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Vietnam Flashcards

1
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What did the french call Vietnam at the time

A

Indochina

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2
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Who was the leader of north Vietnam (Vietminh)

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Ho Chi Minh

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3
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What time was Vietnam ruled by the french until?

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1954

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4
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Who was the Vietcong

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Villagers in south Vietnam that rebelled against diem communist group of fighters

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5
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Who was the leader of south vietnam

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Capitalist president diem

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6
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Why did America get involved

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Eisenhower’s domino theory and didn’t want communism spreading. Didn’t send troops at first because they didn’t want to be seen getting involved (kept it secret at first)

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7
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What was the Ho Chi Minh trail

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A secret trail of supplies from north Vietnam to south Vietnam that supported the Vietnam with guns and ammo and food etc

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8
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What was the south Vietnamese army called

A

ARVN

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9
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What was the south Vietnamese army called

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ARVN

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10
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How did America help diem

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  • sent military advisors
  • money and weapons sent
  • encourages strategic hamlet
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11
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How did Johnson escalate the war?

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  • gulf or Tonkin

- sent troops

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12
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What happened at the gulf of Tonkin?

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The USS Maddox navel ship was attacked at the gulf of Tonkin by north Vietnam

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13
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When was the gulf or Tonkin

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1964

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14
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What was the gulf of Tonkin resolution

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Allowed Johnson to attack north (excuse)

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15
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When did Johnson order a bombing on north Vietnam

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1965

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16
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What happened to french in the war in 1954

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Vietminh defeated France In the war

17
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What was the Geneva agreement

A

At the end of the war between Vietminh and France in 1954 an agreement between France Vietnam USSR China US and Britain was made to stop the fighting and to temporarily decide Vietnam into south and north

18
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What were the Vietcong known for being good at

A

Guerilla warefare

19
Q

Name the search and destroy mission where 400 innocent civil were killed

A

My lai massacre

20
Q

When was the my lai massacre

A

1968

21
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What was the tet offensive

A

In 1968 Vietcong launched attacks on cities and military targets

22
Q

What was the turning point in the war

A

The tet offensive saw the Vietcong lose military wise and the US lost lots of support due to media coverage

23
Q

US fails of the war

A
  • my lai massacre
  • failure or operation rolling thunder
  • role of the media
  • lack of support
24
Q

Who was Walter kronkite

A

News reporter of the tet offensive

25
Q

Vietcong successes

A
  • Ho Chi Minh trail
  • giurella tactics
  • tet offensive (although lost in military terms)
26
Q

What’s the credibility gap

A

The difference between what is said and what is true eg what the media revealed during the tet offensive

27
Q

When did Nixon become president

A

1969

28
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What was vietnamisation

A

The strategy to take US soldiers out of Vietnam whilst supplying training and money to the arvn

29
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What was the Kent state massacre

A

In 1970 4 students killed when police opened fire on anti war protesters

30
Q

Which Civil rights leaders opposed the war

A

MLK, college students avoided draft, Muhammad Ali refused draft

31
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When were peace talks completed

A

1973

32
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When did the secret is peace talks start

A

1969

33
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Who helped the us in negotiating with north Vietnam’s

A

the USSR

34
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Where were the peace talks completed

A

In Paris

35
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The effect of the war on the us

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  • increased credibility gap
  • many soldiers found it difficult to settle back in to life
  • expensive
  • PTSD for soldiers
  • lots of deaths and health problems from napalm
36
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Effect of the war on Vietnam

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  • forced many out there homes
  • Vietnam people died trying to escape to nearby countries
  • war left Vietnam with lots of corruption and poverty
  • environment badly damaged because f napalm
37
Q

What was napalm

A

A flammable chemical that was used to get rid of jungle by US

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