1. What European country controlled (ruled) Vietnam before, during and immediately following World War II?
France controlled Vietnam before World War II and then Japan controlled it during World War II and then after World War II, the Viet Minh ruled the Northern half and then the whole country.
2. Who led the Viet Minh (anti-Japanese resistance group)?
Ho Chi Minh led the Viet Minh. He had lived in Britian, the USA, and France and studied communism in the USSR. He created the Indochinese Communist Party and had Vietnam fight for their independence.
3. Which country helped France keep Vietnam and why?
The United States helped France keep Vietnam because they saw the Viet Minh as puppets of Mao and the Chinese Communists and the USA was against communism so they would do anything to stop it.
4. What is the Domino Theory?
The Domino Theory is the spread of Communism through Asia by China and the USSR. It was called this because if Vietnam were to fall to Communism, so would a lot of other Asian countries.
5. In 1955 the United States installed this man as
the leader of the Republic of South Vietnam. Who was he and why was he
placed into power?
His name was Ngo Dinh Diem and he was placed into power because he was very anti-communist and would put any communist in jail and exile them. He was hated by the Vietnamese people and was corrupt and overthrown years later.
6. What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail? How was it used?
The Ho Chi Minh Trial was the 17th parallel border between North and South Vietnam. It was used to send reinforcements and ferry supplies to guerrilla fighters by the Viet Cong.
7. What was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution? What powers did it give President Johnson?
It was a resolution passed on reaction to North Vietnamese patrol boats opening fire on US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. It gave President Johnson the power to take all necessary measures to prevent further aggression and achieve peace and security.
8. Look at the timeline on page 256. Why is 1965 considered a "turning point" year for American involvement in Vietnam?
1965 is considered a "turning point" year for American involvement in Vietnam because that year was the year that the US bombed Vietnam and and the first US combat troops enter Vietnam ashore and fight in the La Dreng Valley.
9. Why, according to Source 3 on page 255, were U.S. troops put into a difficult position in Vietnam?
US troops were put into a difficult position in Vietnam because the population did not hate the US. The majority of the peasants were angered at the Vietnamese government and did not want to help hurt and enemy they were not threatened by.
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