Relacionar Columnas Vietnam ReviewVersión en línea Part 2 por Mandy Adams 1 Vietcong 2 War of Attrition 3 People that supported the war effort, but may not publicly express their opinions. 4 5 6 7 Dove 8 9 Hawks 10 Copied classified documents and gave them to the press that revealed President Johnson’s intentions of escalating the war, while saying he was going to not send American troops during the 1964 election. 11 Coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam 12 13 14 N.V.A. 15 Refers to small conflicts where groups of stealthy combatants use the element of surprise to eliminate the opponent. This tactic was widely used by the North Vietnamese Communists, also called the Vietcong. 16 War Powers Act President Nixon a military strategy consisting of belligerent attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse. Guerrilla warfare People who were strongly opposed to the war in Vietnam and believed the US should withdraw our military force. North Vietnamese Army Tet Offensive President must inform Congress within 48 hours if US forces are sent into a hostile area without a declaration of war. In addition, the troops may remain there no longer than 90 days unless Congress approves the president’s actions or declares war. President Johnson Fighting for the North but lived in the South Ho Chi Minh Individuals that supported a greater US military presence in Vietnam Pentagon Papers On December 1, 1969 the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born from January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1950. Ngo Dinh Diem USS Maddox is attacked by North Vietnamese torpedoes in this body of water in August, 1964 “Silent Majority”
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