Why the USA got increasingly involved in Vietnam.

Question 1

What was the US involvement in Vietnam between 1945-1949?

Answer 1

No direct involvement

Question 2

What was the US involvement in Vietnam between 1949-1954?

Answer 2

Financially supporting the French

Question 3

How much money did the USA give the French to help the war effort?

Answer 3

$500 million

Question 4

When was the war between the French and the Viet Minh?

Answer 4

1946-1954

Question 5

What type of tactics did the Viet Minh use against the French?

Answer 5

Guerilla

Question 6

How many French soldiers were constantly attacked by hit and run raids?

Answer 6

190,000

Question 7

How did the French retaliate against the Viet Minh’s guerrilla tactics?

Answer 7

By attempting to control the countryside by raiding peasant villages

Question 8

How many casualties did the raids cause the French?

Answer 8

90,000

Question 9

When was the battle of Dien Bien Phu?

Answer 9

1954

Question 10

Who was defeated by the Viet Minh in Diem Bien Phu?

Answer 10

a large, well-armed force of French paratroopers

Question 11

How many French deaths were there in Diem Bien Phu?

Answer 11

3000 and a further 8000 in captivity

Question 12

In 1954, what did the peace conference in Geneva decide?

Answer 12

Vietnam would be split into North and South until elections were held to help decide Vietnams future government

Question 13

Who provided the Viet Minh with modern weapons?

Answer 13

USSR and China

Question 14

From 1955-1962 what type of involvement did the USA have in Vietnam?

Answer 14

Political involvement- supporting Diem

Question 15

Why did the USA prevent the elections in Vietnam from happening?

Answer 15

fear of a communism win

Question 16

What did the USA set up in 1955?

Answer 16

the anti-communist Republic of South Vietnam

Question 17

What was set up in 1960?

Answer 17

the National Front for the liberation of South Vietnam (Viet Cong)

Question 18

What type of involvement did the USA have in Vietnam from 1962-1965?

Answer 18

Non-combative military advisors

Question 19

When did Kennedy send military advisers into Vietnam?

Answer 19

1962

Question 20

What program did Kennedy introduce in 1962?

Answer 20

Strategic Hamlet Relocation Program

Question 21

What did the Strategic Hamlet Relocation program do?

Answer 21

moved peasants from Viet Cong controlled areas to areas controlled by the South Vietnamese government

Question 22

How many military advisers were there in Vietnam by 1962?

Answer 22

11,500

Question 23

How many military advisors were there by 1964?

Answer 23

23,000

Question 24

When was Kennedy assassinated and who took over from him?

Answer 24

1963, LBJ

Question 25

When was the Gulf of Tonkin?

Answer 25

August 2nd 1964

Question 26

What did the Tonkin Gulf Resolution allow Johnson to do?

Answer 26

“take all necessary measures to prevent aggression and achieve peace and security”

Question 27

What happened on the 8th March 1965?

Answer 27

3500 US marines landed at De Nang- the beginning of the war

Question 28

What was the US involvement in Vietnam from 1965-1973?

Answer 28

Military

Question 29

By 1965 how many US soldiers were there in Vietnam?

Answer 29

125000