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When did it begin?

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1 November 1955

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When did it end?

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30 April 1975

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What is the 17th parallel?

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Provincial military demarcation line between North and South Vietman

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When was Vietnam colonised?

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Late 19th century

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When did the French lose control?

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After WW2 - Japanese troops invaded

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What did France and Japan fight over?

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Fought over Vietnam

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Who formed the independence movement?

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by Ho Chi Minh

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Who was Ho Chi Minh?

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founder of IndochineseCommunist Party and leader of Viet Minh forces

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At the end of WW2, what did Viet Minh do?

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seized north Vietnam, and Ho became president (he was known as “Uncle Ho”

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When did he become known as Uncle Ho?

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When he became president

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What did Ho declare Vietnam as?

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Independent state

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What happened when the French tried to claim their colony back?

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Lost to the Viet Minh

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What happened in 1954?

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Geneva Accords divide Vietnam into North Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh and communist rule) and South Vietnam (ruled by emperor Bao Dai and capitalist system

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Who was North Vietnam ruled by?

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Ho Chi Minh - communist rule

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Who was South Vietnam ruled by?

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Emperor Bao Dai

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There was supposed to be an election 2 years after, for what?

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To unify Vietnam

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Why didn’t Vietnam unify?

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US made sure it didn’t happen – they did not want communism to spread

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Define the Domino Theory

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communist government in one country would quickly lead tocommunist “takeovers” in neighbouring states

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Define Proxy War

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superpower instigates or plays a major role in supporting a party in an armed conflict, but does not itself fight, or only does a small portion of the actual fighting

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Why was Vietnam War part of the Cold War?

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America wanted to stop the spread of communism

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Who and when became president of South Vietnam?

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1955: an anti-communist politician named Ngo Dinh Diem

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Why did Ngo Dinh Diem become president?

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Push Bao aside

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Who was the American president?

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Eisenhower

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What did Eisenhower pledge?

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pledged his support to Diem - military, training, equipment

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What did Diem's forces do in the south?
Diem’s forces cracked down onViet Minh sympathizers orVietnamese Communist (VietCong) in the south
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Who established the National Liberation Front? When?
Diem’s political opponents andthe Viet Cong established the NLF(National Liberation Front) in1960
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When did the NFL fight South Vietnam?
Began to fight against South Vietnam
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What did Diem do in 1963?
Diem killed via a coup from his own generals
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When was President Kennedy assassinated?
1963
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Who succeeded Kennedy?
Lyndon Johnson
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What did Johnson increase?
Military and economic support
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What happened to US ships in 1964?
2 US ships attacked by torpedos in the Gulf of Tonkin
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What did Johnson order after 2 US ships were attacked
Johnson ordered bombing of military targets in North Vietnam
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US parliament passed “Gulf ofTonkin resolution”, what did this do?
giving Johnson more war-making power
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Operation Rolling Thunder
regular bombing raids in 1965
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What was The Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
North Vietnamese warships purportedly attacked United States warships
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What did Johnson do in 1965?
Johnson sent combat troops to assist the south Vietnamese
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What was growing in the US?
Anti-war movement
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What did Johnson do, even with the anti-war movement?
Johnson kept sending reinforcements
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Who did Viet Cong continue fighting against?
South Vietnamese and American troops
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How were Viet Cong resupplied with man-powerand supplies?
from China and the SovietUnion via the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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What type of tactics did the Viet Cong used?
guerrilla war tactics and the knowledge of their home to their advantage
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What were most booby traps like?
Most booby traps were cheap to make,. The intention of maiming American forces
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What were Punji sticks?
sharpened bamboo sticks covered in urine and faeces, were pointed upright from a hole and then camouflaged
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What were Swinging mace?
Spikes in a heavy clay ball
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How was the swinging mace triggered?
Trip wire would be triggered to release the hidden ball, which inflict upper body damage
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Why was there a growing mistrust among solders for the USA government?
Claimed USA was winning the war
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Mutiny
attack upon military (including naval) authority by two or more persons subject to such authority.
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What was there?
Mutiny and Desertion
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Why was there huge anti-war protests in the USA?
People saw the horror of war on their TVs
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What happened in 1968?
Viet Cong forces co-ordinated a series of violent attacks on more than 100 towns in South Vietnam
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US sent even more troops, the USA publicwere horrified
US sent even more troops, the USA publicwere horrified
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Why did Johnson open peace talks?
Johnson was worried about his approval ratings, so he opened peace talks with North Vietnam in 1968 – these failed
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Who won the US election?
Johnson lost the US election to Nixon
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What program did Nixon start?
USA troops were systematically withdrawn, but he increased aerial and artillery bombardment - supporting South Vietnam with training and weapons
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What did Nixon reopen?
He reopened peace talks with the DRV - they insisted on an unconditional and complete withdrawal from the USA
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When was a peace agreement concluded?
1973 - USA and North Vietnam
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Who withdrew?
USA
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Who continued fighting?
North and South Vietnam
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When did they continue fighting until? vietnamese
1975
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Which Vietnamese won?
North Vietnam
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When was Vietnam unified?
1976
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What was Vietnam unified as?
Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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