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Indo-china

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little china/below china, previously ruled by china

2
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Vietminh

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1942-founded by Ho Chi Minh to fight for Vietnamese independence

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Vietcong (VC)

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US nickname for the National Liberation Front (NLF)

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National Liberation Front (NLF)

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a group of freedom fighters who wanted independence for Vietnam

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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a corrupt government leader, backed by US

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Guerrilla tactics

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small scale fighting relying on ambushes and booby traps

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Ho Chi Minh

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fought for Vietnamese independence

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Domino Theory

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the idea that if Americans didn’t stop communism, it would spread to the world

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Strategic Hamltes

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small man made villages for peasants to live in to keep away from the VC

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Saturation bombing

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covering a whole area with as many bombs as possible

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Draft

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an american word for when young men were conscripted (forced) to join the army