Nam Flashcards
french took over vietnam after ww2 and the region was called
indochina
leader of the nationalist movement and help founded the Indochinese Communist Party
Ho Chi Minh
Minh organized a group called _____ united communist and non communist and to try to get rid of the japs
Vietminh
Eisenhower’s continuance of the Truman policy , a belief that if one asian country went communist all would
domino theroy
who carry out surprise attacks and sabotage
guerrillas
turning point of war with french
Dien Bien Phu
where negotiations to end the conflict took place
genivia switzerland
new guerrilla army of south vietnam communists known as
vietcong
who did the US blame for their unpopularity in vietman
Diem
lighting them self on fire to protest
immolation
who announced that north vietnamese torpedo boats had fired on the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin
Johnson
take all measures to repeal any armed attack against the forces of the US
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
