THE VIETNAM WAR Flashcards
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Geneva Agreement
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- France granted independence to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
- Free democratic elections in 1956
- Vietnam temporarily split along 17th Parallel.
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French defeat at Dien Bien Phu
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~General Navarre wanted to set a trap encouraging Giap to attack
~Navarre underestimated Vietminh’s ability to mobilise guns around DBP Valley
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US Reaction to Dien Bien Phu
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- US Started supporting South Vietnam to prevent Domino Effect in Asia
- Economic+Military aid were given in support of the country
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Vietcong attack on Pleiku
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Vietcong attack US Airbase ‘Pleiku’.
9 advisers killed
100 injured
10 aircraft destroyed
Led to OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER
