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Veitnam Flashcards

1
Q

In 1945 the French came back wanting to…..

A

Rule Vietnam again

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2
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Was America ready for the Vietnam war

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No they were not trained to fight in a jungle environment

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What are the 4 main reasons did America get involved in Vietnam ?

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  • containment
  • domino theory
  • american polices
  • the military & industrial complex
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4
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What was containment ?

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Stopping the advancement of communism

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5
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What was the domino theory

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The spreading of communism in Asia.

If Vietnam fell, then Laos, Cambodia etc.

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How did the american politics help the involvement in Vietnam ?

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In 1960 election John F Kennedy promised to continue the though polices of president Eisenhower

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What was the industrial complex ?

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Going to war would help business in America that made a profit from war

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What happened in 1954

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Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam

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What happened in 1959 ?

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North Vietnam army made the Ho Chi Minh Trail

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10
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What happened in 1960

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The veit cong were formed

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What happened in 1964

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North Vietnamese patrol boats “supposedly” opened fire on American boats

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12
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Where did North Vietnamese boats shoot American boats?

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The Gulf of Tonkin

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What happened in 1965

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Operation rolling thunder was introduced

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14
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What was operation rolling thunder

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A constant bombing over Vietnam

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15
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What happened in January 1968?

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The Tet offence

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16
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What was the Tet offence ?

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Large scale Viet Cong attack that took place in 100 major towns in South Vietnam

17
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What happened in October 1968?

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Operation rolling thunder was put to an end

18
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What happened in 1969?

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America started Vietnamization

19
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What was Vietnamization?

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When Americans trained the south vietmanese army to protect themselves from the North

20
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Who originally ruled over Vietnam?

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France

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