Johnson's escalation policies in Vietnam 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCold War in AsiaA2/A-levelOCR Created by: HarryS02Created on: 26-06-20 11:11 When did Johnson send the first ground troops into Vietnam? 1964 1 of 23 When was the Pleiku incident? 1965 2 of 23 What was Pleiku? Viet Cong attack on US army base, killed 8 Americans 3 of 23 When was Operation Rolling Thunder? 1965-1968 4 of 23 What was Operation Rolling Thunder? A response to Pleiku, continuous heavy bombing of North Vietnam, F-105/B-52 bombers 5 of 23 What were the aims of Operation Rolling Thunder? Destroy Ho Chi Minh Trail, stop North support for Viet Cong 6 of 23 What were the outcomes for Operation Rolling Thunder? 30,000 killed, 634,000 tonnes of bombs dropped 7 of 23 What was the size of the next US troops escalation? 125,000 and later 525,000 8 of 23 Why did this troop escalation happen? Military leader, Thieu, overthrew the government in the South, aimed to escalate opposition to the North 9 of 23 What did the US polls suggest was the reason for escalation in 1965? 80% believed in 'domino theory', 80% wanted to send more troops to the South to stop South Vietnam falling 10 of 23 When was Operation Cedar Falls? 1967 11 of 23 What was the aim of Operation Cedar Falls? Eradicate the Iron Triangle (VC stronghold in the South) 12 of 23 What were the actions during Operation Cedar Falls? 30,000 US/Vietnamese troops, destroyed VC stockpiles, VC fled to Cambodia 13 of 23 When was Operation Junction City? 1967 14 of 23 What were the aims of Operation Junction City? Locate VC headquaters 15 of 23 What were the actions during Operation Junction City? 280 helicopters, 850 paratroopers, mass jump 16 of 23 What were the outcomes of Operation Junction City? Limited success, VC highly mobile, fled to Cambodia 17 of 23 When was the Tet Offensive? 1968 18 of 23 What was the Tet Offensive? Huge Northern escalation, Vc attack on tet festival, enexpected, took 3 weeks to overcome, reached US embassy, 19 of 23 What were the outcomes of Tet? 3895 US lives, 4954ARVN lives, 14,000 civilians and 60,000 VC BUT victory for VC, propaganda victory, communist gains made in the North of the South 20 of 23 When was the Ly Lai Massacre? 1968 21 of 23 What was the Ly Lai Massacre? US killed 500 in My Lai village 22 of 23 Why did the Ly Lai Massacre take place? revenge for Tet, US meant to take out VC BUT none were found, William Calley ordered them take out innocents, no shots were fired at US soldiers 23 of 23
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