vietnam war- civil war in south vietnam

• Who was Diem?

  Anti - communist us supported candidate
• Why was Diem so unpopular?

  -discriminated against Buddhists

  -forced peasants of land

  -sent 100,000 opposition to camps
• Who was Bo Dai?

  Former French emperor
• How did the us try alter the election?

  Diem's side of the voting paper was red - symbol of luck
• How much did diem win by?

  Claimed it was 98%
• Who were the national liberation front?

  Political organisation bought together by Ho chi min who wanted to get rid of Catholic power
• How did the national liberation front oppose diem?

  - Murdered officials

  - fought the army of Vietnam
• Why did the Buddhists oppose diem ?

  He was catholic and implemented anti Buddhist policies
• Example of anti - Buddhist policy.

  Banned acts or worship - troops killed a group of 9 who opposed this
• How did the Buddhists protest?

  - Hunger strikes

  - rallies

  - foreign press
• What was the 'self immolation of monk quang'?


  Burnt himself alive whilst other monks handed out leaflets
• When did the Civil War begin?

  1957
• How much did the us fund diem's army?

  $1.6 billion
• Why did the US withdraw support for diem?

  - Reports of a brutal regime

  - pictures of monks suicide
• Who was Eisenhower?

  US president. He was in office from 1953-1961
• Who was John F. Kennedy?

  President from 1961 - 1963
• How did Eisenhower escalate the civil war?

  - Supplied diems government

  - tried make diem carry out land reforms

  - launched propaganda against Ho chi min
• How did Kennedy escalate the civil war?

  - Send 10000 military experts to train ARVN

  -supported strategic hamlet programme

  - increased financial aid
• Who were the ARVN?

  Army of South Vietnam
• What was the Strategic Hamlet Program?

  A program devised by the US to prevent South Vietnamese peasants becoming subject to Vietcong influence