Indochina after the French
How long did the first Indochina War last for?
1946-1954 (8 Years)
Secretary of Defence under Kennedy and Johnson
McNamara
In what year did the Tet Offensive occur?
1968
What prince was in control of Cambodia?
Prince Sihanouk
In 1963, a Buddhist monk protesting Diem’s regime killed himself in public by
Setting himself on fire
What was the agricultural tribunals?
to supervise the redistribution of land in the North
In which body of water were two US destroyers allegedly attacked by North Vietnamese forces in August 1964?
The Gulf of Tonkin
How did the war impact civilians
social, cultural, environment, economic, human
Why did the US and ARVN invade Cambodia?
Suspected the NLF was using the HCM trail to transport troops and supplies to the south, wanted to clean out the suspected communist camps
What is napalm?
A flammable gasoline-based gel
When did Ho Chi Minh declare Vietnamese independence
Septmber 1945
Provide three reasons why the US became involved in the war
- Policy of containment
- domino theory
- Idealism
- self interest
-prestige
Why did an Anti-war movement develop in the US? provide 3 reasons
- The US was not winning
- Media coverage
- questions being asked
- issue of social inequality
- spirit of the sixties
Who are the chams?
a member of an indigenous people of Vietnam and Cambodia
Saigon finally fell to North Vietnamese forces in
1975
What is the name of the location which was the last major defeat of the French
Dien Bien Phu
Which President wanted to withdraw from Vietnam by the end of 1963
Kennedy
The policy of Vietnamization called for
Reducing the number of American troops in South Vietnam and turning control of the war over to the South Vietnamese
Provide four reasons why the Khmer Rouge rose to power
disintegration of the lol Nol Regime
Military presence of the US and ARVN
ineffectiveness of Sihanouk
nature and reputation of the Khmer Rouge
Who succeeded Ho Chi Minh as head of the Vietnamese Communist Party upon Ho’s death?
Le Duan
How did Diem consolidate his power?
Exiling opponents
Battle of Saigon
eliminating religious sects
denunciation campaign
Rigged election to become republic
Cut ties with france
No elections were held
Who were the Green Berets?
US forces who were training ARVN forces in counterinsurgency techniques
On which president’s watch did the largest increases in U.S. troop numbers in Vietnam occur?
Johnson
In what year did the Khmer Rouge seize Phnom Penh
1975
Is Ho Chi Minh a Nationalist or Communist? Provide reasons why
Nationalist or Communist- need to argue why