Vietnam
Cards (56)
- Vietnam was part of the colony of Indo-China controlled by which country?
- When did the first Indo-China War begin?
- How much did the USA send to help the French between 1950 and 1954?
- Where did the Vietminh destroy the French army in March 1954?
- Who led the Vietminh that was at Dien Bien Phu in March 1954?
- What was the name of the agreement which gave Vietnam independence in July 1954?
- Vietnam was split along which parallel?
- What was the name of the new leader in South Vietnam and what religion was he?
- What was the aim of the NLF set up in 1954 and by whom?
- What was the name of the South Vietnamese army?
- What was the name of the policy where peasants were sent to "safe" villages by Diem?
- The US funded the Saigon Military mission of about 1000 military advisers. What did they do?
- What was the name of the Buddhist monk who protested at Diem's refusal to allow Buddhist flags to be flown in May 1963?
- When was Diem assassinated and a military coup arranged by the CIA?
- What was the name of the US policy to stop the spread of communism?
- Where had the USA fought to stop the spread of communism already in the years 1950-3?
- Which American president first got involved in Vietnam?
- Give a reason why Amerlca got Involved?
- What was the name of the idea whereby if one country was allowed to fall to communism others would follow?
- How many V.C. guerillas were in the south in '61.
- How many V.C. guerillas were in the south in '64?
- What was the name of the incident in 1964 which allowed President Johnson to further justify US involvement in Vietnam?
- What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
- How many US combat troops were sent to Vietnam in 1965 to protect US air bases?
- What was the name of the tactic/idea followed by the Vietcong to win the support of the villagers?
- Name one reason why the US could not recognise Vietcong.
- Name one overall military principle which was used by the Vietcong.
- Name one method of attacking US soldiers.
- What was set up so Vietcong soldiers could live safely and how long were they in total?
- What was the name of the most famous Vietcong supply route?
- What was the name of the policy introduced by the US that was designed to win the hearts and minds of the people of South Vietnam?
- What did the US bomb to try and push North Vietnam into submission by destroying their supply routes?
- Give two examples of how the US helped improve conditions of the people in South Vietnam.
- Name two types of bombing strategies used.
- What type of aircraft was used for bombing raids?
- What was the name of the US strategy using helicopters to mount surprise attacks on Vietcong controlled villages?
- What was the nickname given to the attacks where villages were set fire to?
- How did the US measure the success of an operation?
- What kind of war did General Westmoreland think he could win in Vietnam?
- What was the name of the powerful chemical weapon used as weed killer and how many litres were used by the Americans?