Asia Strategic Hamlets Program Flashcards

1
Q

Who funded it?

A

Kennedy

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2
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When was it from

A

1962

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3
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What was it?

A

Two thirds of South Vietnamese peasants moved into isolated heavily defended well guarded villages to shield them from Vietcong influence

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4
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Why did it anger the peasants

A

It broke there generational long bonds with their villages and burial grounds

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5
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When was the policy abandone

A

1963

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