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Before ww2 who was Vietnam ruled by

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France

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During the war who was Vietnam conquered by? How’d they treat Vietnamese

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Invaded by Japanese

Treated Vietnamese savagely

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3
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Strong ant-jap resistance movement called what? Emerged under the leadership of who?

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The viet minh

Under Ho Chi Minh

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In 1930 what political party did Ho Chi Minh found a

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The Indochinese Communist Party

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5
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When Second World War ended what did the Viet Minh do

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Entered northern city Hanoi in 1945 and declared Vietnam independent

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6
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What did french do following the Vietnam delcreation of independence

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Came back wanting to rule
9 years of war follow
Viet Minh had North
France had south

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From 1949 who was Ho Chi Minh supported by?

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China who had turned communism that same year

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Who helped the south

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USA

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9
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How much money did USA put into french war effort per year

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$500 million

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When did France pull out

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1954

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Why did America prevent elections from taking place

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Cos they feared communists would win

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Eisenhower and Dulles believed in what theory

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Domino theory

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To Eisenhower and Dulles who was te first domino

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Vietnam

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In 1955 who did America help set up a republic in the south

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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Why was ngo dinh diem unpopular

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Belonged to landlord class which treated peasants badly
Was Christian n showed little respect for Buddhist religion of most Vietnamese
Corrupt regime, family in positions of power no elections not even for local councils

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Did America like ngo dinh diem

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No

Dulles said “we knew of no one better”

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How much money did America endorse in ngo dinh diem in 50s

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$1.6 billion

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What followed diem being overthrown and when

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Diem overthrown November 1963

Governments that followed equally corrupt nonetheless got supported by America

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19
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Viet cong set up in

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December 1960

20
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Viet cong started attacking south gov and American air bases and supply bases what did Kennedy do

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Sent in military personnel he called “advisers”

21
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What event began the Vietnam war

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The gulf of Tonkin
In August 1964 north Vietnamese patrol boats opened fire on us ships there and us congress passed the Tonkin Gulf resolution

22
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When did operation rolling thunder begin

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February 1965

23
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What was operation rolling thunder

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A gigantic bombing campaign against North Vietnamese cities factories army bases and Ho Chi Minh trail
It continued for 3 years

24
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When was USA OFFICALLY at war with Vietnamese

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On 8th of march when 3,500 us marines combat troops came ashore at Da Nang

25
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Why did us send troops to Vietnam

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-containment
-domino theory
“Military-industrial complex”

26
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What was the “military-industrial complex”

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Eisenhower warned of In 1961
Said America gained business from conflict and that groups of armed forces and business could become too influential in his last speech as president

27
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Who had superior technology and firepower

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America

28
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In early 1965 how many soldiers did the Viet cong have

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170,000

29
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Ho already had guerrilla success when beating the

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French

30
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What uniform did the guerrillas wear

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None

They were indistinguishable from the civilians

31
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Guerrilla attack wore down American

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Morale

Made them scared

32
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What percent of us casualties were from booby traps. What was job for checking them killed

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Going “on point”

11% Bcos of booby traps

33
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51% American casualties from

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Hand to hand combat

34
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What was “hanging in to the American belts”

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Close quarter fighting

Americans Cldnt use guns without hitting their own men

35
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How many VC worked on HCM trail to keep it going despite bombing

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40,000

36
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Viet cong tactics

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Guerrilla
Making civilians on their side or killing them
Supplies
Commitment

37
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Total vc and nV killed ?

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Estimated at 1 million

This was more than America

38
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VC truly believed in their cause

They refused to give in and fought willingly

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Unlike Americans

39
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Main us tactic

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Bombing

40
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Could Air Force defeat VC

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No just slow them down

41
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Who developed policy of search and destroy

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General Westmorland

42
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How did searcha nd destroy work

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Helicopters full of troops descended on village and would destroy VC found

43
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Problems with search and destroy

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Raids based on inadequate info
Us troops à walked into traps
For every VC weapon found there was a body count of six
Lots of innocent villages mistaken for VC freshholds
Made American unpopular with peasants makin em support VC

44
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What chemical weapons were used

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Agent orange ‘weedkiller’ to destroy jungle where VC HID

Napalm also used to destroy jungles but it burnt flesh down to the bone

45
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How many litres of agent orange used

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82 million litres

46
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From 1967 what was the average age of American troops

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19

47
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Morale amongst US conscripts was low. What did US do which foolishly put down war effort

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Introduced policy of only giving troops one year of service which meant as soon as soldiers gained sufficient experience they were sent home

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