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1
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when did the communists win the chinese civil war

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october 1949

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what magnified the threat of communist china to america

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  • military alliance to the ussr in 1950
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what is the occupation of japan referred to in american policy

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reverse course

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when did the reverse course begin

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1947

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generally, what did the policy mean

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the usa was not focused on the punishment of japan, instead it wanted the development of firm democratic institutions and an emphasis on economic reconstruction

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6
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who was head of scap

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macarthur

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7
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how was scap used

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directions to macarthur from the usa on the measures that had to be taken to ensure japans economic stabilisation

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examples of reverse course and what scap wanted to achieve in japan

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  • prevent japanese trade with communist china
  • wage controls
  • more efficient tax
  • membership on GATT
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9
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who was economic advisor to scap

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dodge

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10
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what did gatt do

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  • strengthen japan’s access to western trade
  • prevented trade with communist china
  • it was created with the UN following WW2
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11
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when was the sanfransico peace treaty

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september 1951

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12
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who signed san fran peace treaty

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japan and allied powers (ussr refused)

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13
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terms of the san fran peace treaty

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  • japan renounced claims on neighbouring territories incl. korea and taiwan
  • allies recognises full sovereignty of japanese people
  • both wanted to move past the war
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what did japan have to sign in return for san fran peace treaty

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us-japan security treaty

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15
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when was the us-japan security treaty

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1951

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16
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what did the us japan security treaty do

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  • unrestricted use of japanese military bases
  • administrative control of okinawa
  • the right to use military force to intervene in internal japansese affairs
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17
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describe japanese rearmament

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  • macarthur ordered japan to etsblish 75000 strong national police reserve (npr)
  • july 1954, us agreed to 140000 strong self defence force
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18
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what happened to chinese nationalists

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fled to Taiwan and continued to be supported by the US

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19
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when was defensive perimeter speech

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january 1950

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20
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who gave defensive perimeter speech

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dean acheson, us secretary of state

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21
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what was covered in defensive perimeter speech

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  • renewal of us policies toward the far east
  • identified areas in the pacific that the us saw as critical for the defence of us interests
  • military defence of japan was the responsibility of the usa
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22
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who was leader of the chinese nationalists

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jiang jieshi

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23
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when was nsc-68

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april 1950

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24
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why was nsc-68 released

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  • fear of communist china
  • detonation of soviet atomic bomb
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25
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what did sino soviet treaty promise

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  • 30 year mutual assistance
  • the soviet union to give china $300 million
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26
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what does nsc-68 suggest are the objectives of the soviet union

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  • retain and solidify their absolute power
  • power in satellite states
  • soviet led, not just communist
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27
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key points from nsc-68

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  • rejected isolationism because europe was vulnerable to soviet expansionism
  • build up of american nuclear weapons
  • advocated increased taxes to fund military
  • military readiness
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28
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what strategy did dulles develop?

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rollback - taking the offensive against communism instead of just containment

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29
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what triggered nsc-68

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  • atomic bomb
  • ‘loss of china’
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30
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what was decided at potsdam in regards to korea

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korean peninsula taken from japanese control and divided into two occupational zones - soviet north and american south

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31
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official titles of north and south korea and when they were formed

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soviets - democratic people’s republic of korea in september 1948
americans - republic of korea in august 1948

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32
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leader of n/s korea

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south - syngman rhee
north - kim il sung

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33
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what aim did sung and rhee have in common

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a united korea under one leadership

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34
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sung believed his outcome could be achieved by:

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  • a strong north korean military using guerrilla warfare tactics
  • ideological determination
  • support from ussr and china
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35
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rhee believed his outcome could be achieve by:

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  • a strong south korean military
  • development of a strong capitalist economy
  • the support of the ‘free world’
  • democracy
36
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when did the korean war begin and how

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25 june 1950 - north korea invaded south korea

37
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why doesn’t stalin initially want north korea to invade south korea

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  • us forces in sk
  • confident with atomic bomb and position in asia
  • scared of us involvement
38
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how did kim get stalin and mao involved

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played them off against each other and promised a quick victory

39
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how many communist supporters in sk

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200000

40
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china stance on korean war

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  • initially reluctant to get involved as they wanted to prioritise their consolidation of power
  • changed mind when us forces close to border
41
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UN after south korea invasion

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  • USA requests special session of UN security council (ussr is boycotting because of taiwan nationalist so can’t use veto)
  • demand immediate ceasefire
42
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when did the korean war become a war of attrition

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after the lines of battle settled near the 38th parallel in 1951

43
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what settlement was come to

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38th parallel - military forces withdraw to respective territories, repatriation of prisoners of war

