1
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What were the strategic hamlets?
A
Fortified villages to keep the VC from spreading the communist message to peasants
2
Q
Why were the hamlets ineffective?
A
VC snuck in anyway
3
Q
Why were peasants unhappy with the hamlets?
A
They were forced from land where they lived for generations and sacred burial ground and forced to build the hamlets themselves
4
Q
Why was Nhu unpopular?
A
Ignored US reforms and increased opposition to Diem
5
Q
Who ran the programme?
A
Diems brother Ngo Dinh Nhu
6
Q
Who tried to sabotage the scheme?
A
Nhu’s deputy who was secretly communist
H Kennedy
flashcards
Decks in class (28)
# Cards
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1960 Election8
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New Frontier5
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Kennedy’s Administration And Cabinet8
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Kennedy’s Domestic Policies13
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Legislative Failures2
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Poverty And Surplus11
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Other Domestic6
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Civil Rights In Government7
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Freedom Rides10
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The Albany Campaign6
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James Meredith5
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George Wallace4
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Birmingham9
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March On Washington5
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Opposition To Civil Rights5
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Youth And Women10
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Bay Of Pigs14
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Berlin Wall12
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Cuban Missile Crisis18
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Laos6
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Kennedy’s Involvement In Vietman6
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Battle Of Ap Bac7
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Strategic Hamlet Programme6
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Anti Buddhist Policies7
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Diems Removal6
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USA As A Superpower4
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Kennedys Peace Corps6
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Space Race8
