Vietnam War

Question 1

When did Vietnam declare independence from French Colonial rule

Answer 1

2 September 1945

Question 2

In 1950 how much did Truman send the French to help reclaim Vietnam

Answer 2

$15 million
Provided 80% of Frances equipment

Question 3

How many French were killed by the Vietminh hit and run tactics

Answer 3

80,000

Question 4

What was Dien Bien Phu

Answer 4

A French base of 10,000 soldiers that was attacked by the Vietminh that led to surrender

Question 5

When did the French surrender to Vietminh forces

Answer 5

7 May 1954

Question 6

What world leaders met for the Geneva agreement

Answer 6

France
US
USSR
UK

Question 7

Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam

Answer 7

Ho Chi Minh

Question 8

Who was the anti-communist leader of south Vietnam

Answer 8

Hgo Dinh Diem

Question 9

Where was Vietnam separated

Answer 9

17th parallel

Question 10

How many people did Diem send to prison camps in his first 2 years in power

Answer 10

10,000

Question 11

What percent of the South Vietnam population were Buddhist

Answer 11

70%
Restricted worship by Diems policies

Question 12

When was the Vietcong formed

Answer 12

1960
They killed 100 government officials

Question 13

How many tonnes of supplies were sent through the Ho Chi Minh trail daily

Answer 13

60 tonnes

Question 14

When was McCarthy

Answer 14

1950

Question 15

When did Eisenhower describe domino theory

Answer 15

7 April 1954

Question 16

When did Eisenhower send CIA agents to collect information in Vietnam

Answer 16

1954

Question 17

In the 1950s how much was Eisenhower spending in Vietnam supplying Diems troops

Answer 17

$1.6 billion

Question 18

When did Kenedy approve a coup to remove Diem

Answer 18

1963

Question 19

How much of Vietnam’s population was relocated out of Vietcong areas by Kennedy in 1963

Answer 19

2/3

Question 20

How many US pilots did Kennedy send to Vietnam

Answer 20

300

Question 21

When did LBJ become president

Answer 21

1963

Question 22

When was the Gulf of Tonkin

Answer 22

3 August 1964

Question 23

Events of the Gulf of Tonkin

Answer 23

3 North Vietnamese torpedo boats were heading for the Maddox (US ship)
1 boat was sunk and the others were damaged

Question 24

What and when was the Gulf of Tonkin resolution

Answer 24

7 August 1964
Gave LBJ military power

Question 25

When did the Vietcong attack a US helicopter base

Answer 25

February 1965 Destroyed 10 helicopters Killed 8

Question 26

What and When did operation rolling thunder begin

Answer 26

13 February 1965 - lasted 3 years Continuous bombing Dropped 1 million tonnes of bombs

Question 27

By the end of 1965 how many US troops were in Vietnam

Answer 27

200,000

Question 28

What was the average age of American troops on the Vietnam war

Answer 28

19

Question 29

How many soldiers could fit in Vietcong tunnels

Answer 29

10,000

Question 30

What were Punji traps

Answer 30

Deep holes filled with spikes covered in poop 💩

Question 31

What were spike board traps

Answer 31

Spikes catapulted at victims

Question 32

How many smaller bobs did the cluster bombs used in the Vietnam war release mid air

Answer 32

600 (These bombs are now banned)

Question 33

What temperature did napalm reach

Answer 33

2,000*C (Half the suns heat)

Question 34

When was the Tet offensive

Answer 34

30 January 1968

Question 35

Events of the Tet offensive

Answer 35

84,000 Vietcong fighters attacked over 100 cities under US influence The US embassy was captured for 6 hours They had staged small attacks that drew 50,000 soldiers away from the large attacks Took 48 hours for the US to regain control Vietcong lost 10,000 fighters Changed public opinion of the war

Question 36

When was the My L’ai Massacre

Answer 36

16 march 1968

Question 37

Events of the My L’ai Massacre

Answer 37

23rd infantry division led a search and destroy attack on a village they thought the 38th Vietcong balation was hiding in They were told the villagers would have left to the market William Calley led to attack They killed, raped, and mutilated villagers

Question 38

What were the casualties of the My L’ai Massacres

Answer 38

Originally believed 128 vietcong dead and 22 civilians Ronald Ridenhower revealed that 500 civilians were actually killed

Question 39

When was William Calley released

Answer 39

November 1974 Causes a protest of 700,000 people outside Washington

Question 40

In 1971 what was revealed about the US troops

Answer 40

A third of them were addicted to drugs

Question 41

In 1969 how many US troops went home due to vietnamisation

Answer 41

60,000

Question 42

When did Nixon order troops to attack Cambodia

Answer 42

April 1970

Question 43

When was the Paris peace accord signed, causing US soldiers to leave Vietnam

Answer 43

1973

Question 44

What did Nixon say about vietnamisation

Answer 44

“It is not the easy way. It is the right way”

Question 45

When was Kent state university shooting

Answer 45

1970 May 4

Question 46

Events of Kent state university shooting

Answer 46

Protest over Nixons invasion of Cambodia 3,000 people gathered Ohio state governor sent 1,000 guards 4 people killed 9 injured

Question 47

Consequences of Kent state university shooting

Answer 47

August 1970 - 4 students set of a bomb at Wisconsin Maddison university, a scientist was killed and 3 injured 8 guardsmen were arrested but charges were dropped This caused a protest where 2 million students refused to go to class

Question 48

When was the televised execution of a vietcong fighter by General Nguyen Ngoc Loan

Answer 48

February 1968 He had killed 6 children but the media failed to report this to the 2 million watching

Question 49

Walter Cronkite

Answer 49

Popular newsreader for 19 years “Most trusted man in America” Spoke against the war publicly Johnson - “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost middle America”

Question 50

What does CREEP stand for and what was its goal

Answer 50

Commitee to Re-Elect the President Established by Nixon to help him get re-elected in 1972

Question 51

When was the break in of the watergate scandal

Answer 51

17 June 1972

Question 52

When was the trial for the watergate burglars

Answer 52

January 1973

Question 53

How many of Nixons advisors went to prison due to the watergate scandal

Answer 53

31

Question 54

What acts were formed due to the watergate scandal

Answer 54

War powers act - 1973 - president had to consult with the senate before sending troops Privacy act - 1974 - citizens had access to government files

Question 55

When did peace talks for the Vietnam war begin

Answer 55

January 1969

Question 56

What did the 1954 Geneva agreement state for Vietnam

Answer 56

Independence Sovereignty Unity

Question 57

What did a survey in 1971 show

Answer 57

That most people wanted to end the war due to information given by the media

Question 58

How far away is America from Vietnam

Answer 58

12,000km

Question 59

How many American soldiers were killed in the Vietnam war

Answer 59

60,000

Question 60

How many American soldiers were wounded physically or mentally

Answer 60

300,000

Question 61

How many Vietnamese soldiers died in the war

Answer 61

1 million

Question 62

How many Vietnamese civilians died in the war

Answer 62

2 million

Question 63

How much did the US spend on the Vietnam war

Answer 63

$170 billion

Question 64

How many hectares of Vietnam’s forest were destroyed due to nagent orange

Answer 64

1 million hectares

Question 65

How many tonnes of bombs were dropped in the Vietnam war

Answer 65

7 million tonnes

Question 66

When was the fall of Saigon

Answer 66

30 April 1975

Question 67

Fall of Saigon

Answer 67

Unified Vietnam under communism Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam End of war