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26 Cards in this Set
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What was the International Conference of Geneva?
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-Divided Vietnam on 17th parallel
-Minh's=North, communists -Diem=South, "democracy" |
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What is the Domino theory?
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-Eisenhower
-That one communist domino will knock over all the rest and make them communist |
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What happened with the first attempt to set a democratic election in Vietnam?
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-To reunify, but filed
-Diem backed out b/c US realized Minh was going to win -Divides country |
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What was Diem's government like?
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-Repressive, his family in power
-Dictatorship -Buddhist persecuted, tortured |
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How did the US aid Diem?
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-Sent $
-675 US army advisors |
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What happens during Kennedy's term?
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-Increase military to 16,000
-Supports Vietnamese military -Diem and brother are murdered -JFK is assassinated |
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Who was the Secretary of Defense under LBJ?
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McNamara, advised to out communists
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What was the Tonkin Gulf Incident?
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-Major reason US entered war
-NV boats torpedoed two US boats in international waters -US argues they unprovoked |
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What was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
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-LBJ could widen war w/o Congress approval
-W/o "declaring" war -1/2 million troops |
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What was carpet bombing?
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-Completely bombed an area so they could see
-Used napalm |
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Where did they bomb?
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The Minh trail for 3 years straight, Operation Rolling Thunder
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Who was Westmoreland?
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Says it's about to be over
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What was the Tet Offensive?
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-NV and Vietcong attack South
-Attack 100 cities, bases, and US embassey -Take every major city -US and ARVN beat back offensive -Vietcong destroyed, NV army debilitated -But, by media seen US defeat, loss of morale -Johnson's popularity dropped |
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What was the home attitude to the war?
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-"Rich man's war"
-Racial and drug problems |
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What was the New Left?
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College students began to protest the war
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What happened in the Election of 1968?
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-RFK assassinated
-Humphrey nominated -Nixon's Southern Strategy -Nixon wins |
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What was Nixon's take on Vietnam?
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-Peace with honor=appealed to silent majority
-Vietnamization= gradual w/draw, give weapons and training to SV -The Secret War=Cambodia and Laos bombed -Agent Orange |
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What was the Mylai massacre?
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-Calley ordered natives to be massacred
-200-500 murdered -Convicted to life |
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What were two major student riots?
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Kent State and Jackson State
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What were the Pentagon Papers?
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-Ellsberg leaked govt. documents to NY times
-NY times won law suit -Contained lies from presidents, and made US distrust gov. |
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What happened leading up to the ceasefire?
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-Kissinger says "Peace at Hand"
-NV attacks SV, most massive US bombing commences -Ceasefire signed in return for US POWs |
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What were the conditions of the ceasefire?
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-US remove all troops
-NV could leave troops already in SV -POWs would be released -NV would resume war |
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What was the 26th amendment?
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-18 y/o get vote
-Because if you could die for your country you could vote for it |
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What was one thing that came as a result of the Vietnam war?
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Abolishes the draft
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What was the War Powers Act?
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-Pres must notify Congress w/in 48 hours of deploying troops
-Pres. must w/draw forces unless Congress approval w/in 90 days |
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What were lessons for making
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-Wars must be short
-War must yield few American deaths -Restrict media coverage -Maintain Congressional and public support -Make sure you can win -Set deadline for troop w/draws |
