Vietnam War Flashcards
Indochina
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Who conquered Vietnam in the 1800s
France
Search and destroy
Search out north Vietnam, destroy them by killing as many as possible to persuade them not to fight anymore
Victory isn’t determined by territory but by
Body count
What did Japanese do during ww11
Overran indochina
What were a challenge to European powers
Guerrilla forces who wanted to be free of foreign rule
What convinced the French to leave Vietnam
Victory at Dien Bien Phu by the Vietnamese in 1954
Who controlled north Vietnam
Ho chi minh
Communists
Who controlled south
Ngo Dinh Diem
Non communist
Us believed domino theory-
That other countries in Southeast Asia would fall to communism if communism spread to south Vietnam
Vietcong
Communist rebels attempting to overthrow south vietnams government
Under which president did us send millitary advisors to Vietnam
Kennedy
What caused further escalation into war for Vietnam
2 us navy destroyers claimed in the Gulf of Tonkin they were fired upon by NV
Golf of Tonkin resolution
Allowed president Johnson to take all necessary actions to prevent further aggression in Southeast Asia
What did LBJ do in response to the gulf of Tonkin
Sent 500,000 us troops to war in Vietnam
Tet offensive
In 1968 guerrilla forces attacked us and SV in unexpected assault
Took place during tet, Vietnamese new year
Who decided not to run for second term due to Vietnam war
LBJ
Paris peace accord
Nixons agreed cease fire in 1973, us withdrew its troops
How did NV win war
2 years after US troops left, NV conquered south Vietnam
Effects of war
Cambodia and Laos fell to communism
Domino theory became reality
Liberal
Gov action to achieve equal opportunity
Gov duty to alleviate social ills
Gov role to guarantee no one in need
Who was a liberal president
LBJ
Great society
LBJ urban renewal Medicare Aid education Protection of civil rights
Medicare
Provide free Medicare for the poor
1964 civil rights act
Protect right to vote; public housing, no gov funds for discriminatory programs
1965 voting rights act
African Americans can vote