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lbj
36th President of the United States
buddhist
One who follows the teachings of ___
vietnam
A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea
conscription
Compulsory military service
ho chi minh
Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954
cold war
A state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by
agent orange
A herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
richard nixon
Vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States
chopper
A grounder that bounces high in the air
moratorium
A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
national service
Compulsory ___ in the military during peacetime
pacifist
Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
domino theory
The political ___ that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will
saigon
A city in South Vietnam
united nations
An organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
napalm
Gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps
china
Country in Asia with the Great Wall
draft
A document ordering the payment of money
cambodia
A nation in southeastern Asia
death
The end of life
australia
Country and continent known for kangaroos
laos
A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in ___ and Thailand (plural)
peace
Calm time without war or fighting

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