Strategic Hamelt Relocation Program Flashcards
Who did Kennedy send to fight the Viet Cong in 1962?
Military advisors
What did Kennedy introduce in 1962?
Strategic Hamlet Relocation Program
What did The Strategic Hanley Relocation Program do?
moved peasants from Viet cong controlled areas to areas controlled by the south Vietnamese givetnment
What did the Us supply for the Hamlets?
Building reasources, money and food
By the end of 1962, how many hamlets were there and how many people did this house?
3000 hamlets, 4 million poeple
How many military advisors were there in 1962?
11,500
How many Military Advisors were there by 1964?
23,000
What were placed around Hamlets to protect them from Viet Cong attacks?
stockades
What did Kennedy realise was key for gaining SV support?
winning over their heads and mind