Case Study: LBJ and Vietnam (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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First Indochina War dates
First Indochina War dates
1946 to 1954
Geneva Accords effect on Vietnam
Geneva Accords effect on Vietnam
Temporarily divided Vietnam at 17th parallel
Where Vietnam divided after Geneva Accords
Where Vietnam divided after Geneva Accords
17th parallel
Domino Theory definition
Domino Theory definition
Communism in one country would cause neighbours to fall too
Ho Chi Minh's role
Ho Chi Minh's role
Leader of North Vietnam, communist revolutionary
Vo Nguyen Giap's role
Vo Nguyen Giap's role
North Vietnamese military commander
Ngo Dinh Diem's position
Ngo Dinh Diem's position
First President of South Vietnam, anti-communist
Diem's assassination date
Diem's assassination date
November 1963
Viet Minh formation year
Viet Minh formation year
1941
Viet Cong formation year
Viet Cong formation year
1960
Viet Cong alternate name
Viet Cong alternate name
National Liberation Front
Ho Chi Minh Trail purpose
Ho Chi Minh Trail purpose
Supply routes through Laos & Cambodia to South Vietnam
When Diem became President
When Diem became President
1955
Strategic Hamlet Program aim
Strategic Hamlet Program aim
Relocate rural populations into fortified villages
Strategic Hamlet Program problems
Strategic Hamlet Program problems
Forced relocations, inadequate resources, poor planning