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44 Cards in this Set
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Where were the French defeated by the Vietminh? |
Dien Bien Phu |
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What year did the French lose all control of Vietnam? |
1954 |
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Which year was the Geneva Agreement? |
1954
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Where was Vietnam divided along? |
The 17th parallel
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Who was given control of South Vietnam in the Geneva Agreement? |
Bo Dal
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Who replaced Bo Dal? |
Diem
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When was the VC formed? |
1960
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What year did JFK send "advisors" to Vietnam? |
1962 |
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How many "advisors" did JFK send?
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16,000
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In what year was JFK assassinated, resulting in LBJ taking over?
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1963 |
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In what year did the Gulf of Tonkin incident occur? |
1964
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Which US boats were allegedly attacked by North Vietman boats in the Gulf of Tonkin? |
USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy
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In what year did the VC attack an American base in Pleiku? What did this result in? |
1965, it resulted in Operation Rolling Thunder
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What bombers did the US use during Operation Rolling Thunder? |
B-52 Bombers
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In 1965, how many troops were in Vietnam? |
220,000
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At what temperature did Napalm burn? |
800℃
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How long was the Vietcong's tunnel system? |
Over 250km
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How long and wide was the Ho Chi Minh Trail? |
600+ miles long and in some places 50+ miles wide
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How many US troops were there in Vietnam in 1966? |
385,000
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When did the anti-war movement begin to take off? |
1967
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On what date was the Tet Offensive? |
30th January 1968
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How many troops were launched by the communist forces during the Tet Offensive?
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80,000
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Which influential journalist spoke negatively of the Vietnam War?
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Walter Kronkite |
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What did an influential journalist call the Vietnam War?
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Unwinnable
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How many troops were in Vietnam in 1968? |
535,000
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On what date was the My Lai Massacre?
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16th Marth 1968
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What unit committed the My Lai Massacre
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Charlie Company
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Where was My Lai?
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Son My |
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Who led the My Lai Massacre? |
Lt William Calley
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How many were killed in the My Lai Massacre? |
400+
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In which year did Vietnamisation begin? |
1969
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How many troops had left Vietnam by 1971, leaving how many? |
400,000 had left, leaving 150,000
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What slogan was the target for US adminstration when ending the war? |
"Peace with honour"
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When did the extension of the war to Cambodia take place? |
April - July 1970
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How many bombing raids were conducted in the extension of the war to Cambodia? |
Over 3500 |
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When was the extension of the war of Laos? |
February 1971 |
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Which newspaper published the Pentagon papers? |
New York Times
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In what year was Operation Linebacker? |
1972
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In what year did Nixon resign? |
1973 |
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Who signed the ceasefire? |
Kissinger (US National Security Adviser) and Le Duc Tho (NV) |
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By when had all US troops left Vietnam? |
April 1973 |
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When did Congress pass the Foreign Assistance Act?
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December 1974
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When did Saigon fall to the Communists? |
April 30th, 1975
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Which two other major cities also fell? |
Hue and Danang |
