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The imperialist power who

controlled the region where

Vietnam is now found until the

outbreak of WWII.

What is France?

The country who removed the French

from this region during WWII.

What is Japan?

The reason why the US will help the French

instead of the Vietnamese during their

fight.

What is the France not

joining NATO?

A war in which you attempt to wear your

enemy down to the point that they can no longer

fight.

What is a War of Attrition?

The French had trouble fighting the Vietnamese as a result of these

factors.

What is the Geography of Vietnam, guerrilla

warfare, and unwillingness to sacrifice

to the extent that the Vietnamese were?

This was the US bomber used to strike deep into the heart of North Vietnam.

What is the B-52 Stratofortress?

This Rifle was the main gun used by the US infantry in the Vietnam war and with minor modifications

is still in use today.

What is the M-16 Rifle?

This gun has been and still is a favorite of revolutionary forces.

What is the AK-47?

This helicopter was the workhorse of the

Vietnam War.

What is the Bell UH-1 Huey?

This type of trap was a favorite of the NVA and VC

because it was cheap to construct and the material

to build it was plentiful.

Who is a Punji Stick deadfall?

This Battle marked the turning point of the

Vietnam war for the US when we were surprised

by a daring NVA surprise attack.

What is the Tet Offensive?

This battle marked the end of the French presence in

Indo-China.

What is the Battle of Dien Bein Phu?

This battle appeared to be the perfect example of the

pointless battles fought during this war when the

objective was taken not once but three times.

What is Hamburger Hill?

The fighting at this US airbase lasted for nearly two months

and when the NVA left the US simply

abandoned the facility.

What is Khe Sanh?

This naval battle led to the open outbreak of

hostilities between the US and NV.

What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

This treaty ended the French War in

Indo-China and split Vietnam at the 16th parallel.

What is the Geneva Accords?

These are the four countries that

were created as a result of France

leaving Indo-China.

What is North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia?

The US officially ended our

participation in the Vietnam War

in this year.

What is 1973?

The US evacuation of our embassy in this city is one of the most compelling images

of the end of the war.

What is Saigon?

The name of the capital city of

South Vietnam today.

What is trick question, there is no SV so no capital but the city was renamed

from Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City?

I was the leader of the Vietminh against the Japanese in WWII, the

French during the Indo-China War, and the US

during the Vietnam War.

Who is Ho Chi Minh?

I was the leader of the US who will bring us out of the Vietnam War, also involved in a “small”

campaign scandal.

Who is President Richard Nixon?

I was assassinated after a coup okayed by President Kennedy took

place.

Who is Ngo Dinh Diem the leader of SV?

I was the leader of the US who escalated our involvement in

the Conflict.

Who is Lyndon Johnson?

My testimony in front of the Senate Foreign Relations committee was a

major sign of the US reluctance to

continue the war.

Who is Lt. John Kerry?

The revolutionary group led by Ho Chi Minh to throw off the

yoke of French oppression.

Who are the Vietminh?

South Vietnamese Communist Guerrilla forces who sought to

overthrow the government sponsored

by the US.

Who are the Vietcong?

US war policy under Nixon which sought to turn over the

fighting of the war to the citizens of the countries involved, it was a way to

extract US forces from the country.

What is Vietnamization?

The four countries that were created from what was previously

known as Indo-China.

What is North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia?

Charlie.

What is the nickname given to the Vietcong

by US servicemen?

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What is to protest Diem’s

treatment of the Buddhist

population of SV?

What is the Hard Hat, the symbol of the

Silent Majority?

What is a dove, the symbol of the anti-

war movement?

What is a Hawk the symbol of supporters of

the war effort?

What is the Kent State Massacre?

This defoliant was used

extensively in Vietnam.

What is Agent Orange?

What is Napalm?

This program was a way to determine who were VC by

combining everyone else into central

locations.

What is Strategic Hamlet

Program?

The US plan to locate the VC in the Jungles and then use artillery to destroy them.

What is a Search and Destroy

Mission?

Bombing program to

weaken the NVA ability to wage

war, it lasted the entire war.

What is Operation

Rolling Thunder?

A one year term in combat that was one of the reasons that the US suffered many

casualties

What is a tour?

Soldiers who were nearly done with their time in combat.

What is short?

12 months and 6 months.

What is the length of time that regular soldiers spent in

combat v. officers?

Fraction of soldiers who actually saw combat in

Vietnam.

What is 1/4?

This ran through parts of North

Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and

Cambodia.

What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

Kennedy’s promise was

fulfilled to the American people

in 1969.

What is the first man to the

moon?

The first two men on the Moon.

Who are Buzz Aldren and Neal

Armstrong?

Line spoken by Neal Armstrong upon his

first steps on the moon.

What is “One small step for

man, one giant leap for

mankind”?

The name of the mission.

What is Apollo 11?

Armstrong is from this city.

What is Wapakoneta?

The President who pardoned Nixon

when he left office, our only president to

never be elected.

Who is Gerald Ford?

The reason that Nixon will finally get caught, information which was brought

to light by an anonymous

informant with the code name Deep

Throat.

Who is Taped Oval Office

conversations?

Other than being a hotel the reason

that Watergate was important.

What is the location of the

attempted bugging of the

Democratic Party National Headquarters?

The term given to Nixon’s firing of many key staff over links to the scandal, these

men were used as sacrificial lambs to the prosecution.

What is the Saturday Night

Massacres?

The only two US presidents to be impeached.

Who are Andrew Johnson and

William Clinton?

All restrictions on fighting have been lifted, everyone is a

target.

What is a free fire zone?

The location of the worst attack on civilians by US

forces in Vietnam, used to portray US soldiers as

savages.

What is Mai Lai?

To protect themselves from the US air strikes the NVA and VC

did this.

What is dug extensive tunnels to protect their

men?

The year that South Vietnam finally fell to

North Vietnam.

What is 1975?

Why Vietnam is not considered a good war

like WWII.

What is possible essays for the

test?

WWII Movies

Questions and Answers will vary each period.