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US Presidents Flashcards

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Who were the five main presidents involved in the Vietnam war?

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1) Harry S. Truman
2) Dwight Eisenhower
3) John F. Kennedy
4) Lyndon B. Johnson
5) Richard Nixon

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How much money did Truman give to the French to support containment?

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$2 billion

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What was containment?

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Stopping communism from spreading

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What party did Truman belong to?

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Democrats

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5
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In what years was Truman active as President?

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1945 - 1952

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How many advisers did Eisenhower send to Vietnam after he refused to bomb them?

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200,000

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7
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Who asked Eisenhower to bomb Vietnam?

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Dulles

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What party did Eisenhower belong to?

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Republican

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In what years was Eisenhower active as President?

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1953 - 1961

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What years was JFK active as President?

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1961 - 1963 (died after assassinated)

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How many special advisers did JFK send to Vietnam?

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23,000

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12
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What party did JFK belong to?

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Democrats

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Why did JFK send so many advisers?

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  • To help + assist South

* Support idea of containment

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What year was LBJ active as President?

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1963 - 1968

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15
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What did LBJ believe in?

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Domino Theory

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16
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What began when LBJ was president?

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Military conflict

17
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What did LBJ use as a way of passing congress to enter war?

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Gulf of Tonkin incident

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What party did LBJ belong to?

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Democrats

19
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What were Nixon’s aims?

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1) Bomb Cambodia
2) Madman Theory
3) Vietnamisation

20
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What was vietnamisation?

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Withdrawing US soldiers but giving financial support to South Vietnamese

21
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What was ‘madman theory’?

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Supposedly President Richard Nixon was left ‘mad’ after Vietnam war

22
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Why did Nixon continue to bomb Vietnam after talks of having ‘honourable peace’ over ‘victorious peace’?

A

Refused to allow Saigon government to fall to communists

23
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What party did Nixon belong to?

A

Republican

24
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What years was President Nixon active?

A

1969 - 1974

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