Vietnam Flashcards

1
Q

what’s the two names of vietnam?

A

north and south

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2
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which side was anti-communist?

A

south

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3
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what side was communist?

A

north

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4
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why did the USA get involved in the war?

A

The USA got involved with the war because

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5
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when did johnson become president?

A

1963

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6
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when did kennedy become president, for vietnam?

A

1953

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7
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how many people fought in the vietnam war?

A

20 million

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8
Q

yes or no?

did south vietnam stay loyal?

A

yes

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9
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who made the underground mines?

A

vietcong

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10
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combat rules

A

us soldiers were given guidance to try and make the vietnamese people like them more

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11
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in what year did the USA send military advisor

A

1954-1965

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12
Q

yes or no

did richard nixon beat johnson in the election?

A

yes

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13
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who was Macarthur?

A

a five star general and a field marshel

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14
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what is Macarthyism

A

leader of the UN

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15
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what’s communism?

A

belief, one strong leader

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16
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what is cold war

17
Q

what is vietcong?

A

a code of conduct

18
Q

what is napalm?

A

flammable sticky jelly bomb

19
Q

what is super power?

A

long booby trap

20
Q

hanoi

A

capital of vietnam

21
Q

who gained the most from the TET offensive?

22
Q

how many days did it take the usa to get control of the TET offensive?

23
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what’s ho chi minh trails?

A

bombs that rate from north vietnam and saigon

24
Q

what’s my lai?

A

americans had killed most people in that country

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what's does the phrase 'hearts and minds' mean?
for emotional commetnant
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what's agent orange?
a chemical
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what is guerilla warfare?
is a form of irregular and anysmetic warfare
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what's capitalism?
free from elections freedom
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Diem?
government workers
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Vietminh?
a member of a communism domino theory national movement
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Ho chi minh?
trail towards north vietnam
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what does the term ' satellite state' mean?
formally independent country
33
by what year were USA committed to protecting the south of vietnam
1964
34
who were the vietcong and how do they link to north vietnam and Ho chi minh?
the vietcong are the code of conduct in the year 1956. | they link to north vietnam as that was were they build the tunnels.
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who were the vietminh?
all communists resistance movement called and the vietnam was formed.
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who was the vietminh's leader?
Ho chi minh school teacher was their leader, they defeated the japanese and the continued to fight against the french.