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Vietman Flashcards

1
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When did east Asia gain Independence from France?

A

1954

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2
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What were 3 countries created by the independence form east Asia?

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Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

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3
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Who is the Leader of communist North Vietnam?

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Ho Chi Minh

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4
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When does the Civil War begin in Vietnam?

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1958

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5
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Who was the leader of non-communist South Vietnam?

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Diem

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6
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What country takes control of South Vietnam?

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France

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7
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What are the Vietcong?

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South Vietnamese communists who help the North.

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8
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What is the Domino Theory?

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If one county turns communist so will the rest surrounding it.

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What does the US do to contain communism in Vietnam?

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Sends military aid and financially

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10
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What was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution? (2)

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  • American ship attacked in Tonkin

- congress gives the president full power to use the military power to respond to the situation in SE Asia.

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11
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When was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?

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1964

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12
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What was Americanization?

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Commits Us troops to combat in Vietnam

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13
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Who was General Westmoreland?

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Commander of the US forces in Vietnam

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14
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How long did rolling thunder was supposed to last? How long did it last?

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8 weeks, 3 1/2 years

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15
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What was the My Lai Massacre?

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US army killed several citizens in Vietnam including babies.

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16
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When was the TET offensive?

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1968

17
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What was the TET offensive?

A

North Vietnam and Vietcongs attack targets all over South Vietnam including capital Saigon?

18
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What was the result of the TET offensive?(2)

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  • A military victory for the US, but political and public opposition disasters
  • Americans question why we are in a war
19
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What were the two difficulties in fighting in Southeast Asia?

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  • Fighting geography, jungles hard

- Fighting Vietcong, they would act like normal citizens and then attack.

20
Q

What years did Nixon serve?

A

1969-1973

21
Q

What is Vietnamization?

A

Bring the US troops home and let South Vietnam fight for them selves.

22
Q

When was the booming in Cambodia? And who was president?

A

Nixon and in 1969

23
Q

What was the booming of Cambodia?

A

Nixon orders nominated in Cambodia with out notifying congress.

24
Q

When was peace with honor?

A

1973

25
Q

What was peace with honor? (4)

A
  • US pulls out of Vietnam
  • POW’s returned
  • North Promises not to invade SV
  • US commits to protect SV
26
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When was the fall of Saigon?

A

April 30, 1975

27
Q

What was the Fall of Saigon?

A

Capital falls and Vietnam becomes communist!

28
Q

Who were the Doves?

A

They supported peace

29
Q

Who were the Hawks?

A

They supported the Vietnam war

30
Q

When was the Kent State accident?

A

1970

31
Q

What was the Kent state accident?

A

4 students killed, by national guard, while protesting in Kent state University.

32
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What was SDS?

A

Students for Democratic Society

-studies organized their own groups and start to become testosterone to the war.

33
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What were the DRAFT DOGGERS?

A
  • People who burned their draft card in order to avoid being drafted.
  • some flees to Canada, but they were pardon soon after.
34
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What caused the distrust in government?

A

Secret Dominions, the booming in Cambodia. Ppl didn’t see the Government as the truthful they saw before.

35
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What is the wars Power act and what year was it applied?

A

In 1973- Limits presidents Power and has to notify congress with 48h of troops he has commissioned

36
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What Psychological effects did the war have? (3)

A
  • first real American defeat
  • Treatment to veterans
  • POW’s and MIA’s
37
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What were the US views in the world after the war? (2)

A
  • US rethinks the Domino Theory

- US hesitant to become the big brother.

38
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What was role of television during the war? (3)

A
  • ppl could see the war at home now
  • first war televisioned
  • ppl began to question the war.

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