Vietnam War Flashcards
(18 cards)
what happened for 9 years after WW2 in vietnam
viet minh (north)(funded by ussr
fought VS
france (south)(funded by US)
when did france pull out of vietnam
1954
what did the geneva conference do
divided vietnam into north and south + planned elections
why did the USA not hold elections in vietnam and what did they do instead
they knew communist Ho Chi Minh would win by a lot
so they supported dictator Ngo Dinh Diem
what did Ngo Ding Diem set up
the republic of south vietnam
why did Ngo Dinh Diem lose control of countryside to viet cong?
his regime was corrupt despite us support
what was the viet cong
mixture of north viet army soldiers and people from south who wanted to fight against Diem’s regime
what did the US do to support south viet army
sent advisors to train them
who overthrew Diem and why
his own general because diem was unpopular
What was different about the battle of La Drang 1965
US was directly involved
what were the Ho Chi Minh’s tactics that were so good?
guerrilla warfare
support of people
Ho Chi Minh trail: supply viet cong from cambodia
-committed fighters
the USA became frustrated and turned to unpleasant tactics. what were some of these?
bombing : more bombs dropped on vietnam than germany
search and destroy: villages destroyed + ppl killed as soldiers search for viet cong
chemical weapons: Napalm + agent orange used vs ppl
what was the Tet offensive
viet cong fighters take US by surprise, attacking 100 cities and other military targets
what happened to the media after the tet offensive
became more critical of US position in vietnam
What was the My Lai massacre
us killed 300-400 civs
americans question of US is fighting for the right side
what ultimately ended the vietnam conflict
change in support
peace movements
President Richard Nixon wanted to end US involvement
when was the peace agreement (vietnam) signed
1973
within how many years after the peace treaty had southern vietnam fallen to communism
within 2 years
