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1968, how many American soldiers died in Vietnam that year |
17,000 |
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MIA means |
Missing in Action |
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POW means |
Prisoners of War |
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In the city of Hue, the fighting went on for how many days |
33 |
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What did South Vietnamese forces find when they recaptured Hue from the North Vietnamese |
Mass graves for 2800 people |
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April 4, 1968, who was shot and killed |
MLK jr |
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What happen to JFK'S little brother, Bobby? |
He too was killed |
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How many women and children were killed by US troops in My Lai |
Between 350 to 500 |
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“crime of obedience,” means |
Obeying an order when you know it is wrong. Doing so now is a crime. |
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US president that invaded neighboring country of Vietnam (Cambodia) |
Richard Nixon |
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Americans were now killing each other over the Vietnam war. Where was the first time? |
Kent State University in Ohio |
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Vietnamization means |
that the United States would gradually pull American forces out of Vietnam |
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Did Vietnamization work? |
No |
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January 27, 1973, what happened |
an agreement was signed between the United States and North Vietnam |
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An agreement between North Vietnam and the USA promised |
Northern troops would leave the South. All US troops would leave as well, and all US prisoners of war would be set free. |
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Who won |
North Vietnam (the communist) |
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How many were arrested after the war who supported the USA and sent to reeducation camps |
1 to 2.5 million people |
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What was reeducation camps |
They were prisons where people did heavy labor and were given little amounts of food. |
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How many died in the reeducation camps |
165,000 American supporters |
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Were everybody happy with communism rule |
No |
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Whet were “boat people" |
People who used small boats to cross dangerous seas in search of a country that would take them in |
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By 2015 how many Vietnamese people came to the USA |
1.98 million refugees |
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Soldiers before the Vietnam war was seen as |
Heros |
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Soldiers returning from the Vietnam war were |
ignored or insulted and treated as if they were the enemy. |
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Many soldiers suffered because of |
Agent Orange effects Lost limbs Disfigure Drug addiction PTSD |
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What does PTSD stand for |
post-traumatic stress disorder |
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What is PTSD |
a sickness that starts after experiencing or seeing something very bad |
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What happened after the war to many veterans |
They became homeless |
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Who started the Vietnam memorial |
Jan Scruggs |
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The Vietnam memorial list |
Those who died in the war |
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How many names are on the wall |
58,318 |
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Most women who served in Vietnam were |
Nurses |
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“the ultimate sacrifice” to the country means... |
the men and women who lost their lives are honored |
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President Bill Clinton did what with Vietnam |
Open trade and peace |
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Vietnam is now |
Pro - American |
