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Basics of the War
Canada in the War
America in the War
End of War
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What were the two main countries that were involved in the war?
North and South Vietnam
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How many peacekeeping troops did Canada provide between Janurary 28th 1973 to July 31st 1973?
240 Peacekeeping troops
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How many American troops engaged during the Vietnam war?
8,744,000 US troops
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How did the war end?
The South Vietnam army was crushed by a North Vietnam military offensive. South Vietnam was then ruled by Communist North Vietnam. Those who chose to not support the leader went to re-education camps and were forced to support them.
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Why did this war happen?
North Vietnam (communist) wanted to combine with South Vietnam (dictatorship) and make one communist country.
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How many Canadian troops went to the war?
No troops went to war although many Canadians joined the U.S army.
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Who was America fighting for? Why?
The U.S helped South Vietnam. The U.S was concerned that if South Vietnam became communist, other countries would follow.
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Where did Vietnamese people who did not support communism go after the war was over?
There were refugee camps in Malaysia and Hong Kong which they took boats to get there. Also, thousands became Canadian Citizens.
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What was the start-end of the war?
1959-1975
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How did Canada benefit?
Canada sold their goods the the U.S Defense Departement. (Such as berets, boots, airplane, engines and weapons)
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How many Americans moved to Canada so they didn't have to be drafted in the war?
20 to 30 thousand Americans
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When congress passed a Foreign assistance act in 1974, what job was cut off?
The military aid, which removed any threat of air strikes during that time.
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When did this war end?
On April 30, 1975 when South Vietnam Surrendered
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What role did Canada play?
They played the role of a peace keeper but secretly were backing America. They supplied medical supplies and technical assistance to South Vietnam
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What were draft dodgers?
Americans who wanted to avoid getting drafted to the war, came to Canada.
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What did Saigon's name change to at the end of the war?
Ho Chi Minh City
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What areas were most populated in Canada with Draft Dogers?
Montreal, Slocan Valley, BC, Baldwin streets in Toronto and Ontario
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What was Canada a member of? And what was Canada's job during this time?
Canada was a member of the International Control Commisions (ICC), in 1954 there job was to over see the geneva agreements, which was supposed to end the war between Vietnam and France.
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Why did American troops start to withdrawal from the war?
Since so many Americans were against the war after seeing what terrible condition the soldiers were in when they arrived home, when President Nixon was elected, he started pulling out the troops.
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After South Vietnam decided to leave Saigon, how many people were evacuated in an 18 hour time frame?
1000 Americans and 7000 South Vietnamese