ch 22 history

ho chi minh

an organization whose goal was to win vietnams independence from foreign rule

american commander in south vietnam who continued to request troops

secretary of state. helped dispatch many soliders. stressed the defeat of communism in vietnam was vital

• secretary of defense.
• key architect of US escalation in vietnam

announced by pres nixon to clear out N vietnam and vietcong supply center. caused a student protest

a network of paths used by north vietnam to transport supplies to the cietcong in south vietnam

surprise attack by vietcong on south vietnamese towns

south vietnam communist who fought against the south vietnam governemnt

stipulated that a president mist inform congree within 48 hours of sending forces into a hostile area without a decleration of war

NEW LEFT ORGANIZATION that believed that corporations and large government had taken over america

us got hit by vitnamese ship and did not communis spreading

gradual wearing down the enemy by continuous harrassment

keep vietcong from winning the support of south vietnams rual population

uprooting civilians with suspected ties to the vietcong. killing their livestock and burning villages