44
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impact of the korean war

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  • long term security of nk and sk
  • usa issued promise of long term security of taiwan
  • stalin accelerated industrialisation of soviet bloc which led to a reduction in availability of consumer goods
  • COLD WAR IN ASIA!!!!
  • china emerged as a new world power
45
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when was ike president

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1953

46
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reasons for increased cold war tensions in 1953

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  • american attitudes
  • ussr atomic bomb
  • communists won the chinese civil war
  • sino-soviet alliance
  • korean war
  • mccarthyism
  • american military and economic power
47
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when did the red scare start

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1947

48
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who was mccarthy

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a us senator

49
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what was the house of unamerican activities

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  • founded in 1938
  • special committee of us government
  • investigated communist infiltration
  • those brought before the committee were often innocent but served as sacrificial victims
50
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case study of house of unamerican activities

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  • alger hiss affair
  • accused of being a member of communist party
  • part of fdrs cabinet
  • fear of us leaders being tainted with communism
51
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describe the rosenbergs

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  • convicted of passing american nuclear secrets to the ussr
  • both convicted and executed
52
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what were mccarthys main claims

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  • us state department infiltrated by communists
  • truman too soft on communism
  • american film industry infiltrated
53
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perfect of population killed in korean war

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10%

54
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what is seato

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south east atlantic treaty organisation - western allies, thailand, pakistan
formed to prevent communism and its influence

55
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what was intended to be separate that became permanent (country wise)

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  • germany division
  • eastern europe division
  • korean division
56
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when was frg part of nato

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by 1955

57
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what made up eisenhowers new look policy

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  • brinkmanship
  • massive retaliation
  • covert operations
  • strengthening global alliances
58
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aim of konrad adenauer

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to integrate the frg closely with france and western europe, to convince the us they were a reliable ally

59
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when was the domino effect most influential

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1950s-60s

60
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what event led to geneva conference

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french defeat at dien bien phu

61
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when was dien bien phu

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april 1954

62
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when was the geneva conference

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july 1954

63
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what did peace negotiations at geneva lead to

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  • temporary split of vietnam into two states across the 17th parallel
  • promise of national elections to be held in a years time
64
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who refused to sign on geneva agreement

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diem

65
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describe dien bien phu

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  • 1954
  • first indochina war
  • between french and viet minh
  • brought an end to french colonial rule over vietnam
66
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why did the usa get involved in vietnam

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  • mccarthyism and the rising domestic fear of communism
  • domino theory - truman’s loss of china
  • containment
  • defensive perimeter speech
  • nsc-68
67
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hi chi minhs priorities in 1956

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  • consolidating the north
  • ensuring he is not losing support of the south who may be feeling isolated
  • maintaing communism
68
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policies/strategies of ho chi minh

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  • land reform
  • revolutionary violence strategy
  • politic unrest in anti-diem groups
69
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pros and cons of ho chi minhs land reform

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pros
- significant collectivisation underway
- agricultural production increased
cons
- private land seized and redistributed
- thousands executed and sent to labour camps
- 6000 killed in revolt
- 1 million moved from north to south

70
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what is revolutionary violence strategy

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  • use of military force to overthrow diem’s regime and remove ‘imperialist forces’
71
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when was the nlf formed

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december 1960

72
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what is the purpose of the nlf

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to create a united state of vietnam

73
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what was the nlf formed as a result of

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the norths policy change to overthrow diems regime

74
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jfks early ideas in relation to vietnam

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  • containment
  • scared of losing another country like truman
  • mccarthy was a family friend
  • progression of cold war into asia
  • wanted to expand non-nuclear capabilities incl. counter insurgency
75
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jfks key policies in vietnam

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  • agrovilles
  • strategic hamlet policy
  • increase in defence spending
  • green berets
  • laos
  • increase in military advisors
  • arvn
  • napalm and agent orange
76
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3 contenders for stalins position

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khrushchev
malenkov
beria

77
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what contributed to the assassination of diem

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  • increasing unpopularity
  • bhuddist monk self-immolation
  • henry cabot lodge appointed as us ambassador to vietnam
78
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role of henry cabot lodge in diems assassination

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  • roger hilsman sent a telegram to henry cabot lodge (us ambassador to sv) planning for diems replacement
79
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when and where was the self-immolation

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june 1963
saigon

80
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when was the coup against diem

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nov 1, 1963

81
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what was the ho chi minh trail

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a network of roads, paths, and tunnels used by the nlf to transport troops, supplies and weapons to sv

82
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which countries did the ho chi minh trail pass through

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laos, cambodia, nv, sv

83
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how many military advisors did jfk increase them by

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900 in 1960
over 16000 in 1963

84
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what was the strategic hamlet program

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relocation of south vietnamese peasants into fortified villages to prevent them from supporting vc

85
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who was hirohito

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emperor of japan

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