kennedy and vietnam

Question 1

when did kennedy become president

Answer 1

1961

Question 2

what was the chemical sprays that kennedy authorised

Answer 2

agent orange/ operation ranch hand

Question 3

what did kennedy think about vietnam when he came in

Answer 3

agreed with the domino theory
wanted to avoid direct military action
recognised vietcong were gaining ground

Question 4

who did kennedy pressure diems government to make peace with

Answer 4

the buddhists

Question 5

when was the strategic hamlet programme

Answer 5

1962

Question 6

what was the strategic hamlet programme

Answer 6

when diem and the usa built new villages to house locals away from the vietcong so the vc could not recruit them to fight

Question 7

why did the strategic hamlet programme make diem and the usa unpopular in veitnam?

Answer 7

villagers didnt want to leave their ancestoral homes
not enough food or basic provisions in some of the new villages and many villagers starved to death