Vietnam War

USS Maddox- suffered only minor damage from a single 14.5 mm bullet from a P-4's KPV heavy machine gun into her superstructure.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution-to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia" 

Rolling Thunder-Operation Rolling Thunder was a frequently interrupted bombing campaign that began on 24 February 1965 and lasted until the end of October 1968.

Tet Offensive-The Tet Offensive played an important role in weakening US public support for the war in Vietnam.

Lyndon Johnson-In February 1965, after an attack by Viet Cong guerrillas on an U.S. military base in Pleiku, Johnson ordered “Operation Rolling Thunder,” a series of massive bombing raids on North Vietnam intended to cut supply lines to North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters in the South; he also dispatched 3,500 Marines to protect 

Great Society-The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and 1965. Its main goal was the total elimination of poverty and racial injustice in the country.

Viet Cong- fought essentially a guerrilla war of ambush, terrorism, and sabotage

Military tactics- Bombing, Escalation, Air and artillery, Search and destroy and Technology.

William Westmoreland-commanded U.S. forces in the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968

Goals of the war-prevent Communist domination of South-East Asia

Barry Goldwater-While Johnson campaigned on a platform of limited involvement in Vietnam and continuation of funding for social programs, Goldwater called for substantial cuts in social programs, suggesting that Social Security become optional, and suggested the use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam if necessary.

National Liberation Front-a political and military organization that was formed in December 1960.

Clark Clifford- He had argued against escalation in 1965 in private counsel with the president, but then provided public support for the president's position once the decision was made.

Search and Destroy missions-Seek and destroy is a military strategy which consists of inserting infantry forces into hostile territory and directing them to search and then attack 

Hubert Humphrey-As a senator he was a major leader of modern liberalism in the United States. As President Lyndon B. Johnson's vice president, he supported the controversial Vietnam War. An intensely divided Democratic Party nominated him in the 1968 presidential election, which he lost to Republican nominee Richard Nixon.

NVA- North Vietnamese Army

Robert Kennedy-Kennedy served as John's closest advisor until the latter's assassination in 1963. Kennedy's tenure is known for advocating for the civil rights movement, the fight against organized crime, and involvement in U.S. foreign policy related to Cuba.

Hal Moore-led the 400 men of the 1st Battalion into the landing zones 

Air Cavalry Division- 1st Cavalry Division

Richard Nixon-Nixon provided the South Vietnamese army with new training and improved weapons and tried to frighten the North Vietnamese to the peace table by demonstrating his willingness to bomb urban areas and mine harbors. He also hoped to orchestrate Soviet and Chinese pressure on North Vietnam.

LZ X-Ray-234 men were killed 

Napalm-against all kinds of targets, such as troops, tanks, buildings, jungles, and even railroad tunnels. 

Siege of Khe Sanh- the roughly 6,000 Marines defending the base were encircled and besieged by three North Vietnamese Army regiments of about 20,000 troops

Robert McNamara- U.S. secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 

American embassy attack-attacked the U.S. Embassy in Saigon,

Dean Rusk- primary architect of U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War on the side of the South Vietnamese.

Agent Orange-used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971