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Name of the Vietnamese memorial

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Vietname Veterans Memorial/The Wall

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1st US soldiers dead at Vietname

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Chester Ovnand and Dale Buis

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Vietname War divided US nation as bad was what war?

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Civil war

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2 groups of people’s ideas in the US opposing each other during the Vietnam war?

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Antiwar vs. war hawks

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What happened in 1968 that made US realize it wasn’t winnable because the war escalated?

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Antiwar Protest

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What election were voters voting for the candidate who wanted to pull out of the war?

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1968 election

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What was Vietnam part of?

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French Indochina

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What was Vietnam known for?

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2,000 years of resistance to foreign rule

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1941: who found the communist party Viet Minh who opposed foreign occupation>

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Ho Chi Minh

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When did Vietname declare its independence?

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1945 sept 2; same day Japan surrendered in WWII

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What did Ho Chi Minh’s speech of independence include?

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speech began with words of the Declaration of Independence

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What was emphasized in Ho Chi Minh’s speech of independence?

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determination:

  1. fight France when it tried to reestablish colonial rule here
  2. fight US (a common enemy)
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What did Viet Minh call Vietnam? Capital?

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Democratic Republic of Vietname with capital of Hanoi

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Who was president at the time when Vietnam was entering Indochina War? What did this president want to do?

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Truman; wanted to contain communism

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How much military aid did US provide for the 1st Indochina War?

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$100 million; 80% of war cost was paid by US

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During 1st Indochina War: French controlled what areas? Vietnam dominated what areas?

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French: North and South cities of vietname
Vietname: countryside (they assassinated all people who were freidns with French)

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What did Viet Minh do to gain peasant support?

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peasant support was 80% of the population; they gave land to gain support, which was taken from the wealthy

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1954: What did Minh do to the French?

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Minh attack large French military vase at Dian Bien Phu

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What was truman known for?

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1st president to get involved in Vietname by sending $100 million to aid France

20
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What was Eisenhower doing for Vietnam war?

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sending troops

21
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Who was assassinated 3 weeks after Diem (president of South Vietname) dies?

22
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Which president comes after Kennedy

23
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LBJ’s belief of the war; solution?

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NOT worth fighting for, but too late to get out; solution: bomb North Vietname

24
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to increase

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North Vietnam had been sending weapons and supplies to the south to ___ over the ____.
To Viet Cong over the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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what army in Vietnam began heading south along the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
North Vietnamese Army (NVA)
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LBJ approved of what attacks?
covert attacks on radar stations
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Who planned an operation by having South Vietnamese sspeedoats carry out raids?
CIA
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US Navy warships used ___ to locate radar sites
Electronic Surveillance
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Where did NVA begin firing back at US?
Gulf of Tonkin
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Cause of Gulf of Tonkin resolution and result?
Cause: US thought destroyer was under attack at Gulf of Tonkin; there was no attack but US claimed there WAS a 2nd attack. this caused AIR STRIKES and this resolution gave president permission to expand US role in conflict by taking ALL NECESSARY MEASURE TO REPEL ARMED attacks against US
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Feb 7, 1965: Vietname does what? How does US respond?
Viet Cong attack US air base in south; LBJ responds by bombing the 17th parallel; led to Operation Rolling THunder
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What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
massive air strike series; LBJ believed this boosted confidence in the Arm y of the Republic of Vietnam (in south)
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which advisors favored US military involvement in Vietnam?
hawks (Secreatry of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk) these were top military leaders
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theories of the hawks
1. domino theory: Vietnam triggers other communist countires 2. appeasement- gives aggression through appeasement 3. American credibility: others must know we WILL stand by our allies in a battle against communism
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group of advisors opposing war?
doves (Sec. of State George Ball)
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Dove theories:
1. War unwinnable (would undermine LBJ's Great Society programs) 2. Involvement is NOT in nation's interest: too much of an investment AND US has no business in another nation's civil war 3. Direct US involvement may cause China/USSR to join conflict (China was already building an air base)
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Johnson's final decision on the war
sends 3,500 US marines to Da Nang, SOuth Vietnam
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What did marines do as soon as they arrived to Vietnam under LBJ orders?
1st time US combat troops enter Vietname; immediately dug FOXHOLES on beach to defend against a Viet Cong attack brough flamethrowers defended air base at Da Nang Orders change: FIND AND ELMINATE ENEMY FORCES DURING PATROLS
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What types of missions led to 1st firefights with Viet Cong Guerrillas?
SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSIONS
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1st major assault by US group troops
Operation Starlite | started with bomb andartillery attack on Viet Cong; helicopters flew 5,500 marines to battle site
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marines succeed or fail?
with tanks and fighter planes, they succeed killing 600+ Viet Congs and only 45 US casualites
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How many US soldiers were serving in Vietnam by 1967?
1/5 million US were serving in Vietname
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What was the Two-Pronged Strategy?
1. US marines take key cities and vital sites and transform them into modern military bases; use them to launch search and destroy missions

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