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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 B52
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 M16 Rifle?
This gun has been and still is a
favorite of revolutionary
forces.
What is the AK47?
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 IndoChina.
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 IndoChina 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 IndoChina.
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?
This weapon was created
initially to allow the
United States military to
put landing zones in the
middle of dense jungle
quickly. It later became
a psychological weapon
as well that we used
until 2008.
What is the
Daisy Cutter?
What is a dove, the
symbol of the antiwar 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?
The reasons that
the French will
lose in the Battle
of Diem Bien
Phu.
What are mud
and mortars?
Makeup, illness,
TV, etc.
What are some
of the reasons
that
Nixon loses to
JFK?
Compare JFK to
Nixon
JFK and Nixon nearly
same age, same anticommunist
credentials, Nixon
more experienced,
JFK was a war hero
(PT 109)
Kennedy’s first test
in office, it was a
failure and was one
of the reasons that
he will not back
down in future
crisis.
What is the
Bay of Pigs
incident?
US and USSR on
the Brink of war,
event and reaon.
What is the
Cuban Missile
Crisis and
Nukes in Cuba
and Turkey,
standoff and
blockade?
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.