Vietnam Flashcards

1
Q

how many parts was vietnam split into?

A

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2
Q

what is guerrilla warfare?

A

irregular and asymmetric warfare

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3
Q

what dates was it when the battles begun?

A

2nd and 4th

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4
Q

why do monks burn themselves?

A

suicidal

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5
Q

what is domino theory?

A

events that keep happening

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6
Q

what happened in My Lai?

A

villagers had got killed

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7
Q

what is the cold war?

A

a battle

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8
Q

what is capitalism?

A

free of elections and freedom

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9
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what is communism?

A

belif and one strong leader

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10
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who was the fight between?

A

US and Vietnam

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11
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How many army’s did north Vietnam have?

A

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12
Q

what is the superpower?

A

Long boaybe trap

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13
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Who gained the most from the TET Offensive?

A

USA

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14
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what is cold war?

A

battle

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15
Q

what is vietminh?

A

a member of a communist dominated national movement.

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16
Q

what is ho chi minh?

A

trail towards north vietnam

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17
Q

what is saigon?

A

trail towards ho chi minh

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18
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what is hanoi?

A

capital of vietnam

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19
Q

what is napalm?

A

sticky jelly bomb

20
Q

what is diem?

A

government workers

21
Q

whats my lai?

A

americans had killed most people in that country

22
Q

what is hearts and minds?

A

emotional commitment

23
Q

whats agent orange?

A

a chemical

24
Q

why did monks burn themselves?

A

most were suicidal

25
Q

when monks burn themselves why did this have an impact on vietnam?

A

showing everyone to do the same.

26
Q

who was the fight against?

A

US and Vietnam

27
Q

who planted a bomb and attacked secretly?

A

vietcong

28
Q

Did US and Vietcong battle head on?

A

yes

29
Q

How many troops went into Vietnam?

A

500,000

30
Q

how much was the USA spending a year?

A

$20 billion

31
Q

did most leaders reach to conclusion?

A

yes

32
Q

what year did washington write a letter?

A

1971

33
Q

why was the ancient city of Hue destroyed?

A

during the war

34
Q

why was vietnam require greater effort?

A

for a longer period of time

35
Q

how many fighters did vietcong loose?

A

around 10,000

36
Q

was the TET Offensive a disaster for the communists?

A

yes

37
Q

why did tourists look into this?

A

to find out what actually happened

38
Q

was many civilians killed?

A

yes

39
Q

what two years from start to finish did the war go well?

A

1966-1967

40
Q

was the US and Vietnamese forces kill huge numbers of vietcong?

A

yes

41
Q

were they confident that the enemy was being down?

A

yes

42
Q

what year was the confidence shattered?

A

early 1968

43
Q

how many countries did vietcong fighters attack?

A

over 100 cities and other military targets

44
Q

why were viet cong struggling against guerrilla tactics?

A

loosing to many fighters

45
Q

did the USA want to increase their involvement?

A

yes

46
Q

how did they respond to the guerrilla tactics?

A

bomb the ho chi minh trail