Search and Destroy
Domino Theory
Geneva Accords
Napalm
Agent Orange
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
My Lai Massacre
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kent State Protest
Ho Chi Minh
War of Attrition
Guerrilla Warfare
American ships were attacked by North Vietnamese vessels
a jelly-like form of gasoline used in fire bombs and flamethrowers. It's sticks to skin, causing severe burns and making it one of the most horrible weapons used in combat.
International conference after the Indochina War, split Vietnam in two
Event where American soldiers destroyed a village and killed over 300 unarmed civilians
President Johnson was given resources to take all military action necessary.
US goal in Vietnam. Destroy as much of the enemy as possible
Small scale fighting, using environment to conceal ones self, run and gun
Leader of communist North Vietnam
A war in which both sides try and drain one another's resources.
Students were killed by the Ohio national guard
President of South Vietnam was assassinated in 1963
Herbicide used to uncover Viet cong positions
If one falls, another falls