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36 Cards in this Set
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Which country in Vietnam was communist: the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north or the Republic of Vietnam in the south? |
The Democratic Republic in the north. |
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What did an American official mean when he said that south Asian countries might be like a "row of dominoes"? |
If one country became communist, the others might follow. |
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What were American "helpers" in the south of Vietnam supposed to do? |
To make sure that the communist north didn't take over the south. |
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What were the guerilla warriors called, in the south? |
The Viet Cong. |
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How long did the United States fight in South Vietnam? |
8 years. |
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Name five other countries that sent soldiers to fight against the communists who were trying to take over South Vietnam. |
South Korea, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. |
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What is a draft? |
When young men are forced to join the military. |
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What government agency keeps track of how many young men could be drafted? |
The Selective Service. |
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What would have to happen, before soldiers could be drafted again? |
Congress would have to pass a law authorizing the draft. |
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How did Americans begin to feel about the Vietnam War? |
They began to say that the Vietnam War was a mistake. |
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Who became president after Lyndon Johnson? |
Richard Nixon. |
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What did Nixon do when he took office? |
He began to pull American soldiers out of Vietnam. |
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What did the treaty signed in 1973 say that American soldiers would do? |
They would all leave Vietnam. |
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What would South Vietnam (the non-communist part) do? |
It would remain independent. |
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What would North Vietnam (the communist part) do? |
It would leave a hundred thousand soldiers in the south. |
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After the American soldiers left, what did the communist armies of North Vietnam do? |
They invaded the south and took over. |
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What kind of country did the re-united Vietnam become? |
It became a communist country. |
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What was the capital, Saigon, renamed? |
Ho Chi Minh City. |
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How many Vietnamese had died? |
Over 2 million. |
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What happened to South Vietnamese who had opposed the communists? |
They were sent to concentration camps. |
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Who were the "boat people"? |
They were Vietnamese who tried to leave by sailing to other countries. |
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Who were POWs? |
Prisoners Of War. |
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What does MIA mean? |
Missing In Action. |
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How many Americans fought in the Vietnam War? |
Almost 3 million. |
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How were soldiers coming back from Vietnam treated? |
Many of them were jeered or criticized. |
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What was the Geneva Accords? |
1954 treaty after Vietninh victory at Dien Bien Phu ending the French Indochina war. DIvides vietnam at the 17th parallel |
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Presidents involved in Vietnam in order |
Turman, Eishenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford ??? Look this one up |
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Gulf of Tonkin |
1964 USS Maddox claimed to have been fired on by Vietnamese patrol boats Then USS Turner Joy claims to have been attacked This angered Congress and they took action by passing the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. Resolution gave LBJ authority to officially engage in war with Vietnam |
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Operation Rolling Thunder |
Started in February 1965 3.5 years of air war bombing North Vietnam |
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Tet Offensive |
Durning tet-Vietnamese New Year January 30, 1968 N Vietnamese launched an assault against every military station in South Vietnam longest and bloodiest battle of the war forced a reassessment of the war and destroyed Johnson's presidency Attacked US Embassy in Saigon-all televised media and large scale attack was a psychological victory for the north |
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What happened in My Lai? |
March 6, 1968 US soldiers killed everyone in the village of My Lai incuding, women, children, and babies. 504 total destroyed many American's views of the US soldiers in Vietnam |
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End of the war |
In 1973 The US signed a peace treaty with the VietCong and both Vietnamese nations treaty said that all US soldiers would leave Vietnam, South Vietnam would keep it's idependence, but the North would be allowed to leave over 100 soldiers in the SOuth In 1975 the North invaded the South and took over the capital of Saigon and the South Vietnamese government It was reunited into one country called the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Saigon was remaned Ho Chi Minh City |
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Who was Henry Kissinger? |
National Security advisor |
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Two huge riots and where they happened? |
The Democratic National Convention in Chicago and Kent State University in Ohio |
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Who was Robert McNamara? |
Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson who ended up resigning. |
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Ho Chi Minh Trail |
The Ho Chi Minh Trail was not just one trail but a series of trails. The Ho Chi Minh Trail was used by the North Vietnamese as a route for its troops to get into the South. They also used the trail as a supply route – for weapons, food and equipment. The Ho Chin Minh Trail ran along the Laos/Cambodia and Vietnam borders and was dominated by jungles. In total the ‘trail’ was about 1,000 kilometres in length and consisted of many parts.
“There were thousands of trails, thousands of rest spots along the way where enemy troops could seek refuge and build up.” (M Maclear)
The ‘trail’ consisted of dummy routes that served the only purpose of confusing the Americans |
