chapter 24 section 4 Flashcards
1
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in the late 1800s
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French colonize Vietnam
2
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Viet Minh was
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communist guerrilla fighters
3
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Ho Chi Minh was the leader of
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Viet Minh
4
Q
Where did the French suffer a major defeat
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Dien Bien Phu
5
Q
after Dien Bien Phu the French agree to
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peace talks
6
Q
Geneva Accords
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End of the war between Vietnam and France
7
Q
17th parallel
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Divided north and South Vietnam
8
Q
Chinese and Soviets occupy
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north vietnam
9
Q
the president of South Vietnam (non communist)
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Ngo Dinh Dhem
10
Q
by late 1950s
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the vietmense are united
11
Q
Viet Cong is a _______ group
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communist
12
Q
Viet Cong’s goal
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reunite Vietnam
13
Q
Domino Theory
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one falls, others begin to fall
14
Q
U.S. president during vietnam involvement
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Lyndnn Johnson
15
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US gov’t in Vietnam
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direct involvement
