Vietnam

Question 1

What countries are included in Indochina ? (3)

Answer 1

Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia

Question 2

Why did the french pull out of indochina?

Answer 2

During WW2 france fell to the axis power and japan took over.

Question 3

Who were the viet cong?

Answer 3

A communist guerrilla organisation in the south

Question 4

What was the viet minh?

Answer 4

The indochina communist organisation party (ICP)

Question 5

What caused USA to get involved with the war? When?

Answer 5

• The gulf of tonkin incident, where north vietnam ships fired a US destroyer. America used this to justify their reasons for getting involved
• 1964

Question 6

How many US troops were stationed in Vietnam by 1966? What tactic were they beginning to use?

Answer 6

• 500,000

- Search and Destroy

Question 7

What was ARVN (SVA)?

Answer 7

Army of the Republic of VietNam

South Vietnamese Army

Question 8

What was the ho chi minh trail?

Answer 8

The supply route that ran from north to south for communist troops in the south

Question 9

Who used the ho chi minh trail?

Answer 9

The NVA and Viet Cong

Question 10

What was the Viet Minh?

Answer 10

A communist organisation created as a resistance force to the french