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90 matches to Viet Minh
Indochina War. 1946-54. Vietnamese Communists vs French and British occupying forces. =First Vietnam War.
Johnson, Lyndon. 1908-73. US president 1963-9. Great Society program. Education Act. Medicare. Vietnam War.
Joukov, Gheorgi. 1896-1974. Soviet marshal, won battles of Moscow 1941, Stalingrad 1943.
Kalinin, Mikhail. 1875-1946. Soviet Head of State, 1919-46.
Katyn Affair. 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Russian troops discovered 1943. Denied, blamed on Nazis. Ignored by Allies. Soviets admit responsibility, 1992.
Kent State Massacre. 1970. Ohio National Guardsmen kill 4 student anti-Vietnam War demonstrators.
KGB. 1954-. Soviet secret police. =Cheka -1922; GPU 1922; OGPU 1923-34; NKVD 1934-46; MGB 1946-53. 1991 Split into FSB (domestic) and FIS (foreign).
Khmer Rouge. 1960-79. Cambodian Communists. Overthrew Lon Nol, creating Kampuchea 1975. Forced relocations, torture, executions. Millions killed. 1979 Overthrown by Vietnamese. 1982-95 guerilla war. 1995 Amnesty. Pol Pot.
Khrushchev, Nikita. 1894-1971. Soviet leader 1953-64. Berlin Wall 1961. Hungarian Uprising 1956. Malenkov.
Kiangsi Soviet. 1931-4. Chinese Communist Provincial government vs Nationalists under Mao. Long March.
Le. 1428-1788. Annam dynasty in Vietnam. Gained independence from China.
Le Duc Tho. 1911-90. Vietnamese Communist leader, revolutionary. Paris Peace Conference. (Refused)
Long March. 1934-5. 100,000 Chinese Communists march from Kiangsi, 6,000 miles to Shensi. Mao became leader. 50,000 die.
Malenkov, Georgi. 1902-88. Stalinist Soviet premier 1953-5. Denounced 1957.
Molotov. 1890-1986. Soviet Stalinist Prime Minister 1930-41.
Mujahideen. 1978. Afghan guerilla militia. Supported by US vs Soviet occupation.
My Lai Massacre. 1968. US troops kill all residents of Vietnamese village. Calley.
National Liberation Front. 1960- Vietcong organization for unification of Vietnam. 1969 Provisonal government. 1975 Conquered South Vietnam. 1976 Joined National United Front.
Nazi-Soviet Pact. German-Soviet Pact.
Ngo Dinh Diem. 1901-63. Repressive anti-communist. First President of South Vietnam 1954-. Killed in coup.
Nguyen. 1802-1945. Last Vietnam dynasty.
Nguyen van Thieu. 1923-. South Vietnam president 1967-75.
Nixon, Richard. 1913-94. US president 1969-74. Hiss investigation. Checkers. China relations. Vietnam cease-fire. Watergate. Pardoned.
NKVD. 1934-46. Soviet secret police. KGB.
OGPU. 1923. Soviet secret police. 1934 NKVD. KGB.