Escalation Of Vietnam War

Question 1

What group did Ho Chi Minh for. To fight the Japanese and then the French

Answer 1

Vietnam Minh

Question 2

How much money did the US provide to France to fight against the communists

Answer 2

$500million per year

Question 3

What was the name of the battle lost by the French in 1954

Answer 3

Diet Bien Phu

Question 4

What agreement was signed in 1954 which split Vietnam in half along the 17th parallel

Answer 4

The Geneva Agreement

Question 5

Who was put in place to rule the Republic of South Vietnam?

Answer 5

Diem

Question 6

What 3 reasons were there for why diem was disliked

Answer 6

Harsh to peasants
Treated Buddhists badly
Corrupt

Question 7

Which 66 year old monk burnt himself to death in protest

Answer 7

Thick Quang Duc

Question 8

How much money did the USA give the corrupt Republic of South Vietnam in the 1950s

Answer 8

$1.6 billion

Question 9

What organisation was set up in 1960 to fight against the corrupt government of the south

Answer 9

The National Font for the Liberation South Vietnam

Question 10

What did JFK introduce in 1962 aimed at keeping the peasants away from communism

Answer 10

The strategic hamlet relocation

Question 11

How many non-military advisors were there in Vietnam by 1962 and 1964?

Answer 11

11,500 and 23,000

Question 12

Where were the US boats attacked by the Viet Cong in August 1964?

Answer 12

The Gulf of Tonkin

Question 13

How many US marines arrived at Da Nang in March 1965?

Answer 13

3500

Question 14

What was the name of the theory which thought that Vietnamese becoming Communist might lead to other countries also falling to communism

Answer 14

Domino Theory

Question 15

How many soldiers did the VC and NVA have by 1965

Answer 15

170,000

Question 16

What was the tactics called where the VC stayed close to US troops to reduce the impact of bombing?

Answer 16

Hanging on to American belts

Question 17

What percentage of US casualties were caused by the VC?

Answer 17

11%

Question 18

How long were the tunnel complexes used by the VC?

Answer 18

240KM

Question 19

How many Vietnamese civilians provided supplies for the VC by using the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

Answer 19

40,000

Question 20

What was the total amount of aid provided to the North Vietnamese by China and the USSR?

Answer 20

$2 billion

Question 21

What was the name of the bombing campaign that started in February 1965?

Answer 21

Operation Rolling Thunder

Question 22

How many US helicopter were destroyed?

Answer 22

5000

Question 23

How much did it cost, according to Life Magazine, to kill one Viet Cong?

Answer 23

$400,000

Question 24

How many tonnes of Napalm were dropped between 1965-73?

Answer 24

20,000

Question 25

How many litres of Agent Orange were used during the war?

Answer 25

82 million L

Question 26

What % of US casualties were caused by booby traps?

Answer 26

11%

Question 27

What were search and destroy missions informally known as?

Answer 27

Zippo raids

Question 28

What was the name of the village which witnessed the massacre of 400 people in March 1968?

Answer 28

My Lai

Question 29

Who was put in prison as a result of the My Lai massacre

Answer 29

Lt Calley

Question 30

How many people protested against the massacre, in Washington, in November 1969

Answer 30

700,000

Question 31

What was the name of the Viet Cong attack on 100 targets in January 1968?

Answer 31

The Tet Offensive

Question 32

How many VC died in the Tet Offensive?

Answer 32

10,000

Question 33

Which CBS journalist reported after this attacked that " Vietnam is an unwinnable war"

Answer 33

Walter Cronkite

Question 34

How many Vietnamese civilians died in 1968 mainly as a result of bombing raids?

Answer 34

300,000

Question 35

What country started to take over Vietnam after WW2

Answer 35

Japan

Question 36

Republic side?

Answer 36

South Vietnam

Question 37

Communist side?

Answer 37

North Vietname

Question 38

What did the US destroy during the war?

Answer 38

- crops - blocked roads - oil facilities

Question 39

Vietnam war was the first television war - true or false?

Answer 39

True

Question 40

What influence did France fall under?

Answer 40

Soviet

Question 41

Which president was assassinated in 1963?

Answer 41

John F Kennedy

Question 42

Who was the general of the US Army in 1967?

Answer 42

Westmoreland

Question 43

How many troops were in South Vietnam by 1968?

Answer 43

50,000

Question 44

How much money was the US spending on the Vietnam War by 1968?

Answer 44

$20 billion a year

Question 45

When did the Tet Offensive take place?

Answer 45

January 1968

Question 46

Who was president when the Tet Offensive took place in January 1968?

Answer 46

Johnson

Question 47

How many cities and military targets did the Viet Cong attack during the Tet Offensive?

Answer 47

100+

Question 48

Which building did the VC capture in Saigon during the Tet Offensive

Answer 48

U.S Embassy

Question 49

How many US soldiers were killed in the Tet Offensive

Answer 49

1500

Question 50

Which ancient Vietnamese city was completely destroyed during the Tet Offensive

Answer 50

Hue

Question 51

Which presidential candidate campaigned to end the war in Vietnam after the Tet Offensive

Answer 51

Nixin

Question 52

Which news network asked in March 1968, whether it was pointless to 'destroy Vietnam in order to save it'

Answer 52

NBC Television

Question 53

What started in March 1968 as a result of Tet Offensive and where did it take place

Answer 53

Peace talks in Paris

Question 54

Why was Tet a success for the VC

Answer 54

Element of surprise for U.S - did not expect it and couldn't prepare / wasn't armoured

Question 55

Why was Tet a success for the U,S

Answer 55

10,000 VC killed

Question 56

What position did Henry Kissinger hold in the U.S administration

Answer 56

National Security Advisor

Question 57

Why was Tet a turning point for the Vietnam War

Answer 57

U.S citizens started to campaign to end the war