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Flashcards by hanifa.hussain, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by hanifa.hussain
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| Question | Answer |
| Which general succeeded Diem? | General 'Big' Minh, but was unsuccesful |
| What were the North Vietnamese Army doing from December 1963? | They were sending their own soldiers South to assist the Vietcong |
| How much of Vietnam did the Communists control by 1964? | About half |
| Who supplied the VC with weapons? | The Chinese and Russians |
| How did McNamara describe the situation in 1964? | "very disturbing" |
| Who became the new South Vietnamese Prime Minister after Minh? | Khanh |
| What did Khanh ask the US for? | More US aid |
| What did the JCS advocate in 1964? | They advocated bombing North Vietnam because they believed they were just 'swatting flies' |
| True or False: Rusk and McNamara did not favour escalation. | False, they did favour escalation. |
| What did Johnson need in order to bomb North Vietnam? | Congressional and public support to escalate the war, strike N Vietnam |
| What did Johnson say about the USA and his position in the war? | 'I'm confronted, I don't believe the US people want me to run...If I lose it, they will say I lost...at the same time, I don't want to commit to a war...I'm in a hell of a shape." - Ie doesn't want to get out but doesn't want to stay in. |
| What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964? | An alleged attack on the destroyer USS Maddox by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. Followed by an alleged further attack on the Maddox and USS Turner Joy |
| Why was the Gulf of Tonkin incident significant? | Although controversial, the significant issue is that the USA presented these acts as North Vietnamese aggression directly against the US vessels. US congress acted swiftly and responded with a resolution. |
| What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allow the president to do? | It allowed the president to "take all necessary measure to repel any armed attack against the forces of the US and to prevent any further aggression in Southeast Asia" The GoTR, therefore, gave the president power to wage war in Vietnam. |
| What was the huge bombing campaign in 1965 over North Vietnam called? | Operation Flaming Dart: 7–24 February 1965 and Rolling Thunder: 2 March 1965. - Johnson in February 1965 ordered a series of reprisal air strikes after several attacks on U.S. bases by Vietcong units, particularly in reply to a mortar attack at Pleiku, followed by Operation Rolling Thunder lasting 44 months |
| What were the 4 objectives of Operation Rolling Thunder | 1) boost morale in Saigon regime 2) persuade NV to cease its support for Communist insurgency in Sv without taking ground forces to NV 3) Destroy NV transportation system, industrial bases and air defences 4) Halt the flow of men and materials into SV |
| How many US troops were in South Vietnam by the end of 1965? | 180,000 |
| How many US troops were in South Vietnam by December 1966? | 350,000 |
| What did the Defense secretary and General westmoreland ask for? | more men and materials to which Johnson supported the requests, "we've kept our shells in the cupboard for too long now...I can't ask our men to fight with one hand behind their backs" |
| What was the significance of the GoTR? | Johnson appeared to have the nation behind him, congress, military, his cabinet, media and the public were supportive of further military involvement in Vietnam. |
| How did the GoTR help Johnson win the 1964 election? | - He looked like a strong leader and his approval rating went up to 72%, helped him win 1964 election as the public were behind him. |
| True or False: By early 1965 the USA was firmly in favour of escalating the war in Vietnam. | True, with the GoTR Johnson's approval rating soared to 72% |
| Why has Vietnam been termed 'McNamara's war'? |
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