Vietnam Flashcards
when was the civil war in Vietnam?
with the French
1945 - 1954
in the Civil War, how much money did America pour in for the French?
$500million a year
when and what was Dien Bien Phu?
1954
The Vietminh defeated the French. They agreed to withdraw their troops, leaving Vietminh in charge of the North
when was the Geneva Peace Conference?
1954
what percentage of the population was Buddhist?
70%
what two things did Eisenhower’s America help South Korea with?
(1954 - 1960)
supported Diem’s regime with $1.6billion in the 50s
sent equipment and military advisors
when did the Vietcong start?
Dec 1960
when was Operation Rolling Thunder?
1965
what was Operation Rolling Thunder?
a mass bombing attack on North Vietnam but turned out to be very unsuccessful.
how many US marines were there in 1965?
3,500
why did America become increasingly involved in Vietnam?
To contain the spread of communism
the initial reaction: US army treated the war as a success. They were treated as hereos because all recorded dead were Vietcong
the court proceedings: Lieutenant William was trailer for mass murder of 109 people on September 1969, sentenced for 20 years. But in November 1974 he was released
when was the Tet Offensive?
1968
what happened in the Tet Offensive?
4500 Vietcong fighters attacked 100 cities and other military targets including the American and Southern army in Saigon for two days
when was the Vietnam war?
1965-73
how many Viet Cong fighters were killed?
500,000 compared to 6,000 Americans
how did the media coverage change after the Tet Offensive?
beforehand it was positive but now began to question America’s involvement in the war
who reported negatively of the Tet Offensive?
Walter Cronkite
how did the Tet Offensive affect Johnson?
didn’t stand for re-election as found the war unwinnable
when was the My Lai Massacre?
March 1968
how many civilians died in the My Lai Massacre?
300
why did America withdraw from Vietnam?
America’s military failure
The success of the Viet Cong
The Tet Offensive
Human and economic cost of the war
anti-war protests
Vietnamisation
how many US soldiers died during the war?
58,000
who began the protest against the war?
Civil Rights campaigners like Martin Luther King
Students
People angry at Johnson was funding an expensive war and not his Great Society
what percentage of African Americans were drafted to fight?
30% comapered to 19% white Americans