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Vietnam war (2) Flashcards

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1
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Why was HO Chi minh relevant? (2)

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  • led anti JAP resistance

- 1930 founded the comm party

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2
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When did the french want to rule again?

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-1945

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3
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Who backed HCM and when?

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-china and in 1949

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4
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How did USA contribute to france war effort and when did they pull out.

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-USa gave 500 mill and france pulled out in 54

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5
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after the ceasefire why did the US prevent an election?

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  • wanted to prevent it bc of fear that HCM would win and comm would spread even further
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6
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who did the USA back and when?

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  • Diems regime and in 1955
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7
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Why was the Diem unpopular? (4)

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  • anti comm
  • peasants treated badly
  • corrupt
  • christian and no respect for Buddhism
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8
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How much money did the US give to the Diems regime?

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1,6 billion

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9
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Whom were the veit cong and when were they ‘created’

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  • national front for liberation of south veitname

- December 1960

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10
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Why did the VC have peasant support?

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Because they were communists

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11
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When did Pknn send people to Viet and who did he send?

- Who was he in support of?

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  • sent military personnel
  • 1963
  • supported south V
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12
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When was PKENN assassinated?

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November 1963

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13
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What was lydon b jhonsons view on containment?

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Conflict for containment was okay

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14
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When was the gulf of Tonkin

- what happened>

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August 1964

- NthV opened fire on US ships this was WAR

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15
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When did US start bombing cities and factories?

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Febuarary 1965

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16
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When were US troops sent and how many?

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  • March 1965

- 350,000

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17
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Why were troops sent? (3)

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  • Domino theory
  • containment
  • ‘61 army industrial complex (businesses benefitting from war)
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18
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In the early ‘65 how many troops did the VC have? what did this mean?

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170,000

outmanned by US

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19
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Nov ‘65 what happened?

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-US killed 2000, lost 300

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20
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What did geurilla warfare include? (10)

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  • Retreat when enemy attacks, raid camps and persue enemy retreat
  • no unirform
  • no bases or HQ
  • Attack then disappear into jungle/ underground
  • 51% combat ambushes
  • broke morale
  • 11% US casualties bc of booby traps
  • 240 KM tunnels
  • Corteous 2 civilians unless opposed
21
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Between 1966 and 1971 how many civilians were killed by the VC

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270,000

22
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How did the VC get there supplies?

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-dependent on NTHV

HCM trail- 40,000 workers to keep it open

23
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How was Commitment an +

-how many were killed?

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  • 1 mill VC + NV ded

- always replacement troops

24
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What were the Main for US tactics?

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  • SEARCH AND DESTROY
  • BOMBING
  • CHEMICAL WEAPONS
  • US TROOPS
25
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Searrch and destroy

  • What
  • Disadvantages
A
  • raids were not based on enough info bc of G warfare tactics
  • traps
  • Killed innocent civilians
  • made them unpopular and push supporters towards Nth V
26
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Chemical weapons

- What

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-Agent orange - 82 mill litres sprayed 1000’s of KM of jungle
-Napalm - destroyed jungle
burned through skin
- civillians and soldiers harmed

27
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US Troops + and -

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  • Young avg age 19 - most of them were poor immigrants
  • knew little about war
  • low morale
28
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Bombing ( us tactics)

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-damaged nthv war effort and 1970-1972 intense bombing let to negotiations

29
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TET OFFENSIVE
- what
-when was it
consequences

A
  • Military campaign
  • 30th January 1968
  • VC tried to capture US embassy in Saigon
30
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Why was the tet a disaster for comm?

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  • lost 10,000 fighters lost
31
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How much was spent on war and how many troops? What did they have to their advantage

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  • 50,000 troops
  • 20 bill spent
  • had large air power
32
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How was the TET affected in the media?

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  • Made US question war

deemed more effort and time than necessary

33
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Why was the anti war opinion popular?

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  • too much money

- racially inequal

34
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How was the war racially unequal?

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  • 30% african american

- 19% white

35
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What did the peace movement consist of?

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media war
moral corruption
-anti war protests

36
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what were the demonstrations of 1968 like?

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  • 100 demonstrations

- 400,000 students

37
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What happened in DC in terms of anti war?

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  • november 1969

- 700,000 anti war demonstrated outside white house

38
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what was the my lai massacre?

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  • March 1969
  • US charlie company search and destroy (were told my lai was a VC HQ and had 200 VC soldiers)
  • ordered to destory livestock, houses, villages - was an assumed market day
  • 16th march in 4 hrs 300-400 civilians killed women, old and kids- NO VC
39
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what was the read to my lai

A

-shock

40
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When did nixon come to power?

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  • November 1968
41
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What did nixon do in vietnam?

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  • increased bombing
  • Peace neg with NTV
  • Vietnamisation of war effort
  • improved relations with china,
42
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When did most of the troops leave Viet and how many?

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April 1961- end of 79 - 400,000 troops left V

43
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What happened in 1969 in terms of US and relations?

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  • Ussr and china had imporved relations with US
44
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When was a peace agreement signed? and what was it reffered to as?

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  • Janurary 1973

- peace with honour

45
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When did the last us force leave?

A

March 1973

46
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when did comm win and what happened?

A
  • april 1975 saigon fell to comm forces
47
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Why did US lose the war?

A
  • Us tactics
  • tet offensive
  • VC tactics
  • citezens in US -anti war
  • Problems back home
48
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How did veitnam war affect containment?

A
  • military fail
  • strategic fail -domino theory
  • propaganda disaster
  • foreign policy

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