US Involvement

Question 1

What was the domino theory?

Answer 1

Eisenhower’s belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, then Laos, Cambodia and Thailand would too - it was a factor for why the USA got involved

Question 2

What was the ‘Strategic Hamlet Programme’?

Answer 2

A programme devised by the US but taken out by the ARVN. Villagers would be moved to protected villages to save them from the Viet Cong

Question 3

How successful was the ‘Strategic Hamlet Programme’?

Answer 3

Not very - the villagers didn’t like being moved and many didn’t want protection. This lead to increasing support for the Viet Cong