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23 Cards in this Set
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Mao 3 Phases |
Phase 1: Distribute propaganda and earn population's support Phase 2: Escalate attacks against government military forces and institutions Phase 3: Use conventional warfare to seize cities and overthrow the government |
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Tet Offensive |
Offensive in 1968 by Viet cong and North Vietname. Resulted in a tactical defeat for North Vietname, but a political and propaganda defeat for South Vietnam and the US. Loss popular support for the war |
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Nuclear triad |
1. ICBM 2. Airplanes 3. Submarines (SLBM) |
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Blowback |
Unintended consequences of covert operations |
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American Imperium |
1. Open world friendly to liberal values like democracy, etc. 2. US ultimate guaranteer of norms and act as the world's policemen |
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Blacevich |
Argues that the US went from a temporary violation of the founding father's vision of military strength to permanent world military superpower. -American Imperium -Sacred Trinity |
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"Sacred Trinity" |
1. Global military presence 2. Global power projection 3. Global interventionism |
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Sinzecki |
1. Argued that we needed 300-350k troops for Iraq occupation 2. Was fired for it and we ultimately went with 30-40k |
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Bremer's mistakes in Iraq |
1. DeBaathification 2. Dissolved military (dissolved promised pensions, fed military members to neighboring countries and insurgencies) |
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Abu Ghraib |
1. Overcrowded military prison in Iraq 2. 300 MPs 3. 85-90% of prisoners were arrested without cause 4. Torture 5. Provided cover for insurgents |
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Reactionary terrorism |
Terrorism caused by other terrorism. Often intended to cause your enemy to overreact and lose the population as a result |
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Giap |
1. Adopts Mao's strategy in Vietnam 2. Less land 3. Different terrain 4. Indoctrination through different levels of military 5. Focused more on behind-the-lines guerilla warfare |
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Guerilla war (Mao) |
Hit and run tactics to make up for manpower disadvantage; behind enemy lines; focus on recruiting and spreading Mao's ideas |
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Positional war (Mao) |
Warfare where you attempt to attack and hold strategic positions |
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Mobile war (Mao) |
Assault that is quick, mobile, and not intended for holding positions |
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Mao's 3 types of warfare |
1. Guerilla 2. Positional 3. Mobile |
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Mao's 3 Stages of war |
1. Strategic Defensive 2. Strategic consolidation 3. Strategic offensive |
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Strategic defensive (Mao) |
Allow Japanese to rapidly attack and expand until they spread themselves too thin |
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Strategic consolidation (Mao) |
Strateguc stalemate allows you to build an army and grow Communist identity, support, and loyalty |
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Strategic offensive (Mao) |
Assault and push the Japanese out of captured territories with newly rebuilt army |
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Che Guevera |
Revolutionary in central/south America, influential in Cuban revolution, professional revolutionary |
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Mao's 3 Principles |
1. Obey orders (discipline) 2. Don't take a single piece of these from the masses 3. Turn in everything you captured (resources) |
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Mao's 8 Points |
1. Speak politely 2. Pay fairly for what you buy 3. Return everything you borrow 4. Pay for anything you damage 5. Don't hit or swear at people 6. Don't damage crops 7. Don't take liberties with women 8. Don't ill-treat captives |
