Final Finally Part Two Flashcards
- During imperialism _____ controlled all of indochina Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
- In the 1930s - led by Ho Chi Minh the communists
- The revolt was
- During imperialism France controlled all of indochina Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
- In the 1930s - led by Ho Chi Minh the communists revolted against the French, (French indochina war)
- The revolt was crushed and he had to flee into exile!
In 1941, WWII japan
• during the war Ho Chi Minh fought to
• After the war he formed the Vietminh Independence League (goal was to
In 1941, WWII japan seized and took over Vietnam
• during the war Ho Chi Minh fought to drive out the Japanese
• After the war he formed the Vietminh Independence League (goal was to get independence from France)
During the war for independence the Vietminh used_______ warfare tactics (hit and run) against the French
During the war for independence the Vietminh used guerilla warfare tactics (hit and run) against the French
The USA supported _______ (democracy) while the Soviet Union supported the ______
The USA supported France (democracy) while the Soviet Union supported the communists
The ________ won the war in 1954!
The communist won the war in 1954!
- the USA was greatly concerned - WHY? (President Dwight Eisenhower)
- Domino theory -
- the USA was greatly concerned - WHY? (President Dwight Eisenhower)
- Domino theory - they feared the rest of Southeast Asia would fall like dominos to the communists
• the USA convinced the United Nations to
• the USA convinced the United Nations to divide Vietnam into two parts (17 degrees north latitude) (north and south) - have free elections
South Vietnam:
• he ruled as a
South Vietnam: with the help of the United States set up a Democratic government led by Ngo Dinh Diem
• he ruled as a brutal dictator
• Vietcong (communist guerillas) led opposition to Diem -
• Vietcong (communist guerillas) led opposition to Diem - backed by the peasants they looked to take over south Vietnam
1963 - President Kennedy sends in
1963 - President Kennedy sends in military advisors to help the south
1964 - Gulf of Tonkin incident!
• congress authorizes president Lyndon Johnson to
1964 - Gulf of Tonkin incident!
• congress authorizes president Lyndon Johnson to send in troops
Vietnam war begins for the ____
• by 1968 over half a million ____ troops fighting in _____
Vietnam war begins for the USA
• by 1968 over half a million US troops fighting in Vietnam
US army faced two major problems
1.
2.
US army faced two major problems
- Fighting guerilla war in unfamiliar territory
- The south Vietnamese government was very unpopular
Search and destroy” -
- WHY?
•
Search and destroy” - US tactics to win war
Problem - could not find the enemy - WHY?
• underground tunnels
Stymied on the ground the US turned to air power (bombing) - operation rolling thunder
• result:
Stymied on the ground the US turned to air power (bombing) - operation rolling thunder
• result: created more peasant opposition
