vietnam Flashcards
who were the 3 key vietnamese leaders in the vietnam war
Bao Dai
Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
who was Bao Dai
the previous emperor of vietnam untill 1955
who was Dinh Diem
PM of south vietnam from 1955
catholic anti-comunist and nationalist
who was Ho Chi Minh
leader of north vietminh from 1914
nationalist 1st communist 2nd
what are some of the reasons the us got involved in the indochina?
protecting us national security
restore france
asia 1st policy
domestic preasures
paranoia
ideological motivations
who was the first indochina war between
france
vietminh
between when was the indochina war
1946-54
which vietnamese leader did the us recognise and when
Bao Dai
1950
in what ways did the us aid the french
advised them
ecnomicaly
gave 10,000 tonnes of military hardware per month
tanks, planes, naplam
bombers
by 1954 how much of the war was the us paying for
80%
how much did the us give to the war effort
$2 bill
what was the us policy to the war
containment
based on domino theory
how was the us assistance to the war limeted
the commited no men
only covertly assisted in Dien Bien Phu
how did ike want to deal with the war
through diplomatic soultions
what was Dien Bien Phu
a french trap to counter gurrilla warfare
in a base in a forest
how did the vietminh react to the french Phu trap
planned a risky assault
destroyed their airstrip
dug arround for a seige
how much were the french out numbered in the Dien Bien Phu
5:1
what was the result of Dien Bien Phu
french surrender and lose all effective control of north vietnam
geneva negotiations
what was significant about Dien Bien Phu
one of the 1st major conflicts where a conolised non-european people had defeted a european colonial force
when were the geneva accords
1954
what did the USA want in the geneva accords?
containment through deplomacy
capitalist vietnam
protection of french intrests
what did the USSR want in the geneva accords?
diplomatic solution
to lure the french with conssesions
communist vietnam
what did the PRC want in the geneva accords?
end of the war
limit us involvment
communist vietnam
what did France want in the geneva accords?
no more war
continued accsess to vietnamese reacorces