Vietnam Flashcards

1
Q

what’s the two names of vietnam?

A

north and south

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2
Q

which side was anti-communist?

A

south

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3
Q

what side was communist?

A

north

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4
Q

why did the USA get involved in the war?

A

The USA got involved with the war because

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5
Q

when did johnson become president?

A

1963

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6
Q

when did kennedy become president, for vietnam?

A

1953

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7
Q

how many people fought in the vietnam war?

A

20 million

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8
Q

yes or no?

did south vietnam stay loyal?

A

yes

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9
Q

who made the underground mines?

A

vietcong

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10
Q

combat rules

A

us soldiers were given guidance to try and make the vietnamese people like them more

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11
Q

in what year did the USA send military advisor

A

1954-1965

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12
Q

yes or no

did richard nixon beat johnson in the election?

A

yes

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13
Q

who was Macarthur?

A

a five star general and a field marshel

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14
Q

what is Macarthyism

A

leader of the UN

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15
Q

what’s communism?

A

belief, one strong leader

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16
Q

what is cold war

A

a battle

17
Q

what is vietcong?

A

a code of conduct

18
Q

what is napalm?

A

flammable sticky jelly bomb

19
Q

what is super power?

A

long booby trap

20
Q

hanoi

A

capital of vietnam

21
Q

who gained the most from the TET offensive?

A

the usa

22
Q

how many days did it take the usa to get control of the TET offensive?

A

25days

23
Q

what’s ho chi minh trails?

A

bombs that rate from north vietnam and saigon

24
Q

what’s my lai?

A

americans had killed most people in that country

25
Q

what’s does the phrase ‘hearts and minds’ mean?

A

for emotional commetnant

26
Q

what’s agent orange?

A

a chemical

27
Q

what is guerilla warfare?

A

is a form of irregular and anysmetic warfare

28
Q

what’s capitalism?

A

free from elections freedom

29
Q

Diem?

A

government workers

30
Q

Vietminh?

A

a member of a communism domino theory national movement

31
Q

Ho chi minh?

A

trail towards north vietnam

32
Q

what does the term ‘ satellite state’ mean?

A

formally independent country

33
Q

by what year were USA committed to protecting the south of vietnam

A

1964

34
Q

who were the vietcong and how do they link to north vietnam and Ho chi minh?

A

the vietcong are the code of conduct in the year 1956.

they link to north vietnam as that was were they build the tunnels.

35
Q

who were the vietminh?

A

all communists resistance movement called and the vietnam was formed.

36
Q

who was the vietminh’s leader?

A

Ho chi minh school teacher was their leader, they defeated the japanese and the continued to fight against the french.