The Vietnam War: 1961-1989 Flashcards
When were French troops sent to protect French missionary?
1857
When did French Christian Missionaries arrive in Vietnam?
16th century
When did the Vietnamese Emperor surrender and sign a peace treaty with France?
1868
When did China sign an agreement accepting French control over Vietnam?
1885
When did the French add Laos and Cambodia to their empire?
1893
When did Japan invade Vietnam, causing the French to surrender?
September 1940
When was Vietnam returned to the French, and the Vietminh beginning a war against the French?
1946
When did the Vietminh defeat the French and in how many days?
1954
56 days
When was a meeting of foreign ministers held in Geneva about Vietnam?
1954
What parallel was Vietnam to be divided along?
The 17th parallel
Who was to rule North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Who was to rule South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
When were elections to decide Vietnam to be held?
1956
When was Diem elected for president?
1955
In what year was the “denounce the communists” camping held to destroy anti- government groups?
1955
In what year did Ho Chi Minh set up the Vietcong?
1960
When was JFK elected president?
January 20, 1960
Fill in the gaps of the following quote by JFK:
“pay any _____, bear any _____, meet any _____, support any _____, oppose any _____ to assure the _____ and success of _____ liberty.”
Price; burden; hardship; friend; foe; survival; liberty
In what year did JFK send the South Vietnamese more money, and how many US military advisors?
1961; 100
By 1963, how many US advisors were in Vietnam?
15,000
When was Diem assassinated by the south Vietnamese generals?
November 1, 1963
When was JFK assassinated?
November 22, 1963
Who succeeded Kennedy in 1963?
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ)
When was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
1964
When was RFK assassinated?
1968
When and what did Nixon announce he was seeking in Vietnam, and what was the consequence?
1969; seeking “peace with honour”; resulted in withdrawal of US troops
In what year did massive protests occur when Nixon announced US troops had entered Cambodia?
1970
In 1969, how many troops were in Vietnam?
484,330
How many troops were in Vietnam by 1971
158,000
When was the Tet Offensive?
January 1968
When were the last of the US troops withdrawn from Vietnam?
March 1973
By th end of 1973, how many troops did the south Vietnamese army have armed with US weaponry?
1,000,000
When was Siagon surrounded by North Vietnamese troops?
Mid-1975
Death Toll: \_\_\_\_\_ Vietcong soldiers; \_\_\_\_\_ South Vietnamese troops; \_\_\_\_\_ civilians; \_\_\_\_\_US troops; \_\_\_\_\_ Australian troops
900,0000+ 223,000+ 1,000,000+ 58,000+ About 500
