Vietnam

Question 1

Who was Emperor of French ruled Vietnam until 1955?

Answer 1

Bao Dai

Question 2

What was the capital city of southern Vietnam?

Answer 2

Saigon

Question 3

During which US presidency did US Green Beret troops seek to win Vietnamese Hearts and Minds?

Answer 3

John F Kennedy

Question 4

Which US president coined the phrase ‘Domino Theory’?

Answer 4

Dwight Eisenhower

Question 5

Which battle in 1963 was the first battle between US planes and Vietnamese soldiers?

Answer 5

Battle of Ap Bac

Question 6

What was the religion of most Vietnamese people?

Answer 6

Buddhism

Question 7

Who was South Vietnamese President until his death in 1963?

Answer 7

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 8

What was the PAVN?

Answer 8

People’s Army of Vietnam. (North Vietnam)

Question 9

What events in May 1963 sparked ‘The Buddhist crisis’?

Answer 9

Shooting of nine civilians by ARVN and police at Buddhist celebration

Question 10

In which month were both Kenndy and Diem assassinated?

Answer 10

Nov 1963

Question 11

What was the capital city of northern Vietnam?

Answer 11

Hanoi

Question 12

Who was Ngo Dihn Nhu?

Answer 12

President Diem’s brother (secret police leader)

Question 13

What were the two ships involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

Answer 13

SS Maddox and Turner Joy

Question 14

In 1954, the two states of Vietnam were delivered by what line?

Answer 14

17th Parallel

Question 15

The first day of the Vietnamese lunar calendar is known as what?

Answer 15

Tet

Question 16

Where in Vietnam was ‘Heaven’s Gate’?

Answer 16

Near Hanoi - start of Ho Ch Minh Trail

Question 17

Who’s military force was ARVN?

Answer 17

South Vietnam - Republic of Vietnam

Question 18

Which two countries did the Ho Chi Minh trail cross?

Answer 18

Cambodia and Laos

Question 19

At which university protest were four students killed in 1970?

Answer 19

Kent State University, Ohio

Question 20

In which city were nine civilians shot by police and soldiers in may 1963?

Answer 20

Hue

Question 21

Who was the leader of the PAVN 1944-73?

Answer 21

General [Vo Nguyen] Giap

Question 22

Viet Minh was a political and military organisation led by whom?

Answer 22

Ho Chi Minh

Question 23

Who was Lt Willaim Calley?

Answer 23

US officer conviced of murders at My Lai

Question 24

What was the term used to describe guarded camps for Vietnamese civilians in South Vietnam?

Answer 24

Strategic Hamlets

Question 25

What was regarded as the bloodiest battle of the Tet Offensive?

Answer 25

Battle of Hue

Question 26

Who succeeded President Nixon in 1974?

Answer 26

Gerald Ford

Question 27

What were the Senate hearings that began in 1966 that revealed US failings in Vietnam?

Answer 27

Fulbright Hearings

Question 28

In 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam to be independent - what was the DRV?

Answer 28

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Question 29

What was the Operation that involved spraying toxic chemicals including Agent Orange on crops and the jungle?

Answer 29

Operation Ranch Hand

Question 30

Who beame president of the State of Vietnam and in 1955 the Republic of Vietnam (RVN)?

Answer 30

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 31

In what year did 'The Fall of Saigon' mark the end of the war?

Answer 31

1975

Question 32

In 1971, in Operation Lam Son 719, US/ARVN troops launched unsuccesful raids in which country?

Answer 32

Laos

Question 33

What was the secret CIA operation to find Viet Cong and extract information by torture?

Answer 33

Operation Phoenix

Question 34

What organisation was established in 1954 by Eisenhower to prevent the spread of communism?

Answer 34

SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation)

Question 35

In 1970, Nixon sent in troops to fight against communist forces in which country?

Answer 35

Cambodia

Question 36

Which US National Security Advisor helped with peace negotiations?

Answer 36

Henry Kissinger

Question 37

Who was the US Secretary for defence 1961-68 who advocated escalating the war?

Answer 37

Robert McNamara

Question 38

Which two countries were the most significant supporters of the North Vietnamese?

Answer 38

USSR and China

Question 39

What was the 1973 agreement that contributed to the ending of the war?

Answer 39

Paris Peace Agreement

Question 40

What was the name given to Kissinger's practice of travelling between leaders to establish common ground for talks?

Answer 40

Shuttle Diplomacy

Question 41

Who were the targets of Search and Destroy Missions?

Answer 41

Viet Cong

Question 42

What was the 1967 search and destroy operation in the 'Iron Triangle' that sought to destroy the main VC base?

Answer 42

Operation Cedar Falls

Question 43

Which paramilitary force became known for guerilla tactics such as spike pits and punji sticks?

Answer 43

Viet Cong (VC)

Question 44

Who was the US General in charge of troops in Vietnam who said to win the war, we must expand the war?

Answer 44

General Westmoreland

Question 45

What is self immolation?

Answer 45

Setting oneself on fire?

Question 46

What was the 1965 military operation that was supposed to last eight weeks but went on for three years?

Answer 46

Operation Rolling Thunder

Question 47

How did the US military draft change in 1969?

Answer 47

Introduction of 'lottery' system

Question 48

In 1968, US soldiers murdered hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in which village?

Answer 48

My Lai

Question 49

What was the 1964 resolution passed by Congress allowing the President to defend troops in Vietnam?

Answer 49

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 50

Who was the North Vietnames leader who signed the aris Peace Accords in 1973?

Answer 50

Le Duc Tho