Vietnam War Flashcards
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Q
domino theory✔
A
If one country fell, all around it would fall.e
1
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Dein Bien Phu✔
A
- May 1954, French defeated at Dien Bien Phu
* leave Vietnam
2
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Viet Cong✔
A
South Vietnamese rebels
3
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What difficulties did US soldiers face fighting the war?✔
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- US soldiers faced disease and sneak attack
4
Q
What was the pivotal year of the era?✔
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1968
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Q
Vietnamization✔
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- build up S. Vietnamese forces
- replace American troops
- turned war over to the S. Vietnamese
- began withdrawing US troops
- Resumed bombing of N Vietnam
- Also bombed Cambodia
- Jan. 1973 formal agreement signed in Paris
- US would withdraw
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Q
outcome of the Vietnam War✔
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- 1979 Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- recognized the courage of soldiers
- helped heal emotional wounds
7
Q
“Ohio” ✔
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Song about the Kent State Massacre
8
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ✔
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Gave LBJ war powers
