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The Cold War
What major world conflict was taking place in 1954 which influenced US' involvement in the Vietnam War?
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Tet Offensive
This is the name of the Vietnamese forces that attacked US soldiers on New Year's Day
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President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
He was the president during the anti-war protests of the US involvement in the Vietnam War
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Viet Cong
The name of an armed vietnam communist organization.
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Robert F. Kennedy
This politician was assassinated a month after martin Luther King Jr.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower
This president instigated the US' involvement in the Vietnam War.
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North Vietnam
The region in Vietnam that practiced communism and instigated the Vietnam War.
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Colleges and Universities
In what educational institutions did the American citizens start to protest anti-war?
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President Richard Nixon
This president visited China to gain more leverage with the USSR (Soviet Union).
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Vietnamization
Richard Nixon coined this term whereby Vietnamese would take the places of US soldiers as they left Vietnam.
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Johnson lied that America was winning the war but many citizens were learning the truth from watching the television.
This is the main reason why the US lost support from its citizens during the Vietnam war while Johnson was president.
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President Richard Nixon
The drafting of soldiers ended because of this president's campaign promises.
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War Powers Act
This law is a congressional resolution designed to limit a U.S. president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad.
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The Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon was accused of covering up a burglary at the Watergate Hotel which led to the damage of his reputation.
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President Gerald R. Ford
This president led the complete US withdrawal from the Vietnam War
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