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History Exam 7th > Vietnam > Flashcards

Vietnam Flashcards

1
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Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence form this country after ww2

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France

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2
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Ho Chin Minh defeats French at this battle

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Dien Bien Phu

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3
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Line that splits North and South Vietnam

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17th Parallel

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4
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Leader of communist North Korea

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Ho Chi Minh

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5
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Leader of South Vietnam

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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6
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Capital of North Vietnam

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Hanoi

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7
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Capital of South Vietnam

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Saigon

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8
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Vietnamese communists that live in South Vietnam

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Vietcong

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9
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America pumps billions of dollars into…

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South Vietnam

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10
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Special forces sent in to…

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Train South Vietnamese troops

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11
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USA pressures Diem to make what kind of reforms

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Economic

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12
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Corrupt South Vietnamese officials did what with the money

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Pocketed it for themselves

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13
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This group was targeted by Diem who was catholic

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Buddhists

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14
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A sudden seizure of power from a government

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Coup

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15
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Coup (backed by USA) overthrows and ______ Diem

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Assassinates

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16
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After alleged attack on American destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin, President Johnson was given broad authority to use American forces in Vietnam

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

17
Q

Intense, sustained bombing of North Vietnam
1. Boost morale in Saigon
2. Destroy infrastructure in North Vietnam
3. Cease flow of men/material in South Vietnam
4. End goal of communist insurgency in South Vietnam

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Operation Rolling Thunder

18
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Method of warfare used by North Vietnamese because of the dense forests, muddy roads, and swamps in Vietnam

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Guerilla Warfare

19
Q

Extremely flammable, jelly like substance

20
Q

An herbicide defoliant used by the US to clear the dense forests

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Agent Orange

21
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Americans that support the Vietnam War

22
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Americans that don’t support the war

23
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All men required to register for the draft at age 18

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Selective Serivce

24
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Documents given by draft boards excusing people from the draft for various reasons (usually full-time students)

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Deferments

25
Q

Claimed moral/religious beliefs prevented them from fighting

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Conscious Objectors

26
Q

Vietnamese New Year

27
Q
  1. Campaign of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong against cities and USA military bases throughout South Vietnam
  2. Americans and South Vietnamese drove Vietcong back and forced NVA to bear the burden
  3. Was still a major phycological victory for the North Vietnamese
A

Tet Offensive

28
Q

Americans began to lose faith in the effectiveness of LBJ and his administration’s war policies
LBJ announced he will not seek second term

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Credibility Gap

29
Q

Richard Nixon (Republican) defeated Democratic Party (Humphrey) by promising to represent the voice of the “silent majority”

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Election of 1968

30
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  1. Gradual withdrawal from Vietnam without appearing cowardly/defeated
  2. Reform Selective Service
  3. Increase role of South Vietnamese troops-Vietnamization
  4. Expand bombing campaign
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Peace With Honor

31
Q

Invasion of Cambodia sparks protests on college campuses around the country
4 students die at Kent State
2 students die at Jackson State

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Civil War Breaks Out in Cambodia

32
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After the French were defeated in Vietnam, an international conference was held in Geneva, Switzerland. Representatives from North Korea, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, France, the USA, the Soviet Union, and Britain arranged a peace settlement in which Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam along the 17th Parallel

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The Geneva Accords

33
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  1. Jan 1973, North Vietnam, Vietcong, South Vietnam, and USA meet to discuss peace
  2. National Security Advisor: Henry Kissinger (USA representative)
  3. America agrees to pull all troops out of Vietnam
  4. North Vietnam (NVA) will return all American POWs
  5. Ends America’s involvement in Vietnam
  6. April 1973, South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam after fall of Saigon
A

Paris Peace Treaty (Jan. 1973)

34
Q
  1. 1 million Vietnamese dead
  2. 58,000 Americans dead
  3. $150 billion spent
  4. Veterans not welcomed back
  5. Vietnam Veterans Memorial built by Maya Ying Lin
A

Legacy of the War

35
Q
  1. Democratic National Committee headquarters; apartment-office building in Washington, DC
  2. Nixon’s reelection committee wants to break-in and “bug” the phones
  3. 5 so-called “plumbers” were caught and arrested
  4. Trail leads back to Nixon who denies involvement
  5. Secret taping system recorded all conversations in President’s office
  6. Tapes eventually proved Nixon ordered a cover-up

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