Vietnam War Flashcards
(28 cards)
which nation colonized vietnam prior to WW11 and what was the name of the colony
france
french indochina
what changed for vietnam occurred during Ww11
they fell under japanese rule
key groups and individuals in the first indochina war
france vs. Viet Minh
ho chi minh-leader if viet minh
Vo Nguyen Giap-general in the vietnam’s people’s army
truman and eisenhower’s response to the first indochina war
continued to provide economic aid to france to contain the spread of communism, domino theory
eisenhower also provides economic aid
neither president is willing to provide military support
what was the battle of Dien Bien Phu
decisive battle in the first indochina war
forces the french to seek an end to fighting
what were the geneva accords
peace agreement that ended the first indochina war
what resulted from the geneva accords
vietnam was split into two
north vietnam-communist, Ho Chi Minh
south vietnam- anti communist, Ngo Dinh Diem
who were the NLF, and what did they want to do
we’re a communist rebel group in south vietnam
wanted to overthrow diem and unite under communism
NLF were also called the Vietcong
what were kennedy’s actions in vietnam
sent troops to help train the south vietnamese army
financed to increase the size of the south vietnamese army
how did american policy in vietnam begin to change after protests regarding american involvement with South Vietnam
decided they needed to overthrow diem, considered pulling US advisors out of vietnam
what happened at the gulf of tonkin
2 ships were attacked by the North Vietnamese, johnson made a clear case for retaliation, launched a military offensive against north vietnam
how did congress respond to the golf of tonkin
gave him authority to wage war in southeast asia
johnson can declare war without approval
why were people upset with the draft
majority of men drafted were black, hispanic, or low-income white men
drafted at 18, and couldn’t vote till 21
what were the american tactics in the vietnam war
war of attrition agent orange napalm search and destroy missions operation rolling thunder bait patrols
what were the vietnamese tactics in the vietnam war
guerilla warfare Ho Chi Minh Trail tunnel system of the VC land mines and booby traps punji sticks hidden enemy
what were the two opposing groups during the vietnam war
hawks-support the war
doves- ant-war
what was the Tet Offensive
coordinated series of attacks from the north on cities and towns in south vietnam
what was the impact of the tet offensive
major turning point in the vietnam war
clear psychological win for the vietcong
credibility gap-american people began to distrust what the government was reporting to them
knew the war was nowhere near over
what was johnson’s response to the Tet Offensive
limits the bombing in north vietnam
military win, political loss
what was the My Lai Massacre
US soldiers brutally killed unarmed civilians at My Lai
search and destroy mission, found unarmed villagers -mostly women, children, old men
what was the impact of the My Lai massacre
it was covered up
soldier wrote a letter to the government
led to more anti-war movements and an even greater credibility gap
what is vietnamization
nixon’s plan for ending the war in vietnam
america’s role in vietnam war will decrease, remove US ground forces supply the with economic aid and air support
how did nixon go against his pool icy of vietnamization
he invaded cambodia, he was expanding the war
what were the results of the kent state programs
students protested against invasion of cambodia
fire broke out, national guard was called, students started throwing rocks and rifle fire broke out, 4 were killed
