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NZ involvement in Vietnam Essay
NZ involvement in Vietnam Essay
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Background and NZ involvement in the war - why we got involved and what we did.
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New Zealand troops served mainly in zone
I
II
IIII
III
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What is another name for SEATO?
The Manila treaty
The Philippines treaty
The Indonesian treaty
The Jakarta treaty
3
Another example of Labour's moral approach was
...
The anti-Nuclear stance
...
Cancelling the Springbok tour of 1973
4
Which of these countries was not in SEATO?
Pakistan
The Philippines
France
Canada
5
While National had a pragmatic approach based on alliances Labour wanted...
more saturdays
more war
more collective security
a more independent moral approach
6
Which two conflicts had NZ already sent troops to to contain the spread of communism?
The Korean War
The Malayan insurgency
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Chinese Communist Revolution
7
161 Battery were the troops sent, in
1965
1963
1964
1966
8
Who were the Viet Cong?
North Vietnamese Army soldiers
The NLF (National Liberation Front)
Communist guerrilla soldiers fighting in the south
South Vietnamese Army Soldiers
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Which of these is not a Guerrilla warfare tactic?
Ambushes
Punji traps
sabotage
Operation Rolling Thunder
10
SEATO said that no military action would be taken unless a member state was
Threatened by communism
In a war against another one
threatened and asked for help.
Bombed
11
Who accused who of being 'soft on communism'
Trump accused Clinton
National accused Labour
Labour accused National
New Zealand accused Vietnam
12
Which of these groups was not fighting on NZ's side in the Vietnam War?
Australian Army
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
US Army
NVA (North Vietnamese Army)
13
President Lyndon B Johnson negotiated with Prime Minister
Winston Peters
Helen Clark
Kevin Holyoake
Keith Holyoake
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SEATO was signed after the defeat of the French and the subsequent division of Vietnam. When?
1954
1951
1953
1952
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Why did the US want NZ and Aus involved?
Justify it's presence in the pacific, in Vietnam
They knew we would send lots of troops
Claim supporting smaller allies who worried about communism
They knew our troops were more effective
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New Zealand troops were described as 'grey ghosts of the .....'
Vietnam
jungle
war
forest
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The idea that if one country fell to communism neighbouring countries would also fall in turn
The domino theory
Collective security
Forward defence
The pinball theory
18
Which country was not part of ANZUS
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
United States
19
The first NZs were sent in 1963. They were
troops
Whiskey company
161 Battery
medical and engineering teams
20
The era of bipartisan consensus in NZ ended because of the
WW1
Vietnam War
WW2
Korean war
21
When Labour became the government in .. they withdrew troops (although most already had been)
1972
1971
1973
1970
22
Collective Security means
Countries fighting communism
Safety in numbers
Countries making war on each other
Countries cooperating to strengthen the security of each.
23
The USA wanted NZ and Aus involved for 'a strong show of....'
support
flags
gratitude
arms
24
What caused the US to send troops to Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1963
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964
The Gulf of Tonky incident 1963
The Maddox incident 1964
25
Forward defence means
going to fight communism before it reaches your country
Sending troops forward into battle
containing aggression as close to the source as possible.
Defending from the front line trenches
26
When two opposing political parties (e.g. Labour and National) agree on /support the same thing
Party politics
Compromise
Bipartisan consensus
Democracy
27
Who said it? 'From now on... we will not say, what do the British think about it [or].........
Labour PM Norman Kirk
US president Nixon
US President Lyndon Johnson
National PM Keith Holyoake
28
Labour initially opposed the war but reluctantly supported sending non-combat units to Vietnam
False
True
True
False
29
Holyoake made the decision to commit troops on ...
May 24 1965
May 14 1965
May 24 1964
May 14 1964
30
The last troops were withdrawn December 1972. What were the total NZ casualties from Vietnam?
38 killed, 185 wounded
35 killed, 187 wounded
28 killed, 184 wounded
25 killed, 300 wounded
31
When was ANZUS signed?
1953
1952
1951
1950
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What did ANZUS say? That each country would
do nothing
consult if one of them was threatened
commit troops
attack communist countries
33
New Zealand did not conscript soldiers . All ..... were volunteers
3700
3400
3500
3300
34
What did PM Norman Kirk NOT do while Labour was in government?
Send more troops to Vietnam
Established diplomatic relations with the USSR and China
Withdrew the remaining NZ troops from Vietnam
Was publicly critical of the continued US bombing
