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Counter-culture (hippies) – A movement in the 1960s that rejected traditional values, promoting peace, love, and freedom.

Stagflation – A period of slow economic growth, high unemployment, and rising prices (inflation).

26th Amendment – Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in the U.S.

OPEC – A group of oil-producing countries that controls oil prices and supply.

Ho Chi Minh – Communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Embargo – A government order that stops trade with a country.

Geneva Conference – A 1954 meeting that divided Vietnam into North and South.

Camp David Accords – A peace agreement between Israel and Egypt brokered by the U.S. in 1978.

Vietcong – Communist fighters in South Vietnam who opposed the U.S. and South Vietnamese government.

Iran Hostage Crisis – A 1979 event where Iranian revolutionaries held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.

Domino Theory – The belief that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would follow.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution – Gave the U.S. president power to use military force in Vietnam without a formal war declaration.

Napalm – A flammable chemical used in bombs during the Vietnam War.

Agent Orange – A toxic chemical used by the U.S. in Vietnam to destroy forests and crops.

Tet Offensive – A major surprise attack by the Vietcong on U.S. forces in 1968.

Roy Benavidez – A Vietnam War hero who saved fellow soldiers despite being badly wounded.

Credibility gap – Public distrust of the government due to misleading information about the Vietnam War.

Henry Kissinger – U.S. diplomat who helped negotiate peace during the Vietnam War.

Vietnamization – The U.S. policy of slowly withdrawing troops and letting South Vietnam take over the war.

War Powers Resolution – A 1973 law limiting the president’s ability to send troops without Congress’s approval.

“Silent majority” – A term for Americans who supported the Vietnam War but didn’t protest loudly.

Pentagon Papers – Secret government documents that exposed lies about the Vietnam War.

Environmental Protection Act (EPA) – A 1970 law that created the EPA to protect the environment.

Détente – A period of relaxed tensions between the U.S. and communist countries during the Cold War.

Watergate Scandal – A political scandal that led to President Nixon’s resignation in 1974.

Gerald Ford – The U.S. president who took over after Nixon resigned.