- 1. Who ruled Indo-China as part of their empire before 1954?
- 2. What did the Geneva Agreement of 1954 agree?
- To divide Vietnam into a Communist north and a democratic south.
- 3. Who became leader of North Vietnam in 1954?
- 4. Who became leader of South Vietnam in 1954?
- 5. What was the Domino Theory?
- That if one country fell to communism in the region, others would follow
- 6. What was the militaryindustrial complex?
- American arms manufacturers who wanted war.
- 7. Why was Diems government unpopular?
- It was corrupt and anti-Buddhist.
- 8. What was the name of the Buddhist monk do Set himself on fire in protest against Diem?
- 9. When was the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) formed?
- 10. What tactic did the Viet Cong use to blend in with villagers?
- Disguised themselves as peasants
- 11. Who arranged the military coup which toppled Diem?
- 12. When was Diem assassinated?
- 13. What was the name of the US destroyer allegedly attacked in 1964?
- 14. What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
- Gave the US president power to take military action in Vietnam
- 15. When did the Gulf of Tonkin incident happen?
- 16. What was 'Operation Rolling Thunder'?
- A bombing campaign against North Vietnam
- 17. How many troops were in Vietnam by 1969
- 18. What was the name of the North Vietnamese military leader who led the guerrilla war against the US?
- 19. What was the NVA?
- The North Vietnamese army
- 20. Who were the VC?
- 21. What was Bouncing Betty?
- 22. What was a huey?
- 23. What dud Mao Zedong say was the only rule to guerrilla warfare?
- 24. Which Company committed the atrocity at My Lai in March 1968?
- Charlie Company of the 23rd Infantry Division
- 25. How many Vietnamese civilians were killed at My Lai in March 1968?
- Officially: 147; unofficially: 500+).
- 26. What name was given to the Viet Cong tactic of staying close to US troops?
- 27. What is the name of the 75-mile tunnel network near Saigon?
- 28. Which two countries supplied the Vietcong with missiles and planes?
- 29. What type of planes did the Vietcong receive from the Russians?
- 30. What supply route passed safely through Laos and Cambodia?
- 31. What was Operation Crimp trying to destroy in 1966?
- 32. What was Operation Crimp?
- 8000 troops tried to destroy the Cu Chi tunnels
- 33. What were the Cluster bombs used by the US made of?
- 34. What was napalm?
- A petrol-based goo which burned
- 35. What was Agent Orange used for?
- To strip the leaves from the trees
- 36. What was the Strategic Hamlets programme?
- Moving peasants to safe villages
- 37. What did the Strategic Hamlets seem like?
- 38. What was the aim of US search-and-destroy patrols?
- To draw the Vietcong into an attack and destroy them
- 39. Which US general lured the NVA into the Ia Drang battle?
- General William Westmoreland
- 40. In which month and year did the battle of Ia Drang take place?
- 41. What did US generals focus on in raids?
- Body count and kill ratio
- 42. What nickname was given to raids where US troops burned villages?
- 43. What was the name of the CIA programme to arrest and interrogate suspected VC?
- 44. What years did Operation Rolling Thunder run between?
- February 1965 November 1968
- 45. How many bombing raids did Operation Rolling Thunder involve?
- 46. How many tonnes of bombs were dropped in Operation Rolling Thunder?
- 47. What did US troops try to build to win 'hearts and minds'?
- Schools, roads and sewers
- 48. What made it impossible for the US to win 'hearts and minds'?
- Foreign occupation, strategic hamlets and atrocities
- 49. What did Mao Zedong write in 1937?
- 50. What was the first stage of guerrilla warfare, according to Mao?
- Get the support of the people
- 51. What was the title of the pro-war film starring John Wayne?
- 52. What did the film The Green Berets portray US soldiers as?
- Kind and generous humanitarians
- 53. What did Vietcong troops capture during the Tet Offensive?
- The American Embassy in Saigon
- 54. How many towns and cities were attacked during the Tet Offensive?
- 55. What had the Vietcong offered before the Tet Offensive?
- A truce for the Vietnamese New Year
- 56. Why was the ARVN unprepared for the Tet Offensive?
- Half of them were on leave
- 57. How many Vietcong troops attacked during the Tet Offensive?
- 58. How long did the Vietcong hold the town of Hue?
- 59. How many Vietcong were killed in the Tet Offensive?
- 60. What statement did the NVA make in April 1969?
- "Never again are we going to risk our entire army."
- 61. How many South Vietnamese civilians died in the Tet Offensive?
- 62. How many South Vietnamese homes were destroyed in the Tet Offensive?
- 63. How many refugees did South Vietnam have to cope with after the Tet Offensive?
- 64. What term described the gap between what the US govt said and public belief?
- 65. What did Walter Cronkite call the war in February 1968?
- 66. What did Cronkite say he had 'no confidence' in?
- 67. Who broke the story of the My Lai Massacre in 1969?
- 68. What were returning US soldiers labelled instead of war heroes?
- 69. What type of protest did Norman Morrison carry out?
- 70. Which future presidents dodged the draft?
- Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
- 71. What happened at Kent State University in 1970?
- National Guard shot four students dead
- 72. How many demonstrators marched on Washington after Kent State?
- 73. What did war veterans do in 1971 as a protest?
- Threw away their medals
- 74. Who held the Fulbright Hearings in 1971?
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- 75. Who was chairman of the Fulbright Hearings?
- 76. What did Nixon's madman theory aim to do?
- Frighten the Vietnamese into making peace
- 77. What agreement was signed in 1973 to end US involvement?
- The Paris Peace Agreement
- 78. What did the US agree to do in the Paris Peace Agreement?
- Withdraw and release prisoners of war
- 79. What was the nickname of the refugees who fled South Vietnam in 1975?
- 80. What date did Saigon fall to the North Vietnamese?
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