Vietnam War Flashcards
1
Q
guerilla(s)
A
small groups of loosely organized soldiers making surprise raids
2
Q
HCM
A
nationalist and communist, former president of NVN
3
Q
Dien Diem Phu
A
city where HCM led Vietnam to victory (French)
4
Q
domino theory
A
a few Americans believed communists victory in south, would cause non-communist governments to slipped into communist
5
Q
Viet Cong
A
communist rebels tried to fought off the SVN government
6
Q
Tet Offensive
A
NVN launched a surprised attack on Tet (Vietnamese New Years).
7
Q
Khmer Rouge
A
Cambodian communist guerillas
8
Q
Pol Pot
A
An extreme cruel dictator who unleashed terrors/horrors
9
Q
Why did French took out Indochina?
A
- humiliated for losing
10
Q
Why did the U.S. joined the Vietnam war?
A
They didn’t want south to fall into communist.
11
Q
What were the opinions of the US joining in America?
A
- pointless
-determined to continue - “we were not involved so why…” statements
