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When did it begin?

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1 November 1955

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When did it end?

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30 April 1975

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What is the 17th parallel?

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Provincial military demarcation line between North and South Vietman

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When was Vietnam colonised?

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Late 19th century

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When did the French lose control?

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After WW2 - Japanese troops invaded

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What did France and Japan fight over?

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Fought over Vietnam

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Who formed the independence movement?

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by Ho Chi Minh

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Who was Ho Chi Minh?

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founder of IndochineseCommunist Party and leader of Viet Minh forces

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At the end of WW2, what did Viet Minh do?

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seized north Vietnam, and Ho became president (he was known as “Uncle Ho”

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When did he become known as Uncle Ho?

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When he became president

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What did Ho declare Vietnam as?

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Independent state

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What happened when the French tried to claim their colony back?

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Lost to the Viet Minh

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What happened in 1954?

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Geneva Accords divide Vietnam into North Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh and communist rule) and South Vietnam (ruled by emperor Bao Dai and capitalist system

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Who was North Vietnam ruled by?

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Ho Chi Minh - communist rule

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Who was South Vietnam ruled by?

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Emperor Bao Dai

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There was supposed to be an election 2 years after, for what?

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To unify Vietnam

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Why didn’t Vietnam unify?

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US made sure it didn’t happen – they did not want communism to spread

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Define the Domino Theory

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communist government in one country would quickly lead tocommunist “takeovers” in neighbouring states

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Define Proxy War

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superpower instigates or plays a major role in supporting a party in an armed conflict, but does not itself fight, or only does a small portion of the actual fighting

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Why was Vietnam War part of the Cold War?

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America wanted to stop the spread of communism

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Who and when became president of South Vietnam?

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1955: an anti-communist politician named Ngo Dinh Diem

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Why did Ngo Dinh Diem become president?

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Push Bao aside

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Who was the American president?

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Eisenhower

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What did Eisenhower pledge?

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pledged his support to Diem - military, training, equipment

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What did Diem’s forces do in the south?

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Diem’s forces cracked down onViet Minh sympathizers orVietnamese Communist (VietCong) in the south

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Who established the National Liberation Front? When?

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Diem’s political opponents andthe Viet Cong established the NLF(National Liberation Front) in1960

27
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When did the NFL fight South Vietnam?

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Began to fight against South Vietnam

28
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What did Diem do in 1963?

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Diem killed via a coup from his own generals

29
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When was President Kennedy assassinated?

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1963

30
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Who succeeded Kennedy?

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Lyndon Johnson

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What did Johnson increase?

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Military and economic support

32
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What happened to US ships in 1964?

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2 US ships attacked by torpedos in the Gulf of Tonkin

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What did Johnson order after 2 US ships were attacked

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Johnson ordered bombing of military targets in North Vietnam

34
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US parliament passed “Gulf ofTonkin resolution”, what did this do?

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giving Johnson more war-making power

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Operation Rolling Thunder

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regular bombing raids in 1965

36
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What was The Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

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North Vietnamese warships purportedly attacked United States warships

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What did Johnson do in 1965?

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Johnson sent combat troops to assist the south Vietnamese

38
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What was growing in the US?

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Anti-war movement

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What did Johnson do, even with the anti-war movement?

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Johnson kept sending reinforcements

40
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Who did Viet Cong continue fighting against?

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South Vietnamese and American troops

41
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How were Viet Cong resupplied with man-powerand supplies?

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from China and the SovietUnion via the Ho Chi Minh Trail

42
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What type of tactics did the Viet Cong used?

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guerrilla war tactics and the knowledge of their home to their advantage

43
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What were most booby traps like?

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Most booby traps were cheap to make,.
The intention of maiming American forces

44
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What were Punji sticks?

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sharpened bamboo sticks covered in urine and faeces, were pointed upright from a hole and then camouflaged

45
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What were Swinging mace?

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Spikes in a heavy clay ball

46
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How was the swinging mace triggered?

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Trip wire would be triggered to release the hidden ball, which inflict upper body damage

47
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Why was there a growing mistrust among solders for the USA government?

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Claimed USA was winning the war

48
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Mutiny

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attack upon military (including naval) authority by two or more persons subject to such authority.

49
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What was there?

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Mutiny and Desertion

50
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Why was there huge anti-war protests in the USA?

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People saw the horror of war on their TVs

51
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What happened in 1968?

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Viet Cong forces co-ordinated a series of violent attacks on more than 100 towns in South Vietnam

52
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US sent even more troops, the USA publicwere horrified

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US sent even more troops, the USA publicwere horrified

53
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Why did Johnson open peace talks?

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Johnson was worried about his approval ratings, so he opened peace talks with North Vietnam in 1968 – these failed

54
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Who won the US election?

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Johnson lost the US election to Nixon

55
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What program did Nixon start?

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USA troops were systematically withdrawn, but he increased aerial and artillery bombardment - supporting South Vietnam with training and weapons

56
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What did Nixon reopen?

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He reopened peace talks with the DRV - they insisted on an unconditional and complete withdrawal from the USA

57
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When was a peace agreement concluded?

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1973 - USA and North Vietnam

58
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Who withdrew?

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USA

59
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Who continued fighting?

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North and South Vietnam

60
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When did they continue fighting until? vietnamese

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1975

61
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Which Vietnamese won?

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North Vietnam

62
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When was Vietnam unified?

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1976

63
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What was Vietnam unified as?

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Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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