Richard Nixon - Final US President during the Vietnam War, Ho Chi Minh - Leader of the Vietnamese communists. , Containment - the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence, Lyndon B. Johnson - Became President after JFK, increased number of US Troops, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - Passed in 1964, this gave LBJ the right to expand the war effort, Tet Offensive - A strong attack by Viet Cong forces in South Vietnam, showed War was far from over., Vietnamization - Withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam and replacement with South Vietnamese troops, Domino Theory - A political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like falling dominos., Kent State Massacre - the killings of four Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, 17th Parallel - Dividing line between Communist North Vietnam and Pro-Western South Vietnam,

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