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| The belief that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will likewise fall |
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| Common name for the League for Independence of Vietnam |
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| A 1954 international conference in which Vietnam was divided into two nations |
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| Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam |
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| National Liberation Front |
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| Political arm of the Viet Cong |
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| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
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| 1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam |
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| An explosive device planted in the ground |
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| The dropping of a large concentration of bombs over a certain area |
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| A type of bomb that, upon explosion, causes pieces of its thick metal casings to be thrown in all directions |
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| A herbicide used as a chemical weapon during the Vietnam War to kill vegetation and expose enemy hiding places |
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| Highly flammable chemical dropped from US planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War |
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| Expansion by stages, as from a local to a national conflict |
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| A supply route used to carry troops and supplies from North Vietnam to South Vietnam |
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| Nickname for a supporter of war, as in the Vietnam War |
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| Nickname for a person who opposes a war, as in the Vietnam War |
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| A 1968 attack by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces throughout South Vietnam |
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| A term used to describe the widening difference in values between a younger generation and their parents |
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| New political movement of the late 1960s that called for radical changes to fight poverty and racism |
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| Special section of lecture and discussion on a controversial topic that often occurred during the Vietnam War era |
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| A person who opposes war on moral or religious grounds |
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| Official postponement, as in a postponement of compulsory military service |
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| Term sometimes used to describe mainstream Americans |
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| Negotiations between the United States and North Vietnam, beginning in 1968 |
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| President Nixon's policy of replacing American military forces with those of South Vietnam |
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| Term used by President Nixon to describe Americans who opposed the counterculture |
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