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33 Cards in this Set
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League for the Independence of Vietnam
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Vietminh
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Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam
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Viet Cong
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authorization for Johnson to take military action
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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1954 meeting to discuss the division of Vietnam
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Geneva Accords
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In the United States, television was instrumental in
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bringing the brutality of lhe war into people's living rooms.
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Some Americans questioned the fairness of the draft because
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college students could easily avoid the draft.
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People who opposed fighting the war on moral or religious grounds were known as
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conscientious objectors.
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What did the United States fear would happen if it did not get involved in Vietnam?
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Communists would take over.
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What congressional action gave President Johnson the authority to escalate the Vietnam War?
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the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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What was the primary focus of the protest movement of the 1960s?
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to demand U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam
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Tensions between students who opposed the war and National Guardsmen resulted in four deaths at
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Kent State.
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Who was the communist-nationalist leader who led Vietnam against the French?
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Ho Chi Minh
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Why did President Kennedy support the government of Ngo Dinh Diem?
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Kennedy feared that Communists would take over South Vietnam.
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American soldiers were confused to discover that many South Vietnamese people
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did not appreciate their efforts
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Herbicides such as Agent Orange were used mainly to
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expose Viet Cong hiding places.
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The student protest movement of the 1960s emerged from the
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civil rights movement
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Many young men resisted the military draft by
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going to Canada.
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The winner of the 1968 election was
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Republican Richard Nixon.
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What did Nixon do as he withdrew American troops from Vietnam?
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resumed bombing raids
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U.S. Escalation of the war in Vietnam began with the
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passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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American soldiers fighting in Vietnam had to cope with
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tropical infections and booby traps.
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The Vietnam War finally ended in 1975 when
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North Vietnam gained control over all of Vietnam
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In 1970, President Nixon announced that American forces would invade which country?
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Cambodia.
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What was President Johnson's objective in Vietnam?
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to prevent a Communist takeover
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What principle, described by President Eisenhower, became associated with American involvement in
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the domino theory
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One advantage the Viet Cong guerrillas had was their
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elaborate tunnel systems.
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Year / Total / Net Cbange
1964 23,300 +7,000 1965 184,300 +161,000 1966 385,300 +201,000 1967 485,600 +100,300 1968 536,100 +50,500 1969 475,200 -68,200 1970 334,600 -140,600 1971 156,800 -177,800 1972 24,200 -132,600 |
Use these numbers to answer the next four flashcards
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During what year did the number of United States troops in Vietnam begin to fall?
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1969
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During which year was there the greatest net increase in the number of troops in Vietnam?
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1966
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In which year was there the greatest number of American troops in Vietnam?
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1968
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How many additional military personnel were sent to Vietnam in 1966?
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201,000
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How did the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affect the number of personnel assigned in Vietnam?
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troop numbers increased
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In which year did the policy of Vietnamization begin?
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1969
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