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1
Q

1.What group did Ho Chi Minh form to fight the Japanese and then the French?

A

Viet Minh

2
Q
  1. How much money did the US provide to France to fight against the communists?
A

$500 million per year

3
Q
  1. What was the name of the battle lost by the French in 1954?
A

Dien Bien Phu

4
Q
  1. What agreement was signed in 1954 which split Vietnam in half along the 17th parallel?
A

The Geneva Agreement

5
Q
  1. Who was put in place to rule the Republic of South Vietnam?
A

Diem

6
Q
  1. What three reasons were there for why he was disliked?
A

Harsh to peasants, treated Buddhists badly and corrupt.

7
Q
  1. Which 66 year old monk burnt himself to death in protest?
A

Thich Quang Duc

8
Q
  1. How much money did the USA give the corrupt Republic of South Vietnam in the 1950s?
A

$1.6 billion

9
Q
  1. What organisation was set up in 1960 to fight against the corrupt government of the south?
A

The National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (Viet Cong)

10
Q
  1. What did JFK introduce in 1962 aimed at keeping the peasants away from Communism?
A

The Strategic Hamlet Relocation Programme

11
Q
  1. How many non-military advisors were there in Vietnam by 1962 and 1964?
A

11,500 and 23,000

12
Q
  1. Where were US boats attacked by the Viet Cong in August 1964?
A

The Gulf of Tonkin

13
Q
  1. How many US marines arrived at Da Nang in March 1965?
A

3500

14
Q
  1. What was the name of the theory which thought that Vietnam becoming Communist might lead to other countries also falling to Communism?
A

Domino Theory

15
Q
  1. How many soldiers did the VC and NVA have by 1965?
A

170,000

16
Q
  1. What was the tactics called where the VC stayed close to US troops to reduce the impact of bombing?
A

Hanging on to American belts

17
Q
  1. What percentage of US casualties were caused by VC booby traps?
A

11 percent

18
Q
  1. How long were the tunnel complexes used by the VC?
A

240km

19
Q
  1. How many Vietnamese civilians provided supplies for the VC by using the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
A

40,000

20
Q
  1. What was the total amount of aid provided to the North Vietnamese by China and the USSR?
A

$2 billion

21
Q
  1. What was the name of the bombing campaign that started in February 1965?
A

Operation Rolling Thunder

22
Q
  1. How many US helicopters were destroyed?
A

5000

23
Q
  1. How much did it cost, according to Life Magazine, to kill one Viet Cong?
A

$400,000

24
Q
  1. How many tonnes of Napalm were dropped between 1965-73?
A

20,000

25
Q
  1. How many litres of Agent Orange were used during the war?
A

82 million litres

26
Q
  1. What percentage of US casualties were caused by booby traps?
A

11 percent

27
Q
  1. What were search and destroy missions informally known as?
A

Zippo raids

28
Q
  1. What was the name of the village which witnessed the massacre of 400 people in March 1968?
A

My Lai

29
Q
  1. Who was put in prison as a result of this massacre?
A

Lt Calley

30
Q
  1. How many people protested against the massacre, in Washington, in November 1969?
A

700,000

31
Q
  1. What was the name of the Viet Cong attack on 100 targets in January 1968?
A

Tet Offensive

32
Q
  1. How many Viet Cong died in this attack?
A

10,000

33
Q
  1. Which CBS journalist reported after this attack that “Vietnam is an unwinnable war”?
A

Walter Cronkite

34
Q
  1. How many Vietnamese civilians died in 1968 mainly as a result of bombing raids?
A

300,000