Vietnam Flashcards
When did Ho Chi Minh return to Vietnam and what did he do
1941 - organised VietMinh
1945
Ho Chi Minh seizes power
Bao Dai abdicates
First Indochina war
1946-1954
French vs Vietminh ( supported by China )
1954 French loses at Diem bien phu
Geneva agreement
1954
Laos and Cambodia= indépendant
17th parallel
NGO dinh Diem
Leader of south
Christian
SEATO
Sept 1954
Prevent communism
Ended June 30 1977
Dwight Eisenhower
1952-1960 Policy of nation building Domino theory 1954 Nov 1 1955 - MAAG Eisenhower administration
John f Kennedy
1961-1963
Dec 1961- advisors
1963 -assassinated
1963 - diem assassinated
Lyndon B Johnson
1963-1968
Policy of escalation
Operation rolling thunder
1965 860 000 tons of bombs 52 000 civilians 300 000 sorties 922 planes
Têt offensive
Jan 32 1968
80% villages captured
13 cities attacked + govt
<100 cities
10 May - peace talks begins
Richard M Nixon
1969 - 1974 Vietnamization 25 000 troops withdraw 3 sep 1969 - Ho Chi Minh dies 72- deep penetration bombing 29 dec - end of bombing
Paris peace accords
1973- Paris peace accords
US leave in 60 days
South army (ARVN)
Cut down uniforms Peasants Brothers I’m VC Desertions were high Families follow No leadership Hated by America’s
Viêt-cong NLF
10 000 former Vietminh 3 men cell 3 cell squad 3 squad platoon Strong nationalist Few communists Mainly died of malaria Fear of B52 bombers
North Vietnamese army
General Vo Nguyen Glap
Supplies on Ho Chi Minh trail
Small guérilla assaults
Outstanding soldiers
Us fighting war
General west Moreland
Walk in the sun
16h00 worst time
First chopper war
Vietcong fought war
Not to hold territory War of the flee Night belongs to Charlie Ambushed and booby traps Tunnel war Cu chi tunnels
Gulf of Tonkin
1964
Policy of escalation
1964- 23000 servicemen
1965 - 165 000 ^^^^
1968 - 500 000 ^^^^
Cease fire and the US Leaving
Jan 73- cease fire
March 73- us left
When did Saigon fall
April 30 1975
