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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.