vietnam Flashcards
(38 cards)
who was Ho Chi Minh
the communist leader of North Vietnam until late 1969
who was Vo Nguyen Giap and what was unusual about him
he was a history teacher turned communist general
who was Lduan
Ho’s successor as North Vietnamese communist party leader
who was Le Duc Tho
North Vietnam’s cheif negotiator in the Paris peace talks
when was LBJ president
‘63-‘68
who was Henry Kissinger
US National security advisor who negotiated during the Paris peace talks
when was Richard Nixon president
‘68-‘74
who was Walter Cronkite
a US newsreader who was critical of US policy
what was the Tet offensive
a huge attack on southern towns and cities by the Vietcong in january 1968
what was the My Lai Massacre
a massacre of Vietnamese villagers in My Lai in 1968
what was vietnamisation
Nixon’s plan to end US involvement in the Vietnam war
what was operation rolling thunder
a mass bombing campaign of North Vietnam
what year was the gulf of Tonkin incident and what was it
1964, there were reports that two american destroyers had been attack by the North Vietnamese, so johnson requested to send more troops into indochina.
what year did operation rolling thunder start
1965
by what year were 200,000 in vietnam
1965
by what year were there 540,000 US troops in vietnam
1968
when do peace talks begin in paris
1969
when does Nixon order the secret bombing of cambodia
1969
when do US troop withdrawals start
1969
when does vietnamisation begin
1969
when is the my lai massacre made public
1969, over a year after it happened
when are the kent state university demonstrations and what happened to make it notable
1970, four students were shot dead
when is the paris peace accord signed
january 1973
when do the last US troops leave Vietnam
march 1973
