why did the US enter full scale war with vietnam in 1965 Flashcards
who becomes president of USA after JFK’s abdication
Lyndan Johnson
how did USA frame vietnam
said that vietnam attacked a USA ship and used it as an excuse for congress to allow america to wage war
did america ever wage war
no, but they did fight
are we sure the gulph of tonkin actually happened
no
what happened at the gulph of tonkin
allegedly, vietnamese attacked US ships
why is US fighting vietnam
to ensure South Vietnam doesn’t get taken over by North vietnam
who is US fighting
North Vietnam
who was the leader of North Vietnam after 1954
Ho Chi Minh
what did Ho Chi minh found in 1941
Viet Minh (league for indipendance of vietnam)
when was the viet minh founded
1941
what was the viet minh
a communist led indipendance movement formed during world war 2
when was the viet minh formed
during world war 2
who had the most power in the Viet minh
it was a coallition of nationalist groups, but the communists held most power
Viet minh was initially aimed to
resist Japanese occupation, later fought against French colonial forces in the Indochina war
does the Viet Minh defeat anyone
french in 1954
why was the geneva conference held
to resolve the conflict between France and the Viet Minh
vietnam was temporarily divided along the
17th parallel
South Vietnam led by
non communist leadership, supported by western powers
what did the geneva conference promise
national election in 1956 to reunify Vietnam
when did South Vietnam find a leader
1955
who was South V leader
Ngo Dinh Diem
by who was Ngo dING dIEM supported by and why
USA, because they wanted to prevent communist expansion in Asia
who was Ngo Ding Diem
fierce, anti-communist and catholic in a buddhist country
how was Diem’s government
corrupt, repressive and unpopular
who did Diem discriminate and what did it lead to
Buddhists, led to widespread protests, including the famous self-immolation of buddhist monks
what happened to Diem in 1963
he was assasinated
did the US support Diem the whole time
no
when was Diem assasinated
1963
WHAT WAS THE VIET CONG
( national liberation front) a communist insurgent group in south vietnam
what did the Viet cong want do do and who supported them
suported by north vietnam, they fought to overthrow the south vietnamese government
were the viet cong a large threat and why
a formidable enemy that used guerilla warfare tactics
how did US presidents view vietnam
as a criticle battleground in the cold war
what did Truman and Eisenhower do (vietnam)
provided financial and military aid
what did Kennedy do in Vietnam
increased number of military advisors
what did Lyndon Johnson do in vietnam
escalated US involvement following tonkin incident
when was the gulph of Tonkin incident
1964
what was the gulpg of tonkin incident used as by the US
a pretext for deploying US combat troops to vietnam in 1965
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
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
the geneva accord promised elections when
1956
what happened in the elections of 56
South Vietnam (along with US) refused to hold elections, fearing that communists would win.
what did the failed elections result in
They undermined the legitemacy of the South Vietnamese government and heightened tensions
what alienated the South Vietnamese population
nepotism, corruption and repression from the government
what did many people in South Vietnam do
turned to Viet Cong, seeing them as more legitimate
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
why would you be catholic in south vietnam after 1954
because it gave you access to benefits with the french
how did the US support South Vietnam
by giving Diem’s government 1.6 billion
what is SEATO
South Eastern Asia treaty organisation
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
where would poor people move
north vietnam
where would rich people move
South vietnam
when was Ngo killed
1963 ( a few weeks before Kennedy)
when is Kennedy killed
1963
was kennedy very involved in vietnam and why
not super, as he had learned lessons from the korean war
johnson was president from to
1963-1968
kennedy was president from to
1960-1963
was johnson very involved in vietnam war
yes, he was prepared to get involved
