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Hint
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Answer
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in the 1800s what country established itself as a colonial power in nam
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France
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____ ___ ___ fought for Vietnamese independence(communism) (pres. of north Vietnam)
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Ho Chi Minh
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his party was called the ____
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Vietminh
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Repub. of Vietnam led by emperor ____ supported bus US
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Bao Dai
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Vietminh defeated French in ____
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1954
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divided Vietnam at the __th parallel
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17
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mtg. that divided Vietnam into 2 sep. nations at 17th parallel
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Geneva Accords
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U.S. & 7 other nations formed SE Asia Treaty Organ. to stop spread of communism.
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SEATO
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Pres of anti-Comm. South Vietnam
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Amer. involvement in Vietnam was based on Truman’s _____ of communism promise
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containment
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fear that if one SE Asian country fell to communism, the others would.
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domino theory
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if Vietnam fell, Cambodia, Laos, ____ & Thailand would be threatened
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Burma
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By 1960, U.S. had 675 military advisors assisting S. Vietnam with its struggle against N. Vietnam.1963🡪 ______
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16,000
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diem filled many govt. positions with members of his own ___
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family
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relocated peasants to govt.-run _____ to isolate them from Communist influences (happy _____)
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hamlet
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Diem was a _____
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Catholic
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In a ___ country
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Buddhist
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_ _ _ realized struggle against communism could not be won under Diem.🡪 told S. Vietnamese military we would not object to his overthrow
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John Kennedy
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military staged a ____ ____ & assassinated Diem as he tried to flee.
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Coup d’ etat
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this assassination happened on Nov of what year
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1963
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south Vietnam begins a ____ government
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military
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communist guerrillas in the South
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Viet Cong
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the national _______ ____gained more territory in the South & support of S. Vietnamese people
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liberation front
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LBJ announced that N. Vietnamese attacked U.S. destroyers in internat’l waters in this month of 1964
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august
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The location of this attack
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Gulf of Tonkin
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did this event happen
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no
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Congress allowed LBJ nearly complete control in Vietnam decisions.
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Viet Cong used _____ warfare which we used in the revolutionary war
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guerrilla
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they also had a massive ___ system underground
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tunnel
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this form of bombing consisted of dropping thousands of tons of explosives over large areas🡪 tore N. Vietnam apart.
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Saturation
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herbicide to burn dense jungle to reveal Viet Cong hiding places.
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agent orange
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jellylike substance splattered and burned uncontrollably 🡪 stuck to bodies and seared flesh.
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napalm
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as a supply route through Laos and Cambodia
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Viet Cong attack ____ in S. Viet. caused 134 U.S. casualties🡪 LBJ ordered a bombing of N. Viet.
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Pleiku
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U.S. Commander ______ requested more troops
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Westmoreland
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by end of 1965, # of troops went from 25,000 to
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184,000
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1965: LBJ ordered ________: 3 yr. bombing campaign🡪 still didn’t stop Viet Cong.
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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home the ____ were against the conflict
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doves
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at home ____ were pro-conflict
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hawks
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those required to serve in the military (not volunteer)
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Draftees
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over _._ million of them
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1.5
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Most were ______opposed fighting on moral/religious grounds.
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conscientious objectors
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College students received ____ (postponement), others who couldn’t afford to go to college had to go to war.
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deferments
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