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Vietnam War17th Parallel Division - ANS-North Vietnam- communist
South Vietnam- non-communist
A Limited War in Vietnam - ANS-From 1965 to 1969, the U.S. was involved in a limited
war in Vietnam. Although there were aerial bombings of the North, President Johnson
wanted the fighting to be limited to South Vietnam.
Before the U.S. got involved, what was going on in Vietnam? - ANS-The Vietnamese
had suffered under the French colonial rule for nearly six decades and then Japan
invaded portions of Vietnam in 1940. In 1941, Ho Chi Minh returned back to Vietnam
and he established the Viet Minh to get rid of the invaders of Vietnam.
Containment - ANS-The United States foreign policy of containing communism at all
costs.
Democratic Republic of Vietnam - ANS-Established by the Viet Minh to announce the
creation of an independent Vietnam which had a new government called the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam
Downfall of Johson's goal (listed way above) - ANS-By entering the Vietnam War
without a goal to win, Johnson set the stage for future public and troop disappointment
when the U.S. found themselves in a stalemate with the North Vietnamese and the Viet
Cong.
Effect of the U.S. refusing the democratic election of 1956 all over Vietnam? -
ANS-South Vietnam only held the election in South Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem was
elected.
Fighting the Viet Cong - ANS-The Viet Cong was extremely skilled in guerrilla warfare
and the United States found it to be very difficult to find them.
Geneva Accords - ANS-Stipulated a cease fire for the peaceful withdrawal of French
forces and the temporary division of Vietnam along the 17th parallel. In addition, a
general democratic election was to be held in 1956 that would reunite the country under
one government.
, Geneva Conference of 1954 - ANS-At this conference, nations met to determine how
France could peacefully withdraw of the Vietnam War. The Geneva Accords were
created and put in place.
Guerrilla Warfare - ANS-Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small
group of combatants such as armed civilians or irregulars use military tactics including
ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a
larger and less-mobile traditional military.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident - ANS-When the North Vietnamese fired directly upon two U.S.
ships in international waters on August 2 and 4, 1964.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - ANS-This resolution gave the President the authority to
escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam. President Lyndon Johnson used that authority to
order the first U.S. ground troops to Vietnam in March 1965.
Ho Chi Minh - ANS-The communist Vietnamese revolutionary leader
How did Ho Chi Minh try and convince the U.S. to help him with the Vietnam War? -
ANS-He bribed them with military secrets of the Japanese. The United States resisted
because of their dedication to their foreign policy of containment.
How did Nixon's expansion of the war cause a reaction among people? - ANS-Created
thousands of protests, especially on college campuses, back in America.
How did the French react to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam? - ANS-They did not
give up easily and they fought back
How did the U.S. react to the proposal of a democratic election in 1956? - ANS-They did
not like it because then that provided a chance for the communist group to win and take
over Vietnam. The U.S. refused to participate.
In a nutshell, what was the Vietnam War about? - ANS-The Vietnam War was the
prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam
under a communist government and the United States (with the aid of the South
Vietnamese) attempting to prevent the spread of communism.
National Liberation Front/ Viet Cong - ANS-Established by the communist sympathizers
of South Vietnam in order to use guerrilla warfare against the South Vietnamese in
1960.
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