Vietnam Flashcards
1
Q
Background
A
Japan seize French Indo China in 1939
Ho chi Minh kicks them out in 1945
WW2 9 year war France
2
Q
Beginning of US involvement
A
$500m per year on France
France lose America don’t hold elections in South due to fear of commmunist win
3
Q
Ngo Dinh Diem
A
- appointed by US
- very anti communist
- not popular doesn’t like peasants or buddhists
4
Q
1961
A
JFK replaces Eisenhower
1961 - 100 more advisors
- 170,000 vietnam army
5
Q
1962
A
100 advisors top 12,000 in 62 + 300 helis
6
Q
Monk
A
June 1963
7
Q
Gulf of tonkin
A
August 64
- US ship attacked
- leads to war
8
Q
Operation rolling thunder
A
Feb 65
9
Q
First troops
A
March 65
10
Q
Dec 65
A
150,000 troops
11
Q
Tet offensive
A
Jan 68
- 10,000 viet cong
US
- 20bn a yera
500,000 troops
- not winning
12
Q
Nixon
A
1969
- Henry Kissinger
1973 all gone
