U9 L4 The Vietnam War And Invasions (PART 1) Flashcards
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos were part of what place before WWII?
French Indochina
During WWII, French Indochina was occupied by who who?
Japanese
Who were the Vietminh? Who led them?
- communist group opposing French
- Ho Chi Minh, nationalist
In 1954 the Vietminh defeated the French at which Battle?
Dien Bien Phu
After the battle of Dien Bien Phu, what did the peace treaty signed at Geneva grant?
- self govt to Cambodia and Laos
- Vietnam divided at 17 parallel
After the Geneva Accords, where did Ho Chi Minh set up a Communist govt?
North Vietnam
After the Geneva Accords, South Vietnam was controlled by who?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Was Diem actually a corrupt and autocratic ruler?
yes
The Communists in North Vietnam had many supporters where?
South Vietnam
What was the Viet Cong?
South Vietnamese Communist guerrillas
In the early 1960s, Diem, a Roman Catholic, faced protests from who?
South Vietnam’s Buddhist population
Which US president supported a group of South Vietnamese generals that opposed Diem?
John F Kennedy
The South V generals, which Kennedy supported, carried a military coup in what year, in which Diem was killed?
1963
After Diem’s death, was the new South Vietnamese govt successful?
no, more corrupt, viewed as American creation
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
gave president authority to increase US involvement in Vietnam
Were the Americans better equipped/supplied than the Vietnamese Communist guerrillas?
yes
The US did bombing in NV in attempt to do what?
cut off supplies from NV to Viet Cong
What made the Vietnam war both a political and military issue?
- protests
- anti-war slogans
- opposition to draft
What was the turning point of the Vietnam war in Jan 1968? What did it coincide with?
- Viet Cong and NV launched surprise attack
- Tet, Vietnamese New Year
- Americans and SV manages to defeat tham
Which US president began a policy of Vietnamization in 1969?
President Nixon
What did the Policy of Vietnamization do?
SV troop training to take greater responsibility in war
What was the Easter Offensive in 1972?
NV invades SV to knock out SV govt
After the Easter Offensive, what was signed in Jan 1973?
Paris Peace Accords
What did the Paris Peace Accords call for?
- cease-fire btw NV and SV
- return of prisoners of war
- withdraw remaining American troops
