Vietnam - Keywords Flashcards

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Who was Lieutenant William Calley?

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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.

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Who was John F. Kennedy?

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US president 1961 - 63

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Who was Gerald Ford?

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US president from 1974 - 77

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Who was Ho Chi Minh?

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Communist leader of North Vietnam (not the leader of the Viet Cong)

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Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?

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US president 1963 - 69

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What was the Ho Chi Minh trail?

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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.

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What was the My Lai Massacre?

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March 1968

US troops slaughtered inhabitants of the village of My Lai killing between 300 and 400 civilians.

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What was a palm?

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A jelly-like substance consisting of petrol thickened by special soaps.

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Who was Ngo Dinh Diem?

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Anti-communist leader of South Vietnam

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Who was Richard Nixon?

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US president 1969 - 74

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What was Operation Rolling Thunder?

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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.

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What is search and destroy?

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The process of identifying Viet Cong sympathisers and burning suspected communist villages.

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What was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

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2nd August 1964

North Vietnamese ships attack US destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin

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What was the Tet Offensive?

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Coordinated attack across South Vietnam by the Viet Cong. They attacked over 100 US targets and 50,000 communists were killed.

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What’s vietnamisation?

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Process of training the Vietnamese army to fight Viet Cong and replace US troops who were leaving Vietnam.

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