Vietnam War

Question	Answer
Who was Dinh Diem ?	Dinh Diem was the man who was selected to be the ruler of the south of Vietnam Extra Info : He was very biased and held an election in SAIGON where the population was "450,000" however he claimed " 600,000" voted for him
What was the 17th parallel?	A line which spilt Vietnam into north and south. extra info : ho chi minh led the north and Dinh Diem led the south
Vietcong	The opposition to Diem and the USA. Were all communist and were labelled the "Vietcong"
Domino Theory	A Theory developed by the USA that was about communism where it was thought that if one country "toppled" to communism all surrounding countries all would.
ARVN	The Army of the Republic of Vietnam, also known as the South Vietnamese army, were the ground forces of the South Vietnamese military.
NLF	The national liberation front where a group supported by Ho Chi Minh and were set up to oppose Diems regime. Extra : it consisted of 12 different nationalist groups ranging from Buddhist to communists.
Nationalist	a person who advocates political independence for a country

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