Assessment 3: Society and Culture

Question 1

Forced Urbanisation: causes

Answer 1

violence, chemicals, policies displaced rural villagers

Question 2

Forced Urbanisation: Strategic Hamlet

Answer 2

1962 program by Diem based on earlier failed Agroville, moved rural people into urban settlements away from VC influence into fortified villages

Question 3

Forced Urbanisation: urban population

Answer 3

10% to 60% during war, flooding refugee camps, poor conditions and forced labour

Question 4

Americanisation: acclimating

Answer 4

many acclimated with jobs in hospitality to cater to american GIs

Question 5

Americanisation: western influence corrupted traditional way of life

Answer 5

increase in gambling, illicit means of income, drugs run by kids, prostitution

Question 6

War Effort: arms

Answer 6

civilians took up arms on both sides, Lady Borton

Question 7

Political: Diems assassination

Answer 7

1963, suspected US involvement, governments by turnstile until 1967, Air Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky and army General Nguyen Van Thieu ruled in military Junta

Question 8

Political: effect on south

Answer 8

left people confused and hopeless, unhappy with government

Question 9

Political: North

Answer 9

more unified than south, more stable, unified under communism