World History The Vietnam War (Test 11) Flashcards

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The Vietnam War began in 1957 when forces supported by ____ Vietnam began attacking officials in ____ Vietnam.
North, South
____- irregular troops supported by North Vietnam. Were called ____.
Guerillas, Viet Cong
The ____ or ____ was aided by the U.S.
ARVN, South Vietnamese
In 1965, ____ units from the ____ began to take part in war.
Combat, U.S.
Communists (Viet Cong) used ____, ____, and ____.
Ambushes, bombs, mines
Non_Communists used ____ and ____.
Air raids, "search and destroy" missions
Some ____ believed that ____ help was necessary to stop Communist aggresion.
Americans, U.S.
The ____ held that if Vietnam fell to ____, other nations in Southeast Asia would also fall.
Domino Theory, Communism
____- leader of North Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh
The French were defeated at ____.
Dien Bien Phu
____ divided French Indochina into ____, ____, and ____.
Geneva Accords, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
____- leader of South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
November 1, 1963, ____ assassinated.
Diem
Supplies for Viet Cong came down ____.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
____ burned themselves to death in protest.
Buddhists