Background
Who's foreign policy did Kennedy label "slow moving, overly reliant on brinksmanship and complacent"?
Eisenhower
What year did the South Vietnamese government and the CIA start planning the 'Strategic Hamlet program?
1961
What was cable 243 about?
Lodge is instructed to tell generals and look for alternative leadership
How many grenades was an 18 year old girld carrying on the 4th of November?
11 grenades
What 2 characteristics did Kennedy favour in government officials in preparation to fight communism in Southeast Asia?
Youth and intelligence
What did the Communists and North Vietnam call the Strategic Hamlets?
Concentration Camps
How much financial support did the US provide to those planning the coup?
$42,000
How many Piasters were given to the An Quang to remain non-political?
2,000,000 Piasters
Who was the leader of South Vietnam and the President of the Republic of Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem (Diem)
Why did the government want to resettle the Vietnamese peasants into Strategic Hamlets? Give one reason.
1. Separate peasants from the communists
2. They would create a ‘social, economic and political revolution’ in the country.
3. Ensure popular responses to the government’s counterinsurgency efforts.
What was cable 888 about?
Multiple accounts on how Diem and Nhu died
Who replaced Diem as acting Prime Minister?
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Which Vietnamese leader posed a threat to Kennedy and the US as a result of his links to Communism?
Ho Chi Minh
Why was the Montagnards a prime target for the Communist propaganda?
The Montagnards were seen as savages by the Vietnamese and had previously been rejected and driven into the mountains by the people and the government.
Who was alleged to have killed Diem and Nhu?
Xuang
What was the French response to the US asking to recognize the new Vietnamese Government?
'Wait for the dust to settle'
What is the name of the document that sets out US intentions to support Vietnam?
National Security Action Memorandum 111
Mention the 3 main elements of OPLAN 34A
Expansion of intelligence collection by U-2
Expansion of psychological warfare by leaflet drops and radio broadcasts
Intensified sabotage operations in North Vietnam
Who annotated the cast of characters document?
McGeorge Bundy
Why was the Viet Cong unhappy about the success of the coup?
The unpopularity of the Diem regime was one of their greatest propaganda assets