Vietnam War Dates and Statistics

Question 1

Which year did the French lose Vietnam to Japan

Answer 1

1940

Question 2

When did China become communist

Answer 2

1949

Question 3

How many dollars did the USA spend on the first indochina war

Answer 3

500 million per year

Question 4

Which year was Diem Bien Phu

Answer 4

1954

Question 5

How many French paratroopers were at Diem Bien Phu

Answer 5

15,000

Question 6

How many days did Diem Bien Phu last

Answer 6

57

Question 7

How many men did General Giap have at Diem Bien Phu

Answer 7

68,000 fighting and 20,000 providing support

Question 8

How many French casualties were there at Diem Bien Phu

Answer 8

9000 dead, 8000 wounded

Question 9

How many Vietnamese casualties were at Diem Bien Phu

Answer 9

8000 dead, 12000 wounded

Question 10

When was the Geneva Conference

Answer 10

1954

Question 11

When was South Vietnam founded

Answer 11

1955

Question 12

How many days were allowed for citizens to cross the DMZ

Answer 12

300

Question 13

How many people crossed the DMZ into South Vietnam

Answer 13

roughly 1 million

Question 14

How many people crossed the DMZ into North Vietnam

Answer 14

130,000

Question 15

When did the Vietminh terror campaign begin

Answer 15

1959

Question 16

How many officials were killed a year in the Vietminh terror campaign

Answer 16

4000

Question 17

When was the National Liberation Front set up to oppose Diem

Answer 17

1960

Question 18

How many Vietcong were there at the start of 1963

Answer 18

23,000

Question 19

How many Vietcong were there by mid 1964

Answer 19

170,000

Question 20

What does SEATO stand for

Answer 20

Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation

Question 21

When was SEATO formed

Answer 21

1955

Question 22

How many military personnel were sent to South Vietnam under Eisenhower

Answer 22

700 advisors

Question 23

How many American advisors were in South Vietnam by 1962

Answer 23

71,000

Question 24

How many American advisors were in South Vietnam in November 1963

Answer 24

16,000

Question 25

How many special forces troops did Kennedy send to Vietnam

Answer 25

500

Question 26

How many people did the Phoenix Program neutralise

Answer 26

81,740

Question 27

How many Viet Cong were killed in the Phoenix Program

Answer 27

26,369

Question 28

When was the first attack on the USS Maddox

Answer 28

2nd August 1964

Question 29

When was the second attack on the USS Maddox

Answer 29

4th August 1964

Question 30

How long was the Operation Rolling Thunder supposed to last

Answer 30

8 weeks

Question 31

When did Operation Rolling Thunder begin

Answer 31

March 1965

Question 32

When did Operation Rolling Thunder end

Answer 32

October 1968

Question 33

How much ordinance was dropped in Operation Rolling Thunder

Answer 33

643,000 tons

Question 34

How many aircraft were lost in Operation Rolling Thunder

Answer 34

900

Question 35

How much did Operation Rolling Thunder cost

Answer 35

over $900 million

Question 36

Which Year was My Lai

Answer 36

1968

Question 37

How much Napalm was dropped between 1963 and 1973

Answer 37

388,000 tons

Question 38

How much herbicide was sprayed between 1961 and 1971 in Operation Ranch Hand

Answer 38

20 million gallons

Question 39

What percentage of US injuries were caused by traps

Answer 39

20%

Question 40

How many US troops were killed in 1968

Answer 40

14,589

Question 41

How many draft dodgers were wanted by the end of 1969

Answer 41

34,000

Question 42

How many draft dodgers were there in total

Answer 42

over 250,000

Question 43

How many people went to anti-war demonstrations in autumn 1969

Answer 43

over 250,000

Question 44

When were four students shot dead at Kent State university

Answer 44

May 1970

Question 45

How many protests and strikes followed the Kent State killings

Answer 45

over 400

Question 46

What percentage of Americans supported the war in 1964

Answer 46

85%

Question 47

What percentage of Americans supported the war in 1970

Answer 47

50%

Question 48

What percentage of Americans were against the war in 1970

Answer 48

35%

Question 49

When did 200 hard-hat construction workers attack peaceful anti-war demonstrators

Answer 49

May 1970

Question 50

How many US soldiers had died in Vietnam by 1969

Answer 50

over 36,000

Question 51

How many US troops were in Vietnam in 1969

Answer 51

550,000

Question 52

How many troops did Nixon take out of Vietnam in summer 1969

Answer 52

60,000

Question 53

What was the date of the Tet offensive

Answer 53

31st January 1968

Question 54

How long was the US Embassy in Saigon captured

Answer 54

5 hours

Question 55

How many NVA and Vietcong troops fought in Saigon in the Tet offensive

Answer 55

4500

Question 56

How long were US and ARVN forces kept out of Saigon

Answer 56

2 days

Question 57

How many people were executed by the Vietcong in Hue during the Tet offensive

Answer 57

3000

Question 58

How many bodies were found and buried around Hue after the Tet offensive

Answer 58

2500

Question 59

How many soldiers did the NVA and Vietcong lose during the Tet offensive

Answer 59

most of their 4,500

Question 60

How many soldiers did the USA and ARVN lose during the Tet offensive

Answer 60

1,500

Question 61

How many US casualties were there in the Vietnam war in total

Answer 61

58,000

Question 62

How many litres of Agent Orange were sprayed over Vietnam in total

Answer 62

75 million

Question 63

How many people died as a result of US chemical weapons in Vietnam

Answer 63

400,000

Question 64

How many children have been born with defects as a result of US chemical weapons in Vietnam

Answer 64

500,000

Question 65

When was the US trade embargo with Vietnam lifted

Answer 65

1994