KO7 The Vietnam War Flashcards
Who ruled Indochina before WWII?
France
When did the Japanese take the region from France?
During WWII
Who were the Viet Minh?
A strong anti-Japanese movement led by Ho Chi Minh
Why was the Viet Minh created?
The Japanese treated the Vietnamese people savagely
Where did the Viet Minh enter to declare Vietnam independent?
Hanoi
When was Vietnam declared independent?
1945 (when the war had ended)
What happened during the Tet offensive?
Out of knowhere, the Viet Cong attacked over 100 cities and tried to take the US embassy in Saigon
What was the effect of the Tet offensive?
It made the US public question whether the US was winning the war
When was the Tet offensive?
Jan 1968
Name an example of protest in the US against US involvement in Vietnam:
In the first half of 1968, there were over 100 protests involving 40,000 students
What was the Golf of Tonkin incident?
A North-Vietnamese boat fired on a US ship, led to the Tonkin Gulf resolution
What was the Tonkin Gulf resolution?
It gave the president power to ‘take all necessary measures to prevent furthur agression and acheive peace and security’.
When was Mai Lai?
March 1968
Who was Ngo Dinh Diem?
Anti-communist leader of South Vietnam, unpopular due to corruption
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
Communist leader of North Vietnam
