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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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