Q4. Fall Of S. Vietnam Flashcards
1
Q
Watergate (1972-74)
___ gov officials guilty of criminal offenses
A
47
2
Q
South endured __% aid reduction due to political difficulties
A
50
3
Q
1975 Congress rejected Ford’s ___ million aid request
A
$300
4
Q
My lai (march 1968)
__ civilians killed
No VC found
_ weapons found
A
300-400
3
5
Q
My Lai led to protest:
___ anti-war protestors in Washington DC
Largest political protest in US history
A
700,000
6
Q
Tet offensive (jan 1968)
VC attacked ___ cities
___ VC held US army for 2 days in Saigon
A
100
4,500
7
Q
1968 - ___ US troops in Vietnam
USA spending ___ per year
A
500,000
$20 billion
8
Q
US destroyed city of __
A
Hue
9
Q
After Tet, Johnson concluded war couldn’t be won , and in ___ Paris peace conference began
A
March 1968
