Ho Chi Minh- Indochinese communist leader

Dien Bien Phu- The French outpost where the Vietminh overran French soldiers

Geneva Accords- The meet up of France, GB, Soviets, U.S., China, Laos, and Cambodia to settle a peace agreement

Ngo Dinh Diem- South Vietnam's President

Vietcong- A communist opposition group in the south

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution- The power for the US to repel any necessary measures to North Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Trail- The network of supplying arms to the Vietcong via a network of paths along the borders of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Nepalm- A Gasoline based bomb that set fire to the jungle

Pentagon Papers- The leakage of government plans by Daniel Ellsberg

Agent Orange- A leaf killing toxic chemical

Credibility Gap- The hidden stories told by the Johnson Administration reports

Vietnamization- President Nixon's strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

Silent Majority- The name given to the Americans who silently supported Nixon's Vietnam war policies

My Lai Massacre- The massacre of innocent civilians by U.S. soldiers in a small village in northern South Vietnam

Kent State University- A massive student protest that led to the burning of the ROTC building

Pentagon Papers- The leakage of government plans by Daniel Ellsberg

War Powers Act- stipulated that a president must inform congress within 48 hours of sending forces into a hostile area without declaration of war

America got involved because of the capture and murder of Colonel A. Peter Dewey in Vietnam.

Robert McNamara was the secretary of Defense during the term of Lyndon B Johnson.

The Tonkin Resolution Granted Johnson Broad military powers in Vietnam

Some men got their doctors to grant them medical exemptions or these men would move houses to avoid the "Draft"

The battle of Vietnam was the longest war America has ever experienced

It Proved the public that the Vietcong was going to show no mercy nor did they want any peace

Martin Luther King Jr. Was shot and killed on April 4th, 1968 by James Earl Ray in his hotel After his "I have a Dream" Speech.

Bobby Kennedy Was killed in California on June 6th, 1968 By Sirhan Sirhan.

The Tet offensive was the surprised attack on south Vietnam on the celebration of a new year by the Vietcong on January 30th, 1968.

Walter Cronkite was a journalist that the public considered to be the most important "average citizen"

Nixon quickly announced the movement of troops out of Vietnam once he entered office

A massive student protest that lead to gun Violence, Destruction of homes, and the burning of the ROTC building.

Because the Trial most likely was a final scene to end the war of Vietnam

Nixon gave the orders for troops to come back on April 30th, 1970

Soldiers where given dirty looks as America is still very bitter about the war

About 361,000 soldiers were wounded or died in the War

The united states spent about 168 billion dollars on the war

A hippie was a counterculture member of youth

Hippies spent most of their time in nature, parties, and drugs.

Teens were the majority of the age group who were apart of the hippie era.

They revolved their life around acceptance of anyone and peace.