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Vietnam WAR
Notes from V. War unit
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11th Grade
06/06/2007

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Ho Chi Minh
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Nationalist 1st communist 2nd. wrote the Declaration of Independence Spet. 2, 1945. War hero, 8 Letters to Truman asking for support.
Term
Vietnam "independent" in what year?
Definition
1945
Term
France comes back in what year?
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1946
Term
What year did Ho Chi Minh send the 8 letters to Truman?
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1950
Term
What year were the Geneva Accords? and what did they do?
Definition
1954, they split up the North and South.
Term
What year were the elections held? Which President canceled them? and for what reasons?
Definition
1956. Eisenhower. Thought that Diem would loose to Ho Chi Minh.
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What year was JFK elected and what did he do?
Definition
1960, he sent advisors to Vietnam.
Term
When did the National Liberation Front (NLF) start?
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1960
Term
What year did JFK and Diem die? And which President followed JFK?
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1963. LBJ
Term
What year did the Gulf of Tonkin incident occur?
Definition
1964
Term
When did the war officially start?
Definition
1965
Term
What year did Operation Rolling Thunder happen?
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1965
Term
In 1968 a horrific massacre occured, what was it called?
Definition
the massacre at MyLai.
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what year did the Tet Offensive occur? and what is the significance of it?
Definition
1968 it happened on the Lunar New Year.
Term
What year was Nixon elected?
Definition
1968
Term
When was the Pentagon papers get out?
Definition
1970
Term
When did the US pull out? and for what reason?
Definition
1973, because Congress cut funds
Term
What year was Vietnam united?
Definition
1975
Term
What happened is the significance of the Massacre at MyLai?
Definition
500 people were killed, it was illegal, Army tried to cover it up, Foreign press notes it,
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What happened at Kent State?
Definition
on May 4th 1970 national guard killed 4 student protesters.
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