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1954
The year the Battle of Dien Bien Phu occurred, leading to the Geneva Accords.
Ho Chi Minh
Leader of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.
Agent Orange
A herbicide and defoliant chemical used by the U.S. military.
Pentagon Papers
Classified U.S. government report leaked in 1971 exposing decision-making during the Vietnam War.
Hanoi
Capital of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War and of the unified Vietnam afterwards.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
A monument in Washington, D.C., commemorating the U.S. service members who fought in the Vietnam War.
Tet Offensive
A major campaign in 1968 by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.
Paris Peace Accords
Agreements signed in 1973 to end the Vietnam War.
Operation Rolling Thunder
An extensive bombing campaign by the U.S. Air Force from 1965 to 1968.
Napalm
A flammable liquid used in warfare by the U.S. in Vietnam.
Vietnamization
U.S. policy aimed at ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Domino Theory
The idea that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall.
1969
The year U.S. troops peaked in Vietnam with approximately 543,000 soldiers.
Viet Cong
The guerilla force that fought against the South Vietnamese government and the U.S.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Event in 1964 that led to the U.S. Congress passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Henry Kissinger
U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in the Paris Peace Accords.
April 30, 1975
Date of the Fall of Saigon, marking the end of the Vietnam War.
My Lai Massacre
A mass killing of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. forces in 1968.
War Powers Act
A U.S. law passed in 1973 attempting to check the president's power to commit the U.S. to an armed conflict.
Cambodia and Laos
Countries bordering Vietnam that were also affected by the conflict.
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