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10 Cards in this Set
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Approximately how many US soldiers were killed during the Vietnam War? |
60,000 |
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What continent is Vietnam located on? |
Asia |
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Who replaced president Kennedy after his assignation. |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
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What European country lost to the Vietnamese before the US got involved in the war? |
France |
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How did the US try to help the French retain their colony against the communist leader Ho Chi Minh? |
(money and supplies sent by President Truman, then Eisenhower) |
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Why did the US get involved in Vietnam in the first place? |
Domino affect Truman docteiren |
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Why is the Vietnam War called an unconventional war? |
(Viet Cong hit and run tactic and guerilla warfare |
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What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? |
It is when Congress gave President Johnson full authority to do whatever it takes to fight the Communist North Vietnamese after a confusing incident in the Gulf of Tonkin) |
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- Which President is most associated with the heaviest fighting of the Vietnam War? |
Johnson |
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What does the term Indochina mean? |
The region of southeast asia |
