Vietnam Flashcards
What did the french call Vietnam at the time
Indochina
Who was the leader of north Vietnam (Vietminh)
Ho Chi Minh
What time was Vietnam ruled by the french until?
1954
Who was the Vietcong
Villagers in south Vietnam that rebelled against diem communist group of fighters
Who was the leader of south vietnam
Capitalist president diem
Why did America get involved
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)
What was the Ho Chi Minh trail
A secret trail of supplies from north Vietnam to south Vietnam that supported the Vietnam with guns and ammo and food etc
What was the south Vietnamese army called
ARVN
What was the south Vietnamese army called
ARVN
How did America help diem
- sent military advisors
- money and weapons sent
- encourages strategic hamlet
How did Johnson escalate the war?
- gulf or Tonkin
- sent troops
What happened at the gulf of Tonkin?
The USS Maddox navel ship was attacked at the gulf of Tonkin by north Vietnam
When was the gulf or Tonkin
1964
What was the gulf of Tonkin resolution
Allowed Johnson to attack north (excuse)
When did Johnson order a bombing on north Vietnam
1965
What happened to french in the war in 1954
Vietminh defeated France In the war
What was the Geneva agreement
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
What were the Vietcong known for being good at
Guerilla warefare
Name the search and destroy mission where 400 innocent civil were killed
My lai massacre
When was the my lai massacre
1968
What was the tet offensive
In 1968 Vietcong launched attacks on cities and military targets
What was the turning point in the war
The tet offensive saw the Vietcong lose military wise and the US lost lots of support due to media coverage
US fails of the war
- my lai massacre
- failure or operation rolling thunder
- role of the media
- lack of support
Who was Walter kronkite
News reporter of the tet offensive
Vietcong successes
- Ho Chi Minh trail
- giurella tactics
- tet offensive (although lost in military terms)
What’s the credibility gap
The difference between what is said and what is true eg what the media revealed during the tet offensive
When did Nixon become president
1969
What was vietnamisation
The strategy to take US soldiers out of Vietnam whilst supplying training and money to the arvn
What was the Kent state massacre
In 1970 4 students killed when police opened fire on anti war protesters
Which Civil rights leaders opposed the war
MLK, college students avoided draft, Muhammad Ali refused draft
When were peace talks completed
1973
When did the secret is peace talks start
1969
Who helped the us in negotiating with north Vietnam’s
the USSR
Where were the peace talks completed
In Paris
The effect of the war on the us
- 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
Effect of the war on Vietnam
- 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
What was napalm
A flammable chemical that was used to get rid of jungle by US
