Vietnam Flashcards

1
Q

Chemical weapon used by the USA that destroyed crops and poisoned water supplies

A

Agent blue

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2
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The battle in 1954 where the Viet minh defeated the French soon after the USA stepped in

A

Dien bien phu

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3
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The leader of the USSR from 1964 to 1982

A

Leonid Brezhnev

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4
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Nationalist leader of the Viet minh and North Vietnam

A

Ho Chi Minh

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5
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Hit and run tactics of the Viet Cong used against the USA using the land and conditions to frustrate the US troops.

A

Gorilla warfare

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6
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South Vietnamese army

A

ARVN

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7
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The agreements made after the French left Vietnam in 1954

A

Geneva accords

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8
Q

The chemical weapon used to this toiletries so that the Vietcong and Vietminh could not use the jungles

A

Agent Orange

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9
Q

A bay of North Vietnam where the USS maddox, and navy warship, claim to have been attacked by the North Vietnamese

A

Gulf of Tonkin

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10
Q

What came first, Dien Bien Phu or The gulf of Tonkin

A

Dien bien phu

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11
Q

What is the significance of my lai

A

A Vietnamese village where about 350 people were shot dead by US troops in March 1968

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12
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Firebombs used to devastating effects for the US Army during the Vietnam War

A

Napalm

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