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1
Q

Who ruled over the Indochina area until WWII?

A

France

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2
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THis man created the Indochinese Communist Party Working in exile in 1930, then fought the japanese in 1941

A

Ho Chi Minh

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3
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This was an organization who’s goal was to win Vietnam’s independence, founded by Ho Chi Minh

A

Vietminh

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4
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This is an idea that if a nation falls to Communism then nearby nations will also fall

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domino theory

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5
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This was a french outpost in NW vietnam, surrendered in may 1954

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Dien Bien Phu

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6
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THis temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel, and called for an election to unify the country in 1956

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Geneva Accords

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7
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This man was South Videtnam’s nationalist president who refused elections and limited buddhism and land redistribution

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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8
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This was a south vietnamese communist group of the Diem government

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Vietcong

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9
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THis was a network of paths used to transport supplies to the Vietcong

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Ho Chi Minh Trail

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10
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Who did JFK support in Vietnam?

A

Diem

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11
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This was adopted by congress in 1964, giving the president powers to wage war in Vietnam

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Tonkin Gulf Resolution

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12
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This was the first sustained bombing of N. Vietnam

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Operation Rolling Thunder

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13
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This man was the Secretary of Defense

A

Robert McNamara

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14
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This man was the secretary of state

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Dean Rusk

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15
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THis man was the commander in S vietnam who continually requested more troops

A

General William Westmoreland

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16
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This was the S vietnamese army

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Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)

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17
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What advantage did the Vietcong have in the war?

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They knew the jungle terrain and used guerilla tactics

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18
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How was it hard for the US troops to find friend or foe?

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The vietcong moved in and out of the general population

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19
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HOw did the Vietcong control land terrains?

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Their tunnel system and boobie traps

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20
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How did the US hope to win the war?

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Use attrition and wear down morale via a body count

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21
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THis is a gasoline based bomb that set fire to the jungle

A

napalm

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22
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THis is a toxic leaf killing chemical sprayed by the US and caused destruction, birth defects, and cancer

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Agent Orange

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23
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This was raids on S vietnamese villages intended to root out Vietcong villagers, often resulted in village burning

A

Search and destroy missions

24
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THis is a public distrust of Gov’t statements

A

Credibility gap

25
Q

This is the jan. 30 Vietnamese lunar new year celebration

26
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This was a surprise attack by the Vietcong in S. Vietnamese cities in 1968, lasting a month before the US/ S Vietnamese forces restored order

A

Tet offensive

27
Q

How was tet a victory and a loss?

A

It was a military victory but a political defeat

28
Q

How did Tet hurt LBJ?

A

He said the enemy was close to defeat but it wasn’t, contributing to his credibility gap

29
Q

This secretary of defense said the war was unwinable

A

Clark Clifford

30
Q

This man avoided running in 1968 for party loyalty but he ended up running after Eugene McCarthy almost took the democratic primary

A

Robert Kennedy

31
Q

This man ran against LBJ on a platform to end the war

A

Eugene McCarthy

32
Q

What did LBJ do before be could run?

A

He pulled out of the race and tried negotiating peace in Vietnam

33
Q

This man went against McCarthy for the democratic nomination and won

A

Hubert Humphrey

34
Q

What happened at the democratic convention in Chicago?

A

Anti war protests outside suppressed by police with nightsticks

35
Q

How did the convention issue help Nixon?

A

He was able to make a political comeback and promised to end the war

36
Q

This man was a racist third party candidate that supported segregation and hurt Humphrey in the south

A

George Wallace

37
Q

This man was the 37th president, 1969-1974

A

Richard Nixon

38
Q

When did Nixon announce the Vietnam withdraw?

39
Q

This man was the national security advisor who planned the end of the war

A

Henry Kissinger

40
Q

This was the gradual withdraw of US troops and replacement by Vietnamese

A

Vietnamization

41
Q

This was maintaining US dignity in the face of withdraw

A

Peace with honor

42
Q

This was a group of moderate, mainstream American supporters of the war who Nixon wanted support from

A

Silent majority

43
Q

This was a 1968 Vietnam village massacre where 200 were killed by US troops. 25 were charged, 1 convicted

44
Q

Why did the US invade Cambodia?

A

To destroy Vietcong supply centers

45
Q

This was when a strike by students in may 1970 closed 1200 colleges

A

General student strike

46
Q

This was a school in Ohio here protestors burned an ROTC building and the national guard was called in

A

Kent state university-may 4, 1970

47
Q

Why did congress repeal the gulf of Tonkin?

A

They were mad over the Cambodia invasion

48
Q

This is assessing possible risks to our own interests before intervening in the affairs of other countries

A

Vietnam syndrome

49
Q

This was a 7000 page document leaked to the press revealing LBJ’s lies with Vietnam

A

Pentagon papers

50
Q

When were we done with Vietnam?

51
Q

When did Saigon fall?

A

April 1975

52
Q

This man was a Cambodia communist leader who killed 1mil people

53
Q

This limited the president’s power to send troops into battle without consulting congress

A

War powers act

54
Q

Youth dominated peace movement during Vietnam

55
Q

This sought greater indepencence and individual freedoms; corporations had taken over America

A

Students for a Democratic Society

56
Q

Grew out of a ban on bans on college-campus political activities

A

Free speech movement.

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