History - Vietnam

Question 1

Summarise the events of Dien Bien Phu.

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Dien Bien Phu was a French base in a valley, commanded by Henri Navarre. The French wanted the Vietminh to launch a frontal attack, but made tactical errors (it was in a valley,

Question 2

Describe two key features of Dien Bien Phu.

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• The failure of French tactics.

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Question 3

What was the Geneva Conference?

What was agreed?

Answer 3

A conference held from April to July 1954, aiming to bring peace to the Vietnam region. It was agreed…

• Vietnam would be given independence.
• Nationwide elections would be held in July 1956.
• Vietnam would temporarily be divided at the 17th parallel.

Question 4

Describe two key features of the Geneva Conference.

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Question 5

Why did America become more involved in Vietnam?

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Question 6

What was the Strategic Hamlet Program?

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Question 7

Describe two key features of the Strategic Hamlet program.

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Question 8

Who was Diem and why was he unpopular?

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Question 9

What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

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Question 10

Describe two key features of the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

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Question 11

Describe the guerrilla tactics of General Giap.

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Question 12

Describe how the Vietnam War escalated following the Tonkin Incident.

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Question 13

What was Operation Rolling Thunder?

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Question 14

What tactics were used by the USA in Vietnam?

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Question 15

What were the Vietcong tactics?

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Question 16

Whose tactics were most effective during the Vietnam War and why?

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Question 17

What was Khe Sahn?

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Question 18

Describe two key features of Khe Sahn.

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Question 19

What was the Tet Offensive?

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Question 20

Describe two key features of the Tet Offensive.

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Question 21

What were the Ho Chi Minh trails, and why were they significant?

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Question 22

What was Hearts and Minds?

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Question 23

Was Hearts and Minds successful? Why / why not?

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Question 24

What was the Phoenix Program?

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Question 25

Give the events of My Lai.

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Question 26

Describe two key features of the My Lai massacre.

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Question 27

What caused the Peace Movement in America? (3)

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Question 28

Why was the draft unpopular?

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Question 29

What was the Veteran's Protest.

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Question 30

How did the number of casualties contribute to opposition?

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Question 31

What were 'Hawks' ?

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Question 32

What happened at Kent State?

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Question 33

Describe two key features of the Kent State Shooting.

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Question 34

What were the Fulbright Hearings?

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Question 35

Describe two key features of the Fulbright Hearings.

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Question 36

What did John Kerry say at the Fulbright Hearings?

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Question 37

Describe US involvement in Cambodia and Laos.

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Question 38

What was life like in South Vietnam?

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- Peasants were forced to pay high taxes, and had land taken away from them. - Diem cheated in elections. - Buddhists had to have permission to worship, and Diem showed favouritism to Catholics.

Question 39

What was life like in North Vietnam?

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- Land was redistributed amongst the people. - Ruled by Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Party (the only party allowed). - Became modernised, and industrial production improved.

Question 40

What was the Nguyen Hue Offensive? | How did the USA respond?

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- A major communist three-pronged attack, involving 150,000 troops and 500 tanks in 1972. - The USA responded with Operation Linebacker.

Question 41

What was the Christmas Bombing? | What was it's aims?

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- A major bombing campaign on the North. 360,000 tonnes of bombs were dropped by B-52s, on highly populated areas. - Nixon hoped to achieve further peace talks, and was successful.

Question 42

What was agreed at the Paris Peace Accords? (4)

Answer 42

Le Duc Thu and Kissinger agreed... - US armed forces would withdraw completely, and P.O.Ws would be returned to America. - A ceasefire began on 28th January 1973. - Elections would be held to reunite Vietnam. - Foreign forces leave Cambodia and Laos.

Question 43

How did the war end in Vietnam?

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Question 44

What was the aim of Vietnamisation?

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Question 45

What impact did Vietnamisation have in the ARVN, and US troops?

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