Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
38 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Hamlet Reports
|
Reports sent from Vietnam to the US by troop leaders to show progress of the war.
|
|
Why were Hamlet Reports misleading?
|
They showed casualty counts in US favor, but no the land/ideas lost.
|
|
Famous words of anonymous U.S soldier about "Search And Destroy"?
|
"We had to destroy each village to save it."
|
|
Average War Protester?
|
1. White college student
2. Average income 3. "baby boomers" 4. Inspired by JFK/Martin Luther King Jr. |
|
Sirhan Sirhan
|
Shot and killed RFK.
|
|
"Peace with Honors"
|
Nixon's goal for the Vietnam War.
|
|
Quang Duc
|
Monk who set himself on fire in protest of Diem.
|
|
Vietnamization
|
Gradual withdrawal of US soldiers from Vietnam.
Establishment of troops in Vietnam. |
|
"Media War"
|
Media had total access to this war.
Advanced technology LIFE magazine published fallen soldiers Government didn't censor anything. |
|
Ho Chi Minh Trail
|
Supply route from North to South Vietnam.
|
|
William Caley
|
Lieutenant in charge of My Lai
Court marshaled Life sentence turned into 3.5 years house arrest. Now sells jewelry. |
|
"Domino Theory"
|
When one country falls into communism, the surrounding countries will follow.
|
|
MIA vs. AWOL?
|
MIA - assumed dead during battle
AWOL - assumed to be drunk/hiding |
|
DMZ
|
De-Militarized Zone
|
|
POW
|
Prisoner of War
|
|
Vietnamese death total
|
>3,000,000
|
|
American death total
|
58,000
|
|
How much money did the US give to Southern Vietnam?
|
$24 billion
|
|
How much money did the US spend on the Vietnam war in total?
|
>$200 billion
|
|
Reasons for ground war failure
|
1. Unfamiliar territory
2. Inexperienced troops 3. Emotional destruction 4. No identifiable enemy 5. Too much idle time. |
|
First president to provide diplomatic affairs with Vietnam.
|
Bill Clinton
|
|
How many POW's were released?
|
1,210
|
|
Vietnamese torture methods?
|
Beating
Bamboo under fingernails Stretching |
|
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in __________ .
|
California
|
|
Operation Homecoming
|
Operation administrated to recover all POW and MIA soldiers.
|
|
Lyndon B. Johnson felt betrayed by?
|
Blacks
Students Impoverished people |
|
Johnson would walk the halls at night until he stumbled upon the portrait of what wartime president?
|
Woodrow Wilson
|
|
Vietminh?
Vietcong? |
Vietminh - North Vietnamese soldiers
Vietcong - South Vietnamese traitors attempting to join the North. |
|
South Vietnamese communists formed what?
|
National Liberation Front
|
|
Saigon
|
Capitol of South Vietnam
|
|
Hanoi
|
Capitol of North Vietnam
|
|
LBJ's approval ratings at the end of his presidency?
|
26%
|
|
How many pieces of legislation did LBJ pass?
|
>200
|
|
What did Vietnam teach the U.S.?
|
A divided nation can't win a war
U.S shouldn't overextend their military U.S should choose their battles, and choose to win Domino theory was real. |
|
What does Ho Chi Minh mean?
|
Bringer of Light
|
|
Reasons for air war failure?
|
Elaborate series of underground tunnels by the Vietnamese.
Thick forest and vegetation Vietnam wouldn't surrender |
|
John McCain
|
Suffered 2 broken shoulders
Spent 5 years in Hanoi Refused any help Dad was an admiral in the Navy |
|
Ho Chi Minh's famous words about casualty counts.
|
"You can kill 10 of my men for every 1 kill of yours, but even at those odds you will lose and I will win.
|