Vietnam War
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. lbj
A. An organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
2. buddhist
B. A herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
3. vietnam
C. Compulsory ___ in the military during peacetime
4. conscription
D. A state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by
5. ho chi minh
E. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea
6. cold war
F. A city in South Vietnam
7. agent orange
G. Compulsory military service
8. richard nixon
H. Calm time without war or fighting
9. chopper
I. A grounder that bounces high in the air
10. moratorium
J. The end of life
11. national service
K. Gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps
12. pacifist
L. A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in ___ and Thailand (plural)
13. domino theory
M. A document ordering the payment of money
14. saigon
N. Country in Asia with the Great Wall
15. united nations
O. Vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States
16. napalm
P. Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954
17. china
Q. 36th President of the United States
18. draft
R. Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
19. cambodia
S. A nation in southeastern Asia
20. death
T. The political ___ that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will
21. australia
U. Country and continent known for kangaroos
22. laos
V. One who follows the teachings of ___
23. peace
W. A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged