another dumb test Flashcards
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presidents during vietnam (I’m already wanting a gun <3)
Who was the president 1945
Ho Chi Minh- (Vietnamese leader of the Communist Party in Vietnam) declares independence for Vietnam, but France resumes control
who was the president in 1955
Ngo Dinh Diem is elected president in a corrupt election. S.V declares themselves as the Republic under capital Saigon, N.V. is under control of Ho Chi Minh
Presidents in the U.S. During Vietnam War
Who was the President in 1946
President Truman- Supports the French, providing military aid and financial assistance of 200 million Dollars; Truman Doctrine was made
Who was President in 1952
Eisenhower is elected president, 2 years later Geneva Accord is signed, Vietnam is under a democratic government
who was the President in 1960
JFK is elected, trains the Vietnam army and U.S., sends them to South Vietnamese to help
President of November 22, 1963?
Jfk ASSASSINATED.. Lydon B Johnson is now president
Passes the Gulf of Tonkin
Called for 50,000 troops to Vietnam, anti-war protest happened
500 civilians killed, announces he is NOT running for re-election
Who was President Nov 1986
Richard Nixon was president
Us gradually goes away from the Vietnam War
They targeted communist Base Camps (Operation Menu)
Repeals Gulf of Tonkin
Signs the Paris Peace Accords
Who was the president in 1974
President Nixon resigns, General Ford is now President
Vocab (omfg I want to die)
What exactly was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A resolution that states that the President (LBJ) had the authority to take all steps necessary to protect American troops and prevent further aggression in Southeast Asia
What was Agent Orange?
An Herbicide killing South Vietnam rural areas like forests, to cover up guerilla forces, and food
What was Napalm
A jelly-like substances when dropped cause massive damage to civil areas, tortured many Vietnamese people
What was “Operation Menu”
an incident where U.S. bombers target suspected communist base camps and supply zones in Cambodia.
What was the Paris Peace Accords?
ending direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
what was the Geneva accord?
a cease-fire France put out that leads to peaceful withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam.
Who was diem?
the South Vietnamese Leader
What was Tet Offensive
Communists launch a massive attack on Americans and the South Vietnamese
What was My Lai Massacre
A war crime committed by the U.S. killing Vietnamese people (500 ppl), done by search and kill..wow.
What were the Pentagon Papers
Published by the New York Times, revealing to the US public that the Dept of Defense escalated the involvement of Vietnam War
Anti-Vietnam crap
Who was involved in the Anti-Vietnam War protest
Martin Luther King Jr.- Started the movements
Where were these things held
-Jackson State (in Mississpi, killed 12, wounded 12)
-Kent State (against Nixon invasion of Cambodia, wounded 9, killed 4 students)
one of them should have been me..
