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Ch 30 Flashcards

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1
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Who ruled over the Indochina area until WWII?

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France

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THis man created the Indochinese Communist Party Working in exile in 1930, then fought the japanese in 1941

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Ho Chi Minh

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This was an organization who’s goal was to win Vietnam’s independence, founded by Ho Chi Minh

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Vietminh

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This is an idea that if a nation falls to Communism then nearby nations will also fall

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domino theory

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This was a french outpost in NW vietnam, surrendered in may 1954

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Dien Bien Phu

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THis temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel, and called for an election to unify the country in 1956

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Geneva Accords

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This man was South Videtnam’s nationalist president who refused elections and limited buddhism and land redistribution

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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This was a south vietnamese communist group of the Diem government

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Vietcong

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THis was a network of paths used to transport supplies to the Vietcong

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Ho Chi Minh Trail

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Who did JFK support in Vietnam?

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Diem

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This was adopted by congress in 1964, giving the president powers to wage war in Vietnam

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Tonkin Gulf Resolution

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This was the first sustained bombing of N. Vietnam

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Operation Rolling Thunder

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This man was the Secretary of Defense

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Robert McNamara

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This man was the secretary of state

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Dean Rusk

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THis man was the commander in S vietnam who continually requested more troops

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General William Westmoreland

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This was the S vietnamese army

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Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)

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What advantage did the Vietcong have in the war?

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They knew the jungle terrain and used guerilla tactics

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How was it hard for the US troops to find friend or foe?

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The vietcong moved in and out of the general population

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HOw did the Vietcong control land terrains?

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Their tunnel system and boobie traps

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How did the US hope to win the war?

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Use attrition and wear down morale via a body count

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THis is a gasoline based bomb that set fire to the jungle

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napalm

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THis is a toxic leaf killing chemical sprayed by the US and caused destruction, birth defects, and cancer

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Agent Orange

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This was raids on S vietnamese villages intended to root out Vietcong villagers, often resulted in village burning

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Search and destroy missions

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THis is a public distrust of Gov’t statements

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Credibility gap

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This is the jan. 30 Vietnamese lunar new year celebration
Tet
26
This was a surprise attack by the Vietcong in S. Vietnamese cities in 1968, lasting a month before the US/ S Vietnamese forces restored order
Tet offensive
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How was tet a victory and a loss?
It was a military victory but a political defeat
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How did Tet hurt LBJ?
He said the enemy was close to defeat but it wasn't, contributing to his credibility gap
29
This secretary of defense said the war was unwinable
Clark Clifford
30
This man avoided running in 1968 for party loyalty but he ended up running after Eugene McCarthy almost took the democratic primary
Robert Kennedy
31
This man ran against LBJ on a platform to end the war
Eugene McCarthy
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What did LBJ do before be could run?
He pulled out of the race and tried negotiating peace in Vietnam
33
This man went against McCarthy for the democratic nomination and won
Hubert Humphrey
34
What happened at the democratic convention in Chicago?
Anti war protests outside suppressed by police with nightsticks
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How did the convention issue help Nixon?
He was able to make a political comeback and promised to end the war
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This man was a racist third party candidate that supported segregation and hurt Humphrey in the south
George Wallace
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This man was the 37th president, 1969-1974
Richard Nixon
38
When did Nixon announce the Vietnam withdraw?
1969
39
This man was the national security advisor who planned the end of the war
Henry Kissinger
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This was the gradual withdraw of US troops and replacement by Vietnamese
Vietnamization
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This was maintaining US dignity in the face of withdraw
Peace with honor
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This was a group of moderate, mainstream American supporters of the war who Nixon wanted support from
Silent majority
43
This was a 1968 Vietnam village massacre where 200 were killed by US troops. 25 were charged, 1 convicted
My Lai
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Why did the US invade Cambodia?
To destroy Vietcong supply centers
45
This was when a strike by students in may 1970 closed 1200 colleges
General student strike
46
This was a school in Ohio here protestors burned an ROTC building and the national guard was called in
Kent state university-may 4, 1970
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Why did congress repeal the gulf of Tonkin?
They were mad over the Cambodia invasion
48
This is assessing possible risks to our own interests before intervening in the affairs of other countries
Vietnam syndrome
49
This was a 7000 page document leaked to the press revealing LBJ's lies with Vietnam
Pentagon papers
50
When were we done with Vietnam?
1973
51
When did Saigon fall?
April 1975
52
This man was a Cambodia communist leader who killed 1mil people
Pol Pot
53
This limited the president's power to send troops into battle without consulting congress
War powers act
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Youth dominated peace movement during Vietnam
New Left
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This sought greater indepencence and individual freedoms; corporations had taken over America
Students for a Democratic Society
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Grew out of a ban on bans on college-campus political activities
Free speech movement.

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