flash cards on Kennedy's involvement in Vietnam 1961-1963
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True or False:
Military spending grew under Kennedy
What did Kennedy state about Communism during the election campaign?
Why didn't Kennedy want to abandon Vietnam?
What controversial theory did Kennedy believe in?
Where did Kennedy believe the Cold War would be increasingly fought?
True or False:
Kennedy did not strongly support the idea of 'Containment'
What did Kennedy famously state in his Jan 1961 inauguration speech?
What other Cold War related events lead to Kennedy's firm support of South Vietnam?
When did Kennedy send VP Johnson to South Vietnam for a visit?
What was the outcome of Johnson's visit to S Vietnam?
Who was Kennedy's Secretary of Defence?
Did McNamara encourage further involvement in Vietnam?
How many troops did McNamara advise sending to South Vietnam?
Who was Dean Rusk?
What did Rusk and the JCS believe the US must do in relation to Communism in Vietnam?
True or False:
Some advisers suggested that Kennedy pull back from Eisenhower's commitment in Vietnam?
True or False:
Kennedy believed he had no alternative than to maintain support for Diem
What did Walt Rostow and Maxwell Taylor suggest after a visit in October 1961?
Did Kennedy agree with Rostow and Taylor's suggestions?
What did Kennedy do instead of what Rostow and Taylor suggested?
How many US advisers were there in Vietnam in 1961?
What does MAC stand for?
When was MAC created?
How many advisers were there in Vietnam by the end of 1962?
How many advisers were there in Vietnam by 1963?
What did Kennedy hope to achieve by sending in more advisers and equipment?
What does ARVN stand for?
What was a major problem for the ARVN and US advisers?
What did Kennedy want to do to combat guerrilla tactics?
What did the 'Flexible response' include?
What was the 'Strategic Hamlets' program?
When was the Strategic Hamlets program launched?
What did the Strategic Hamlets program hope to achieve?
Was the Strategic Hamlets program successful?
What did Stanley Karnow point out about the strategic hamlets program?
Why were the policies pushed by the ARVN with American advice ineffective in military terms?
What did the Diem govt fail to see?
What major battle happened in January 1963?
How many SV soldiers were killed and injured at the battle of Ap Bac?
Why did Kennedy refuse to send more troops despite the failure at Ap Bac?
After Ap Bac and the failure of the strategic Hamlets program plus the difficulty of fighting a guerrilla war, did Kennedy still believe in the Domino Theory?
Who did South Vietnamese soldiers fire at in May 1963?
What controversial event led to a surge in anti-Diem demonstrations?
What was the Diem govt's response to this?
What did the Diem government raid in August 1963?
What did Kennedy do in response to Diem's actions in September 1963?
What finally ended the Diem regime on November 1st 1963?
Did Kennedy have anything to do with the assassination?
What pressured Kennedy into increasing involvement in Vietnam?
Why did Kennedy's policies fail?
