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UShist 11.1
Quiz practice
Term | Definition |
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Ho Chi Minh | founder and leader of the Vietnamese communist party until his death in 1968. |
Ngo Dinh Diem | South Vietnamese president until his government was overthrown and he was assassinated in 1963. |
Fidel Castro | communist dictator of Cuba |
Domino Theory | used to support the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of Southeast Asia would follow. |
French Indochina | colony ruled for France from the late 1800s to World War II |
Vietcong | communist supporters who fought against the South tVietnamese government and US forces in South Vietnam were called... |
The goal of the Viet Minh | to make Vietnam independent of all foreign rulers |
Japan | took over Indochina during World War II |
Reason US leaders helped the French in their fight against the Viet Minh | to stop the spread of communism in Asia |
Why was Vietnam divided into two countries? | temporary solution until the two sides could agree to hold elections |
In 1962, the US learned that the USSR had put nuclear missiles in: | Cuba |
Why did JFK increase military aid to South Vietnam | a greater effort was needed to contain communism |
The US main goal in Vietnam | containing communism |
The Ho Chi Minh Trail | enabled North Vietnam to supply the Viet Cong |
The ARVN fought against: | North Vietnam |