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34 Cards in this Set
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When was the Geneva conference held ? |
1954 |
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Which countries attended the conference ? |
GB FR USSR US |
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How many “laws” were agreed ? |
7 |
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Where was Vietnam to be divided ? |
Along the 17th parallel |
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Who would the S.Vietnamese be rule by ? |
Ngo Dinh Diem |
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Who would the N.Vietnamese be ruled by ? |
Ho Chi Minh |
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What would happen to the militarised nature of Vietnam ? |
any FR troops would withdraw and any Vietminh troops would leave S.Vietnam |
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What would happen to Vietnamese citizens ? |
They could choose to live in the North or the South |
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Who would eventually rule a united Vietnam ? |
A general election would be held by July 1956 |
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What was the major problem with the US backed Ngo Dinh Diem ? |
He was unwilling to be a US puppet so ignored advice and made bad decisions |
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What was ‘domino theory’ ? |
The belief that once one country fell to communism others would follow until the entire world was communist. This can be applied to Eastern Europe and South East Asia |
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Between which years did the US commit to the war in Korea ? |
1950-53 |
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How many Americans died in Korea |
Around 142,000 |
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What did this do to the American attitude to Vietnam ? |
They felt the loss of life would be wasted if they didn’t stop Vietnam becoming communist |
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Who was president at the time ? |
Eisenhower |
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Eisenhower new he would have a hard time convincing Americans to commit to another was so soon after Vietnam, what did he do instead ? |
He sent a 12 man team led by Col Edward Lansdale. They were soldiers and intelligent agents with the mission to spread anti communist propaganda |
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When was this team sent ? |
June 1954 |
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What else was Lansdale tasked with ? |
Making the S.Vietnamese government look good and successful |
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What did the NLF later become known as ? |
The Vietcong |
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How did the NLF convince Vietnamese peasant to support and join them ? |
They said they would take land from the rich and distribute around the poor |
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Who came to power in America in 1960 ? |
JFK |
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What was JFK’s stance on Vietnam ? |
The same as Eisenhower’s he believed in domino theory and continued to support Diem |
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What did JFK do to support ARVN |
He sent extra money so they could expand the ARVN forces from 150000 to 170000 |
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What did French president Charles De Gaulle say to JFK about Vietnam ? |
It is a bottomless military and political swamp |
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What did JFK have to hide from the US public ? |
That he had sent 100 more military advisors to Vietnam |
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How did he do this ? |
By hiding the millions of dollars in aid that the Diem administration was getting and by twisting economic stats |
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How did Ho Ch Minh respond to this ? |
He reminded Diem that there would have to be an election before 1956 |
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What happened when the public realised Diem would never hold the election ? |
They turned to more violent methods |
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Who were the targets |
Diem’s official in 1959 1200 political officials were murdered |
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What did Ho Chi Minh do in response to this ? |
He sent a trusted advisor le Duan to keep an eye on the situation |
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What did Le Duan say to Ho Ch Minh ? |
That Diems administration was so good at silencing opponents they had to turn to violence |
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How did Minh respond to this ? |
Ho Chi Minh began to send aid to the guerrillas and told them to unify into the NLF |
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What does NLF stand for ? |
National front for the liberation of south Vietnam |
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What ideology did many NLF members share ? |
Communism |
