us involvement in vietnam 1954- 61 Flashcards
who had vietnam been in a battle with up until 1946?
france
who led the vietnimh?
ho chi minh
what does drv stand for
democratic republic of vietnam
who controlled the north and south vietnam
north- vietnimh
south- france
what did china become in 1949?
a communist country
how did china support the vietnimh?
gave in supplies advisers and troops
who did the us begin to help and how
france, sent in supplies, military advisers and soldiers
why were the us soldiers ordered not to fight
because the us didnt want to get openly involved in the war
where did the french and viatnamese fight a major battle
at dien bien phu
when was the geneva conference
1954
what did the geneva accords do
divide vietnam into two countries along the 17th parallel seperated by a demilitarised zone where no soldiers were permitted
what was the domino theory
the us fear about the spread of communism . one county turns communist then the others would follow
what does SEATO stand for
South East Asia Treaty Organisation
weaknesses of diems government
corrupt, had little respect for the rural population and the buddhists
revolutionary groups were set up e.g. the vietcong
who were the vietcong
viatnamese communists
