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Vietnam - 3

Vietnam - 3. Quiz. Who was the leader of North Vietnam and state his political philosophy? Who was the leader of South Vietnam and state his religion? What was the name of the communist group that formed in South Vietnam that directly opposed Diem’s regime?

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Vietnam - 3

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  1. Vietnam - 3

  2. Quiz Who was the leader of North Vietnam and state his political philosophy? Who was the leader of South Vietnam and state his religion? What was the name of the communist group that formed in South Vietnam that directly opposed Diem’s regime? The removal of South Vietnamese villagers into selected areas was referred to as the ______________ Plan. In protest of Diem’s regime, Buddhist monks and nuns did what?

  3. LBJ • Post Diem • Instability • Rise of the Vietcong in the countryside • Could not fathom losing South Vietnam to Communism

  4. U.S.S. Maddox Patrolling the Gulf of Tonkin Naval Raid? Torpedo Boats attacked N.V. denies attacking it

  5. LBJ Asked Congress for powers to prevent further aggression by N.V. The House – 414-0 The Senate – 88-2 Known as Tonkin Gulf Resolution

  6. Senator Ernest Gruening Alaska “All Vietnam is not worth the life of a single American boy.”

  7. Operation Rolling Thunder • LBJ • February 1965 • Sustained bombing of North Vietnam • June 1965 • 50,000 U.S. Soldiers • Battling Vietcong

  8. Operation Rolling Thunder

  9. LBJ • Dean Rusk • Secretary of State • Robert McNamara • Secretary of Defense

  10. General William Westmoreland • Commander in South Vietnam • WWII and Korea Vet • ARVN (SV Army) • Didn’t think they could handle the task • End of 1965 – 180,000 troops in Vietnam • End of 1967 – 500,000 troops

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