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who was the french empire fighting after ww2

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indochina(vietnam;ho chi minh, laos, cambodia)

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when did america become involved in vietnam

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after ww2

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what ideology underpinned trumans support of france?

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containment

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how did dwight eisen hower heighten american involvement in Vietnam?

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sent military advisors

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5
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when was the Geneva Convention and what countries were drawn

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1959 and Laos, Cambodia and NV and SV

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who did eisenhower back in SV

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ngo dinh Diem

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how many military advisors were in SV by 1960

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1500

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3 reasons why Diem was unpopular?

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  1. put catholics in high positions of power in buddhist country
  2. didnt implement land reforms so rent was high
  3. accused of corruption and torture
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who was popular in SV

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South Vietnamese Communists or VietCong

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what countries backed Ho chi Minh

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Soviets and China

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why did kennedy have to take a strong position in SEA

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accused eisenhower of being soft on communists

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how many advisors were in SV BY 1963

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16,000

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what was kennedys ideology around combatting communism?

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flexibility

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14
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why were us special forces sent to SV

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to teach counter insurgency to SVArmy

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What did the Strategic Hamlet prohramme do

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herded peasants to armed villages

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when was diem assasinated in coup

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november 1963

17
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when and where was kennedy killed

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Dallas november 1963

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how much did LBJ increase military advisors to Vietnam initially

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30 %

19
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why did LBJ not pull out of the war

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fear of being ‘the first President to lose a war’

20
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what govt memo said the US should assist ‘the people and govt of SV’ to win against he external

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nsam 273

21
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who competed against LBJ in the 1964 election

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Barry goldwater

21
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what memo was approved that allowed airstrikes against NV and when was it approved

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NSAM 288 in March 1964

22
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how did LBJs 1964 election opponent suggets to deal with vietnam

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use atomic bombs to ‘defoliate’ it

23
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how did LBJ campaign regarding Vietnam in 1974 and give a quote

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on peace, ‘we dont want to get tied down to a land war in asia’

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