Vietnam War

6. refugees who fled to south vietnam right after the war ended, they were accepted by the US and other nations, although some were forced back into Vietnam
9. passed in 6/1973 that prevented Nixon from ordering anything else military-related in Vietnam
11. US gov't elected leader of south vietnam
13. american slang for military personnel that haven't experienced combat in Vietnam
16. Country who colonized Vietnam BEFORE WW2.
17. us code word for Vietcong/VC
18. South Vietnam army who was Vietnamese staffed, but American trained
20. Democratic side of Vietnam

1. idea that if 1 nation fell to communism, the neighbors would also fall, causing the entire eastern world to eventually fall.
2. country who ruled Vietnam during WW2 and who Vietnam defeated to be independent
3. Communist leader of North Vietnam.
4. term used by military personnel to describe how the war was progressing
5. army cavalry units who request napalm on a specific location
7. Soviet manufactured sinper rifle, most used weapon by North Vietnam army
8. extremely flammable jelly used in bombs during Vietnam
10. Herbicide that was spread around the Vietnamese Jungles to kill the plants that were allowing for enemies to hide out.
12. when men were ordered into the military based on birthday, it was run like a lottery
14. Communists in the South
15. Country who fought with South Vietnam to fight for containment.
19. Communist side of Vietnam, won the war