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GCSE Vietnam Flashcards

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What group did Ho Chi Minh form to fight the Japanese and then the French?

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Viet Minh

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How much money did the US provide to France to fight against the communists?

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$500 million per year

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What was the name of the battle lost by the French in ____?

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1954 Dien Bien Phu

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What agreement was signed in ____ which split Vietnam in half along the 17th parallel?

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1954 The Geneva Agreement

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Who was put in place to rule the Republic of South Vietnam?

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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What three reasons were there for why Ngo Dinh Diem was disliked?

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Harsh to peasants, treated Buddhists badly and corrupt.

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Which 66 year old monk burnt himself to death in protest?

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Thich Quang Duc

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How much money did the USA give the corrupt Republic of South Vietnam in the 1950s?

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$1.6 billion

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What organisation was set up in ____ to fight against the corrupt government of the south?

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1960 Viet Cong

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What did JFK introduce in ____ aiming at keeping the peasants away from Communism?

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1962 The Strategic Hamlet Relocation Programme

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How many non-military advisors were there in Vietnam by ____ and ____?

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1962 11,500 and 1964 23,000

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Where were US boats attacked by the Viet Cong in August ____?

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1964 The Gulf of Tonkin

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What was the name of the theory which taught that Vietnam becoming Communist might lead to other countries also falling to Communism?

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Domino Theory

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How many soldiers did the VC and NVA have by ____?

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1965 170,000

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What was the tactics called where the VC stayed close to US troops to reduce the impact of bombing?

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Hanging on to American belts

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16
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What percentage of US casualties were caused by VC booby traps?

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11%

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17
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How long were the tunnel complexes used by the VC?

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240km

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18
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What was the total amount of aid provided to the North Vietnamese by China and the USSR?

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$2 billion

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What was the name of the bombing campaign that started in __________ ____?

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February 1965 Operation Rolling Thunder

20
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How many US helicopters were destroyed during Operation Rolling Thunder?

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5000

21
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How much did it cost to kill one Viet Cong soldier?

A

$400,000

22
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How many tonnes of Napalm were dropped between ____-__?

A

1965-73 20,000

23
Q

How many litres of Agent Orange were used during the war?

A

82 million litres

24
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What were search and destroy missions informally known as?

A

Zippo raids

25
Q

What was the name of the village which saw the massacre of ___ people in ______ ____?

A

400 people, March 1968, My Lai

26
Q

Who was put in prison as a result of the My Lai Massacre?

A

Lt Calley

27
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How many people protested against the My Lai Massacre, in Washington, in __________ ____?

A

November 1969, 700,000

28
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What was the name of the Viet Cong attack on 100 Cities in _______ ____?

A

January 1968, Tet Offensive

29
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How many Viet Cong died in the Tet Offensive?

A

10,000

30
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Following the Tet Offensive, which CBS journalist reported that “Vietnam is an unwinnable war”?

A

Walter Cronkite

31
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How many Vietnamese civilians died in ____ mainly as a result of bombing raids?

A

1968, 300,000

32
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When did Nixon become president

A

January, 1969

33
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What is Vietnamisation

A

Nixon’s policy of removing US troops and replacing them with South Vietnamese troops

34
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How big was the South Vietnamese army by ____?

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1970, 1 million

35
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Which two countries did Nixon visit in ____ in a bid to put pressure of North Vietnam to end the war?

A

1972 USSR and China

36
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What percentage of TV reports showed dead or wounded people?

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25%

37
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How many people watched the shocking images of the execution of a VC soldier live on US TV?

A

20 million

38
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How many students at Berkeley, Yale and Stanford Universities protested against the Vietnam war in ____?

A

1968, 40,000

39
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After 4 student were killed at Kent State University, how many students went on strike?

A

4 million

40
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How many fragging were there in ____?

A

In 1970 there were 209 fraggings

41
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What did the VVAW stand for?

A

Vietnam Veterans Against the War

42
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What was the name of the hearings set up in ____ to try and find a way out of Vietnam?

A

1971, Fulbright Hearings

43
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Where did peace talks start in _____ ____ and lasted until ________ ____?

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May 1968 and lasted until January 1973, Paris

44
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Why couldn’t the USA keep up the promises made to protect South Vietnam at the Paris Peace Accords?

A

Stock market crash and world oil crisis meant less money for war.

45
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What was the codename of the US evacuation of South Vietnam?

A

Operation Frequent Wind

46
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On what date did the North defeat the South and reunite Vietnam?

A

April 30th 1975

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