US in Vietnam 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryASEdexcel Created by: Shelly CloeteCreated on: 12-05-13 10:34 US military aid limited till when? 1960's 1 of 15 How was US military and financial aid escalated? JFK - Green berets, INcrease military advisors (17,000) LBJ - 1965, sent us troops to bomb NV 2 of 15 What is ideology? Democracy, Capitalism, Christianity, Anti-Communism, McArthurism, Containment, Domino Theory 3 of 15 WHat pressure did Diem have? to democratise his regime 4 of 15 What did the french defeat US to do? french defeated, US forced to intervene, Vietnam partitioned by the 17th parallel 5 of 15 Why did Ho Chi Minh become communist? To seek aid from china, and being treated as communist rather than nationalist 6 of 15 What caused JFK to fear his credibility? Vienna summit, Bay of Pigs 1961, Laos 1962 7 of 15 What did Johnson not want to do to Kennedy? Betray Kennedy legacy 8 of 15 What % supported sending ground troops to Vietnam? 80% 9 of 15 What did growing NV aid force US to do? Send advisors (17,000 bu 1963), train and equip ARVN 10 of 15 How much did US offer for military and financial aid in SV 1954? $42 billion 11 of 15 How much funding to the french war effort before 1954? (%) 80% 12 of 15 What did the US think would happen to their national credibility if they didn't intervene? Seen as weak by the USSR and unreliable by SEATO allies 13 of 15 How Long did US support Diem for? 8 years 14 of 15 What showed that containing communism was more important than democracy to the US? refusal to hold election in 1956 - agreement in Geneva and rigged election 1955 15 of 15
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