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13 Cards in this Set
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Why did America get involved militarily in Vietnam in the first place
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This was a war against the threat of Communism in South-East Asia.
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What was the "Domino Effect" theory in Southeast Asia?
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That if Vietnam turned into a Communist country, then the other countries near by would become Communist.
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Who was Ho Chi Minh?
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He was the leader of the Vietnamese Communist.
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Vietnam in 1954 closely resembled what other part of Asia?
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Korea
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What does Vietcong mean?
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The Vietnamese Communist.
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What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
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A secret supply trail for North Vietnam that went through Laos and Cambodia.
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Who was the commander of the U.S. Army in Vietnam during the war?
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General Westmoreland
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What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
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Some US Navy ships were sailing in the Gulf of Tonkin, they said they had been fired upon by Vietnamese patrol boats.
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What was the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
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3 days later congress gave President Johnson the ability (President War Acts) to use whatever action/military necessary in Vietnam.
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What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
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The American bombing campaign over North Vietnam.
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What was US General Westmoreland's overall battle plan to win the war?
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He was planning on fighting a conventional war with huge amounts of soldiers and tanks.
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What were the VC's (Vietcong's) unique military bases?
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They were tunnels.
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What does Tet (the decisive turning point in the war for the VC) mean?
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The Vietnamese's New Year; 1968
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