest.

My Lai Massacre

U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.

Pentagon Papers

Leaked documents showing the U.S. government misled the public about Vietnam.

Peace with Honor

Nixon’s goal to end the war in Vietnam without looking weak.

Nixon’s Visit to China

Opened relations between the U.S. and Communist China.

SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)

U.S. and USSR agreement to limit nuclear weapons.

Détente

Relaxing tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

OPEC

Oil-producing countries that control oil prices and supply.

Six Day War/Yom Kippur War

Conflicts between Israel and Arab nations that worsened Middle East tensions.

Oil Embargo

OPEC stopped oil exports to the U.S., causing a major energy crisis.

Stagflation

1970s economy with both high inflation and unemployment.

Watergate

Political scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation.

U.S. vs. Nixon

Supreme Court case forcing Nixon to turn over Watergate tapes.

Fall of Saigon

North Vietnam took over South Vietnam in 1975; ended the Vietnam War.