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Describe the follow Cold War terms:
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Geneva Accords
Containment
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Vietnamization
My Lai Massacre
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Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Geneva Accords
Containment
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Vietnamization
My Lai Massacre
reply shortly
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Marshall Plan: A post-World War II American initiative to aid Western Europe with economic assistance to help rebuild their economies and prevent the spread of communism.
Truman Doctrine: A foreign policy aimed at containing communism and providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communist expansion.
Geneva Accords: Agreements reached in 1954 that temporarily divided Vietnam into North and South, leading to the end of French colonial rule.
Containment: The policy of preventing the spread of communism, particularly by the Soviet Union, through military, economic, diplomatic, and political means.
Tet Offensive: A major offensive launched by North Vietnamese forces in 1968, during the Vietnam War, which shocked the American public and led to a reassessment of the conflict.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: A resolution passed by Congress in 1964 authorizing the President to take military action in Vietnam, which expanded US involvement in the conflict.
Vietnamization: The policy of gradually withdrawing US troops from Vietnam while increasing the military responsibility of the South Vietnamese government.
My Lai Massacre: A massacre of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by US soldiers in 1968, a tragic event highlighting the brutality and disillusionment of the Vietnam War.
Truman Doctrine: A foreign policy aimed at containing communism and providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communist expansion.
Geneva Accords: Agreements reached in 1954 that temporarily divided Vietnam into North and South, leading to the end of French colonial rule.
Containment: The policy of preventing the spread of communism, particularly by the Soviet Union, through military, economic, diplomatic, and political means.
Tet Offensive: A major offensive launched by North Vietnamese forces in 1968, during the Vietnam War, which shocked the American public and led to a reassessment of the conflict.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: A resolution passed by Congress in 1964 authorizing the President to take military action in Vietnam, which expanded US involvement in the conflict.
Vietnamization: The policy of gradually withdrawing US troops from Vietnam while increasing the military responsibility of the South Vietnamese government.
My Lai Massacre: A massacre of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by US soldiers in 1968, a tragic event highlighting the brutality and disillusionment of the Vietnam War.