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Causes of Vietnam War

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  • What was the aim of the Vietminh in the North of Vietnam?
    To reunite Vietnam under a Communist government
  • What year did the Battle of Dien Bien Phu happen in?
    1954
  • Which part of Vietnam was a Communist Republic?
    North Vietnam
  • What was the Domino Theory?
    The fear that after one country fell to Communism the countries around it would do the same.
  • Which US president sent advisors to support the South Vietnamese in overthrowing their leader?
    John F. Kennedy
  • Which of these was a US destroyer involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident- Murdoch or Maddox?
    Maddox
  • In the early 1960's which leader were many south Vietnamese people beginning to rebel against?
    Ngo Dinh Diem
  • Which US President ordered attacks on North Vietnamese naval bases after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
    Lyndon B. Johnson
  • What month and year did the Gulf of Tonkin Incident happen in?
    August 1964
  • Who were the Communist organisation in the South of Vietnam?
    The National Liberation Front (NLF)
  • Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?
    Ho Chi Minh
  • In which treaty was Vietnam split along the 17th parallel?
    The Treaty of Geneva
  • Which country fought to take back control of Vietnam in the early 1950's?
    France
  • What did the US destroyer ships believe that were being threatened by during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
    Torpedo boats
  • Which part of Vietnam was a Capitalist Republic?
    South Vietnam
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