Terms & Definitions
What is the Domino Theory?
This theory suggested that if one nation fell to communism, others would follow.
Name 3 of the leaders who attended ONE of the conferences at Tehran, Yalta & Potsdam
Could be any of the following:
Franklin Roosevelt (US), Harry S Truman (US), Winston Churchill (UK), Clement Attlee (UK), Joseph Stalin (USSR)
Which TWO countries supported South Vietnam?
Answers may include any of the following:
South Korea, Australia, Thailand, and the Philippines, along with smaller contributions from New Zealand
What year did the Vietnam War start?
1955
What was the capital of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Saigon
What economic system grants all ownership & control of private businesses to the central government?
Communism
When was the collapse of the Soviet Union (Russia)? (Formally ending the rule of communism)
1991 - The Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991.
Which TWO countries supported North Vietnam?
China & USSR (Russia)
Where was Vietnam split? (Not North & South)
Along the 17th parallel, due to the Geneva Accords
True or False: As of April 2017, there are 1,611 Americans still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War?
True - As of April 14, 2017, there are 1,611 Americans still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War across Vietnam (1,258), Laos(297), Cambodia(49), and China(7).
What type of warfare was used by the Vietnamese?
Guerrilla Warfare - booby traps, hiding in forests and jungles, looking like civilians etc
The city where the 1945 conference to decide postwar Europe was held.
Potsdam, Germany
When did was the Yalta conference take place? (month & year)
1945 (at the end of WWII)
Why did American involvement in Vietnam begin?
Ideas could be: To contain communism (Domino Theory), stop the North Vietcong, spread more democracy, push capitalism etc.
How many New Zealanders were involved in the Vietnam War? (to the closest hundred)
More than 3000 (they served in military and civilian positions)
This US foreign policy doctrine, announced in 1947, pledged to support countries resisting communist pressure.
The Truman Doctrine
When was the Berlin Wall built? (This was to separate Germany into East and West)
1961
What was the primary purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
A) Promote global trade
B) Prevent nuclear war
C) Provide collective defense against the Soviet Union
D) Support space exploration
Which countries were supporting the French in the First Indochina War?
Britain and America
What years did Operation Rolling Thunder take place?
1965-1968