Veitnam Flashcards
In 1945 the French came back wanting to…..
Rule Vietnam again
Was America ready for the Vietnam war
No they were not trained to fight in a jungle environment
What are the 4 main reasons did America get involved in Vietnam ?
- containment
- domino theory
- american polices
- the military & industrial complex
What was containment ?
Stopping the advancement of communism
What was the domino theory
The spreading of communism in Asia.
If Vietnam fell, then Laos, Cambodia etc.
How did the american politics help the involvement in Vietnam ?
In 1960 election John F Kennedy promised to continue the though polices of president Eisenhower
What was the industrial complex ?
Going to war would help business in America that made a profit from war
What happened in 1954
Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam
What happened in 1959 ?
North Vietnam army made the Ho Chi Minh Trail
What happened in 1960
The veit cong were formed
What happened in 1964
North Vietnamese patrol boats “supposedly” opened fire on American boats
Where did North Vietnamese boats shoot American boats?
The Gulf of Tonkin
What happened in 1965
Operation rolling thunder was introduced
What was operation rolling thunder
A constant bombing over Vietnam
What happened in January 1968?
The Tet offence
What was the Tet offence ?
Large scale Viet Cong attack that took place in 100 major towns in South Vietnam
What happened in October 1968?
Operation rolling thunder was put to an end
What happened in 1969?
America started Vietnamization
What was Vietnamization?
When Americans trained the south vietmanese army to protect themselves from the North
Who originally ruled over Vietnam?
France
