RichardNixonThe 37thpresident ofthe UnitedStates, from1969-1974.AgentOrangeAn herbicide usedwidely by theUnited States inVietnam that haslasting healtheffects on thoseexposed.PLAFThe army of theNational LiberationFront.Headquartered inSaigon. Anti-Communist,supported by USA.CommunismA political andeconomic ideologyunder which thegovernment ownsall means ofproduction.Prisonerof War(POW)A person whohas beencaptured andimprisoned bythe enemywhile at war.ConscriptionAKA “the draft,”the compulsoryenlistment of anation’s peoplein the military.17thParallelThe demarcationbetween Northand SouthVietnamestablished by the1954 GenevaAccords.NapalmA flammableliquid used asan incendiarydevice againstbuildings andhumans.LyndonB.JohnsonThe 36thpresident ofthe UnitedStates, from1963-1969.NorthVietnameseArmyAKA People’s Army ofVietnam, the officialarmy of North Vietnam.Headquartered inHanoi. Led by Ho ChiMinh. (Pro Communist,supported by SovietUnion).GuerillaWarfareA form of irregularwarfare defined by useof small groups andflexible tactics to weardown an enemy,including ambushes,hit-and-run attacks,raids, etc.WarPowersActThis tried to restrictthe President'spower to committhe United States towar withoutcongressionalconsent.DominoTheoryStates that if onecountry in a regioncame under theinfluence ofcommunism, thesurrounding countrieswould follow.ContainmentA strategy to stop theexpansion of anenemy; in the ColdWar, used to describethe policy of stoppingthe expansion ofcommunism.VietCongAKA NationalLiberation Front, apolitical organization inSouth Vietnam thatsupported the efforts ofNorth Vietnam againstthe United States andthe South Vietnamesegovernment.ConscientiousObjectorAn individualwho claims theright to refuseto performmilitary service.RichardNixonThe 37thpresident ofthe UnitedStates, from1969-1974.AgentOrangeAn herbicide usedwidely by theUnited States inVietnam that haslasting healtheffects on thoseexposed.PLAFThe army of theNational LiberationFront.Headquartered inSaigon. Anti-Communist,supported by USA.CommunismA political andeconomic ideologyunder which thegovernment ownsall means ofproduction.Prisonerof War(POW)A person whohas beencaptured andimprisoned bythe enemywhile at war.ConscriptionAKA “the draft,”the compulsoryenlistment of anation’s peoplein the military.17thParallelThe demarcationbetween Northand SouthVietnamestablished by the1954 GenevaAccords.NapalmA flammableliquid used asan incendiarydevice againstbuildings andhumans.LyndonB.JohnsonThe 36thpresident ofthe UnitedStates, from1963-1969.NorthVietnameseArmyAKA People’s Army ofVietnam, the officialarmy of North Vietnam.Headquartered inHanoi. Led by Ho ChiMinh. (Pro Communist,supported by SovietUnion).GuerillaWarfareA form of irregularwarfare defined by useof small groups andflexible tactics to weardown an enemy,including ambushes,hit-and-run attacks,raids, etc.WarPowersActThis tried to restrictthe President'spower to committhe United States towar withoutcongressionalconsent.DominoTheoryStates that if onecountry in a regioncame under theinfluence ofcommunism, thesurrounding countrieswould follow.ContainmentA strategy to stop theexpansion of anenemy; in the ColdWar, used to describethe policy of stoppingthe expansion ofcommunism.VietCongAKA NationalLiberation Front, apolitical organization inSouth Vietnam thatsupported the efforts ofNorth Vietnam againstthe United States andthe South Vietnamesegovernment.ConscientiousObjectorAn individualwho claims theright to refuseto performmilitary service.

War in Vietnam - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The 37th president of the United States, from 1969-1974.
    Richard Nixon
  2. An herbicide used widely by the United States in Vietnam that has lasting health effects on those exposed.
    Agent Orange
  3. The army of the National Liberation Front. Headquartered in Saigon. Anti-Communist, supported by USA.
    PLAF
  4. A political and economic ideology under which the government owns all means of production.
    Communism
  5. A person who has been captured and imprisoned by the enemy while at war.
    Prisoner of War (POW)
  6. AKA “the draft,” the compulsory enlistment of a nation’s people in the military.
    Conscription
  7. The demarcation between North and South Vietnam established by the 1954 Geneva Accords.
    17th Parallel
  8. A flammable liquid used as an incendiary device against buildings and humans.
    Napalm
  9. The 36th president of the United States, from 1963-1969.
    Lyndon B. Johnson
  10. AKA People’s Army of Vietnam, the official army of North Vietnam. Headquartered in Hanoi. Led by Ho Chi Minh. (Pro Communist, supported by Soviet Union).
    North Vietnamese Army
  11. A form of irregular warfare defined by use of small groups and flexible tactics to wear down an enemy, including ambushes, hit-and-run attacks, raids, etc.
    Guerilla Warfare
  12. This tried to restrict the President's power to commit the United States to war without congressional consent.
    War Powers Act
  13. States that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, the surrounding countries would follow.
    Domino Theory
  14. A strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy; in the Cold War, used to describe the policy of stopping the expansion of communism.
    Containment
  15. AKA National Liberation Front, a political organization in South Vietnam that supported the efforts of North Vietnam against the United States and the South Vietnamese government.
    Viet Cong
  16. An individual who claims the right to refuse to perform military service.
    Conscientious Objector