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25 Cards in this Set
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French Occupation of Vietnam pre-WW2 |
Pre-WW2, and used it for farming and trade profits |
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Japanese Occupation of Vietnam |
Throughout WW2, for the same reason as the French (Farming) |
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Vietnam Famine |
1945
Due to Japan abuse, along with poor healthcare |
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French Occupation Post WW-2 |
Beat Japan in "war" |
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Dien Bien Phu |
1954
French loose Vietnam due to revolt, ending there occupation |
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Geneva Confrence |
1945
Most major countries connected to Vietnam decide to split country along the 17th parallel |
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Ho Chi Minh |
Leads Vietnam independence from the French in 1954
Has strong Marxist/commnunist ideals |
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Viet Minh |
Term for Ho Chi Minh's military
Official term for his political party |
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Ngo Dinh Diem |
First South Korean President
Gained strong US support in the late 1950's and early 1960's |
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South Vietnam Abuses |
Abused pro-communists, as well as Buddhas and Monks
Monks lit themselves on fire as public protest |
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North Vietnam Abuses |
Zero tolerance for non-communist viewpoints and ideals |
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Truman Doctrine |
US gets involved with military in any country under communist threat that wants help |
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MAAG |
Military Assistance Advisory Group
First Vietnam "soldiers" sent by Truman in 1955 |
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President Ike's Role in Vietnam |
Increased role of MAAG, and increased role of US involvement |
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JFK's Role in Vietnam |
Close to full-on US involvement
"First Wave" of US-Vietnam war |
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LBJ's Role in Vietnam |
Starts full-on US involvement in Vietnam
Has strong military plan to win war (would fail in the long run) |
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident |
USS Maddox fired upon (MAAG ship)
LBJ asks Congress for US-involvement
US starts to send troops to Vietnam (Over 500,000 by end of LBJ's presidency) |
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Viet Cong |
South Vietnam "terrorists"
Cause for most US bloodshed, and nightmare war stories |
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Khe-Sanh |
1968
Thought to be the turning point in war, but happened to be the opposite for the US |
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Tet Offensive |
1968
Viet Cong raids most South Vietnam cities
US realized war is far from over |
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Vietnam Protests |
Lead by the Counter-Culture movement
After 1968, mainly due to Tet Offensive as well |
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Nixon in 1968 |
Hates Counter-culture movement, but wants to end War (Appeals to both sides of argument)
Would win presidency in 1969 |
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Vietnamization |
US "pulls out" of Vietnam from 1968 to around 1972
US gives up on Vietnam, "handing" role back to South Vietnam |
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Legacy of US soliders |
Brave and tough
Many seen as "baby-killers" due to multiple rapings and village raids on South Vietnam cities
First black soldier receives Medal of Honor |
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Pentagon Papers |
Post-War (Late 70's)
Papers overall declares US Government lied many times about War sucess
Leads to government distrust in the future |
