Vietnam - Keywords Flashcards
Who was Lieutenant William Calley?
The leader of Charlie Company who carried out the My Lai Massacre.
Sentenced to 20 years hard labour in 1971 but was released in 1974.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
US president 1961 - 63
Who was Gerald Ford?
US president from 1974 - 77
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
Communist leader of North Vietnam (not the leader of the Viet Cong)
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
US president 1963 - 69
What was the Ho Chi Minh trail?
Supply route used by the VC to get supplies into South Vietnam which passed through Cambodia and Laos to avoid the heavily defended border between North and South Vietnam.
What was the My Lai Massacre?
March 1968
US troops slaughtered inhabitants of the village of My Lai killing between 300 and 400 civilians.
What was a palm?
A jelly-like substance consisting of petrol thickened by special soaps.
Who was Ngo Dinh Diem?
Anti-communist leader of South Vietnam
Who was Richard Nixon?
US president 1969 - 74
What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
1965 - 72
Us bombing campaign against Viet Cong targets in both North and South Vietnam as well as the Hi Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia and Laos.
What is search and destroy?
The process of identifying Viet Cong sympathisers and burning suspected communist villages.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
2nd August 1964
North Vietnamese ships attack US destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin
What was the Tet Offensive?
Coordinated attack across South Vietnam by the Viet Cong. They attacked over 100 US targets and 50,000 communists were killed.
What’s vietnamisation?
Process of training the Vietnamese army to fight Viet Cong and replace US troops who were leaving Vietnam.