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