Escalation of the confl ict under Johnson (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Johnson became president
Year Johnson became president
1963
Johnson's presidency years
Johnson's presidency years
1963-1969
Gulf of Tonkin incident date
Gulf of Tonkin incident date
August 1964
Two ships in Gulf of Tonkin incident
Two ships in Gulf of Tonkin incident
USS Maddox and USS C. Turner Joy
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution power granted
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution power granted
Power to use military force without declaring war
Johnson's containment policy goal
Johnson's containment policy goal
Prevent spread of communism in Southeast Asia
Vietcong definition
Vietcong definition
Communist forces in South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail purpose
Ho Chi Minh Trail purpose
Supply network connecting North & South Vietnam
Countries Ho Chi Minh Trail ran through
Countries Ho Chi Minh Trail ran through
Laos and Cambodia
Strategic Hamlet Program description
Strategic Hamlet Program description
Forced rural populations into fortified villages
Countries supporting Vietcong
Countries supporting Vietcong
Soviet Union and China
South Vietnamese government problems
South Vietnamese government problems
Corrupt, ineffective, lacking legitimacy
Initial Ho Chi Minh Trail journey time
Initial Ho Chi Minh Trail journey time
One month
Source of Vietcong support in rural areas
Source of Vietcong support in rural areas
Popular support from Vietnamese civilians