Chapter 17

3. supply root through another country.
4. guerilla fighters attack virtually all american air bases in south vietnam and most of the souths major cities and provincial capitals.
6. a chemical that strips leaves from trees and shrubs turning farmland and forest into wasteland.
9. hard to believe what the johnson administration said about the war.
11. revealed many government officials during the johnson administration privately questioned the war while publicly defeating it.
13. those who wanted the u.s to withdraw from Vietnam.
14. "bringer of light" advocate of communism.

1. belief that if Vietnam fell to communism other countries in the area will also fall.
2. irregular troops who usually blend into the civilian population and are often difficult for regular armies to fight.
5. dropped out of president race.
7. a jellied gasoline that explodes on contact.
8. elected as president in 1968.
10. leader the u.s supported.
12. discussed the issues surrounding the war and reaffirmed their reasons for opposing it.
15. those who insisted that the u.s stays and fight.