War In Vietnam 1954-1975

Question 1

When was the treaty of Geneva created?

Answer 1

1954

Question 2

When was Vietnam declared an independent republic?

Answer 2

2 September 1945

Question 3

Who were the Vietminh?

Answer 3

Vietnamese freedom fighters

Question 4

What were the consequences of the Geneva conference?

Answer 4

• Indochina was divided into Laos, Cambodia, North Vietnam and South Vietnam
• Vietnam was divided along the 17th parallel

Question 5

When was the battle of Dien Bien Phu?

Answer 5

May 1954

Question 6

What was the consequence of Dien Bien Phu?

Answer 6

The French were defeated and Vietnam was no longer under its control

Question 7

Who were the ARVN?

Answer 7

South Vietnamese army

Question 8

Who ruled North Vietnam?

Answer 8

Ho Chi Minh

Question 9

Who ruled South Vietnam?

Answer 9

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 10

Why did the USA want to get involved in the Vietnam war?

Answer 10

Containment and Domino Theory

Question 11

When was the Gulf of Tonkin resolution created?

Answer 11

August 1964

Question 12

Why was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution created?

Answer 12

The US Maddox was shot by the North Vietnamese so Lyndon B. Johnson used that as an excuse to enter the war

Question 13

Why was Ngo Din Diem unpopular?

Answer 13

• He was Christian and didn’t allow the celebration of Buddha’s birthday in a mostly Buddhist country
• He was corrupt
• He gave important government positions to family

Question 14

What happened to a Ngo Din Diem as a result of being unpopular?

Answer 14

He was overthrown by Viet Cong troops in 1963, secretly supported by the USA

Question 15

When was the Tet Offensive launched?

Answer 15

31st January, 1968

Question 16

What happened during the Mai Lai massacre?

Answer 16

The four hamlets of the village of Son My were massacred in a search and destroy mission led by General Calley

Question 17

When did the Mai Lai massacre happen?

Answer 17

March 1968

Question 18

What were some of the USA’s tactics?

Answer 18

• Zippo Raids
• Search and Destroy
• Rolling Thunder
• Hearts and Minds
• Napalm and Agent Orange

Question 19

What was the NLF and what was its purpose?

Answer 19

The NLF was the National Liberation Front who’s purpose was the reunification of Vietnam

Question 20

When were the Viet Cong and Ho Chi Minh trail created?

Answer 20

1957

Question 21

When did the Paris peace talks begin?

Answer 21

May 1968

Question 22

When did the USA launch operation Linebacker?

Answer 22

May 1972

Question 23

When was the Socialist Republic of Vietnam created?

Answer 23

1976

Question 24

When was a ceasefire signed?

Answer 24

January 1973

Question 25

When did the Kent state university protests happen?

Answer 25

May 1970

Question 26

What happened during the Kent State university protest?

Answer 26

National guards opened fire and killed four people

Question 27

What was operation rolling thunder and when did it happen?

Answer 27

It was a massive bombing campaign against Vietnam beginning on the 13th February 1965

Question 28

What happened as a result of operation rolling thunder?

Answer 28

- Dropping 864 000 tonnes of bombs - 370 billion dollars worth of damage - 90 000 casualties - 922 planes lost

Question 29

When was operation rolling thunder called of by Johnson?

Answer 29

November 1968

Question 30

Why was search and destroy used?

Answer 30

Because success was measured in body count and the USA were trying to get rid of Viet Cong

Question 31

What were the Fullbright hearings of 1971?

Answer 31

Hearing about the Mai Lai Massacre. William Calley was convicted

Question 32

What was the death toll by the end of the war?

Answer 32

An estimated 2 million Vietnamese civilians, 1.1 million North Vietnamese soldiers, 200,000 South Vietnamese soldiers, and 58,000 U.S. soldiers were killed.

Question 33

How many bombs were dropped on Vietnam by the end of the war?

Answer 33

7 million tonnes

Question 34

What happened as a result of a Ngo Dinh Diem coming into power in 1955?

Answer 34

He cancelled the elections for the general rulership of Vietnam and renamed South Vietnam the Republic of Vietnam

Question 35

What were the NLF also called?

Answer 35

The Viet Cong

Question 36

What was the Tet Offensive?

Answer 36

An organised attack on nearly 30 major US targets and dozens of other cities in Saigon all at once

Question 37

What happened to the American public's opinion as a result of the Tet Offensive?

Answer 37

Support for the war in Vietnam plummeted because they were told they were winning the war but the Tet Offensive showed that the enemy was still powerful enough to attack

Question 38

What was vietnamisation?

Answer 38

The process of gradually withdrawing US troops and handing control over to the Vietnamese

Question 39

When did Saigon fall to the north Vietnamese?

Answer 39

April 30th, 1975

Question 40

What was containment?

Answer 40

The theory that the US could stop the spread of communism by deterring Soviet expansion at critical points

Question 41

Who led the Vietminh?

Answer 41

Ho Chi Minh