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60s (part 2)
Mr. Neises US History class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How US viewed Thieu government | Thieu needed to be part of the peace solution |
| how communists viewed Thieu government | wanted him replaced and out of pwoer |
| Thieu government | South Vietnam's "last" president |
| Henry Kissinger | National Security Adviser for Nixon |
| Vietnamization | the gradual withdrawal of US troops in order for South Vietnam to take a more active combat role in the war |
| explain "peace with honor" | maintain dignity in the face of withdrawing from war |
| Madman theory | make North Vietnam believe the US will do anything to win while they actually are backing out; scare North Vietnam into peace talks |
| silent majority | moderate mainstream Americans who quietly supported the US efforts in Vietnam; Nixon's belief |
| impact of Cambodia invasion | college students protested; 1st general student strike in the nation |
| Kent State | an Ohio university where National Guardsmen opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War on May 4th, 1970; wounded 9 and killed 4 |
| what caused Kent State | the Cambodia invasion |
| Pentagon Papers | a 7,000 page document leaked to the press in 1971; revealed that the US government lied about its intentions in the war |
| who leaked the Pentagon Papers | Daniel Ellsberg |
| who is Daniel Ellsberg | former defense department worker who leaked Pentagon Papers |
| difficulties troops left behind faced | bordom, frusteration, resent of casualties, drug abuse, and jealousy of those going home |
| why did hamburger hill make people angry | 52 Americans died to take it, then we abandoned it the next day |
| what did hamburger hill symbolize | the waste the Vietnam war was; the number of AMerican dead |
| fragging | deliberate murder of unpopular officers |
| main GI slogan | "Don't be the last to die in Vietnam" |
| US response to 92 communist offensive | huge bombing campagin against North Vietnam; put mines in Haiphong Harbor (used by USSR and China); let the air force loose |
| main US concession-1972 | let North Vietnam keep their soldiers in the south to keep peace for the elections of 1972 |
| purpose of Christmas bombing | to force peace talks; to make North Vietnam come bakc and talk peace |
| 2 main parts-Final Peace Deal | in-place cease fire; said USA would bomb North Vietnam if they broke the in-place cease fire (we never fulfilled this) (we also didn't rebuild south Vietnam) |
| impact of war on our view of government | became more cynical |
| impact of war on Vietnam veterans | treated badly and looked down upon |
| impact of war on Sout East Asia | highly unstable; turmoil (specifiaclly Cambodia) |
| impact of war on draft | abolished; Vietnam ended the draft |
| boat people | Vietnamese fleeing their country on barges and rowboats; people who fled Vietnam to avoid communism |
| Khmer Rouge | executed professionals and anyone with an education or foreign ties; Cambodeia communists |
| War Power Act | stipulated that a president must inform Congress within 48-hrs of sending forces into a hostile area without a declaration of war; limited president's war power |
| describe how our Vietnam involvement ended | the rooftop (of the embassy) rescue of a few Marines by helicopter (made us look very weak) |
| NVA attack on Ban Me Thuot: why didn't we act | War Powers Act of 1973 blocked US military action without the approval of Congress and they didn't want to fight |
| NVA attack on Ban Me Thuot: mistakes made by Thieu | quick retreate; lower defense; Thieu's comanders carried out the order hap hazardly; chose terrible old logging rout for their retreat; bad plans |
| why ambassador Martin didn't have an early evacuation | no plan for it (we didn't plan so there wouldn't be a panic) |
| Xuan Loc | a final/last stand by Arvn; too little too late |
| Duong Van Minh (Big Minh) | named to replace Thieu because USA thought he could make a deal with North Vietnam |
| Operation Frequent Wind | the name of the operation for the final evacution of soldiers (disgraceful) |
| problems the final hours at the embassy | chaos |
| according to Kissinger, what would Nixon have done? | bombed, but Nixon had already resigned |
| WHat did the authors say is (and was) the main threat to regional stability in Southeast Asia? | internal problems; rot from within; NOT some big communist takeover |
| what events caused the Dominoes NOT to fall | Soviet-Chinese split; war between Vietnam and China; US combat troops slowed communists down; communist takeover in Indonesia failed |
| list the main US concerns in the Pacific (in the 80s) | trade; Philippines (fear of rebellion); Vietnam was of no concern |
| list the effects of the war | ruined two presidencies (LBJ and Nixon); credibility gap; divided/weakened America; great death and destruction |
| Vietnam syndrome | the tendency to rule out military force because of fear of another Vietnam (we were timid); took us 10 years to get over (and we're still not completely cured) |
| main domestic political impact of Vietnam | War Powers Act: congress took power from president in war making decisions |
| according to Robert Muller, why is people's ignorance of Vietnam dangerous? | we may make the same mistakes |
| PTSD | post traumatic stress disorder; delayed reaction to tremendous stress; causes vets to re-experience traumatic experiences (ex. dreams, memories) |
| what percent of Vietnam vets had/have PTSD | 15% (large percentage but it could be higher) |
| in previous wars, what were other names for PTSD | shell shock; battle fatigue |
| why did PTSD hit Vietnam vets so hard? | absense of a warm welcome/homecoming; young age (average was 19 years old); and moral confusion |
| who promoted Vietnam vets as walking time bombs? | press, TV shows, and media |
| how was the war kept limited | we never invaded North Vietnam and never threatened their government |
| what was our main miscalculation | under estimated our enemy (North Vietnam's willingness to fight) |
| 4 main lessons of Vietnam | have a clear and attainable goal, war must be supported by Congress and the people, must be in America's vital interest, and must use over powering force |
| John Kerry | democrat; ran for president (2004) on his Vietnam war record |
| George Bush | republican; had to defend his Vietnam War record (2004 election) because he was in the National Guard |
| swift boat veterans for truth | vets who were critical of Kerry and his war record; their criticism won the election for Bush; accused Kerry of not really earning a medal; Kerry made an anti-Vietnam war veteran speech and the vets never forgave Kerry |
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