VIETNAM QUIZ Flashcards
(43 cards)
Vietnam was a former colony of what European country?
France
What International meeting was called to restore peace in Vietnam?
Paris peace accords
How was Vietnam divided after the meeting?
by the 17th parallel
Who was the leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Who was the leader of South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Summarize Kenndy’s Vietnam Policy?
increase U,S involvement in the Vietnam war to contain the spread of communism
What was the name for the military forces of the National Liberation Front that wanted to overthrow the South Vietnamese government (hint: they relied on guerilla tactics)?
Viet Cong
What document authorized military action in Southeast Asia? What did allow President Johnson to do?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and it allowed President Johnson to take any necessary actions to retaliate against any attack and aggression in the region.
Name two advantages the Viet Cong guerrillas had in the Vietnam War.
- They know the landscape (they are from vietnam)
- They look just like farmers and normal civilians
What disadvantages did U.S. troops face in Vietnam?
- They started losing support in the war early on
- The conventional way of how the U.S fights wars wasn’t going to happen
- not knowing who is Vietcong and who is not
- Vietcong used guerrilla warfare
What two controversial weapons did the U.S use in Vietnam?
- Napalm
- Agent Orange
The network of paths from North to South Vietnam was known as?
Ho chi Minh trail
Who were the Hawks? Who were the Doves?
Hawks - supported the vietnam war
Doves - opposed the vietnam war
What major attack by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese on the South took place in 1968? What was the outcome of this attack?
Tet Offensive
It was a military victory but
a political defeat for the U.S because people at home in the U.S lost support for the war
TURNING POINT OF THE WAR
What happened at My Lai?
American soldiers entered My Lai and, finding no Viet Cong, proceeded to kill unarmed civilians, including women, children, and the elderly.
Estimates of the death toll range from 347 to 504 civilians.
What decision did President Johnson on March 31, 1968.
We would not seek reelection
How did television influence the Vietnam war
made the U.S realize the war was unwinnable
Why were people upset of the draft during the Vietnam war
It was unjust and focused more on who had a future based on wealth
What was the plan to reduce U.S. troops and turn the War over to the South Vietnamese called
Vietnamization
In general, did public opinion support the Vietnam War? Explain.
No, they believed the war was unwinable
Why did President Nixon expand the war to Cambodia?
Trying to stop the flow of goods and supplies and troops on the Ho Chi Minh trail coming into south Vietnam,
What happened at both Kent State and Jackson State college campus.
4 students killed at Kent State and riots occurred
What were the Pentagon Papers
Papers that exposed secret government documents about the U.S involvement in the Vietnam war.
Summarize the Paris Peace agreement.
removed the remaining U.S forces in Vietnam
