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who becomes president of USA after JFK’s abdication

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Lyndan Johnson

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how did USA frame vietnam

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said that vietnam attacked a USA ship and used it as an excuse for congress to allow america to wage war

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did america ever wage war

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no, but they did fight

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are we sure the gulph of tonkin actually happened

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no

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what happened at the gulph of tonkin

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allegedly, vietnamese attacked US ships

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why is US fighting vietnam

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to ensure South Vietnam doesn’t get taken over by North vietnam

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who is US fighting

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North Vietnam

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who was the leader of North Vietnam after 1954

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Ho Chi Minh

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what did Ho Chi minh found in 1941

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Viet Minh (league for indipendance of vietnam)

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when was the viet minh founded

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1941

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what was the viet minh

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a communist led indipendance movement formed during world war 2

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when was the viet minh formed

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during world war 2

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who had the most power in the Viet minh

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it was a coallition of nationalist groups, but the communists held most power

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Viet minh was initially aimed to

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resist Japanese occupation, later fought against French colonial forces in the Indochina war

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does the Viet Minh defeat anyone

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french in 1954

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why was the geneva conference held

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to resolve the conflict between France and the Viet Minh

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vietnam was temporarily divided along the

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17th parallel

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South Vietnam led by

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non communist leadership, supported by western powers

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what did the geneva conference promise

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national election in 1956 to reunify Vietnam

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when did South Vietnam find a leader

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1955

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who was South V leader

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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by who was Ngo dING dIEM supported by and why

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USA, because they wanted to prevent communist expansion in Asia

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who was Ngo Ding Diem

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fierce, anti-communist and catholic in a buddhist country

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how was Diem’s government

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corrupt, repressive and unpopular

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who did Diem discriminate and what did it lead to
Buddhists, led to widespread protests, including the famous self-immolation of buddhist monks
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what happened to Diem in 1963
he was assasinated
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did the US support Diem the whole time
no
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when was Diem assasinated
1963
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WHAT WAS THE VIET CONG
( national liberation front) a communist insurgent group in south vietnam
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what did the Viet cong want do do and who supported them
suported by north vietnam, they fought to overthrow the south vietnamese government
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were the viet cong a large threat and why
a formidable enemy that used guerilla warfare tactics
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how did US presidents view vietnam
as a criticle battleground in the cold war
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what did Truman and Eisenhower do (vietnam)
provided financial and military aid
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what did Kennedy do in Vietnam
increased number of military advisors
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what did Lyndon Johnson do in vietnam
escalated US involvement following tonkin incident
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when was the gulph of Tonkin incident
1964
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what was the gulpg of tonkin incident used as by the US
a pretext for deploying US combat troops to vietnam in 1965
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what did the gulph of tonkin incident lead to (consequence)
congress passing the gulph of tonkin resolution, giving president Johnson powers to escalate military involvement
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what is the domino theory
the belief that if one country fell to communism, then neighbouring countries would follow and US policymakers believed losing Vietnam to communism would destabilize SouthEast Asia
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the geneva accord promised elections when
1956
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what happened in the elections of 56
South Vietnam (along with US) refused to hold elections, fearing that communists would win.
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what did the failed elections result in
They undermined the legitemacy of the South Vietnamese government and heightened tensions
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what alienated the South Vietnamese population
nepotism, corruption and repression from the government
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what did many people in South Vietnam do
turned to Viet Cong, seeing them as more legitimate
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summary
the US entered a full scale war in Vietnam in 1965 due to ideological commitments ( domino theory), political decisions ( ignoring geneva accords), specific incidents (gulph of tonkin). The failure of the South vietnamese government to win popularity and growing threat of the Viet Cong created conditions for direct military involvement
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why would you be catholic in south vietnam after 1954
because it gave you access to benefits with the french
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how did the US support South Vietnam
by giving Diem's government 1.6 billion
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what is SEATO
South Eastern Asia treaty organisation
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why did the US create SEATO
it gives credibility to South Vietnam and means that if North vietnam attacks, other asian countries would help South Vietnam
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where would poor people move
north vietnam
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where would rich people move
South vietnam
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when was Ngo killed
1963 ( a few weeks before Kennedy)
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when is Kennedy killed
1963
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was kennedy very involved in vietnam and why
not super, as he had learned lessons from the korean war
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johnson was president from to
1963-1968
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kennedy was president from to
1960-1963
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was johnson very involved in vietnam war
yes, he was prepared to get involved
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