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End of Vietnam War Flashcards

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  1. Which president replaced LBJ in January, 1969?
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Richard Nixon

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  1. What was his policy of removing US troops and replacing them with South Vietnamese troops called?
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Vietnamisation

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  1. The South Vietnamese army had 82,000 soldiers in 1968. How big was it by 1970?
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1 million

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  1. What was the 1972 Viet Cong attack on the South called?
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The Spring Offensive

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  1. During Operation Linebacker 1 between May and October 1972, how many tonnes of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam?
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150,000 tons

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  1. In 1970 Nixon started SALT talks with the USSR to limit nuclear weapons. What does SALT stand for?
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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

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  1. Which two countries did Nixon visit in 1972 in a bid to put pressure of North Vietnam to end the war?
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USSR and China

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  1. Which country did the USA invade in March 1969, in Operation Menu, in an attempt to destroy Communist help for the VC?
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Cambodia

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  1. What was the name of the Communist group in this country under the leadership of Pol Pot?
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Khmer Rouge

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  1. What was the name given to the operation to invade Laos in February 1971 which ended in disaster and defeat for the South Vietnamese army?
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Operation Lam Son 719

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  1. What John Lennon song was adopted by the peace movement in 1969?
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Give peace a chance

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  1. What percentage of TV reports showed dead or wounded people?
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25 percent

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  1. How many people watched the shocking images of the execution of a VC soldier live on US TV?
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20 million

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  1. What was Ronald Haeberle famous for?
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Photographing the dead at My Lai

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  1. Which famous boxer burnt his draft card?
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Muhammad Ali

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  1. How many students at Berkeley, Yale and Stanford Universities protested against the Vietnam war in 1968?
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40,000

17
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  1. After 4 student were killed at Kent State University, how many students went on strike?
A

4 million

18
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  1. Finish this chant.. Hey, Hey LBJ??.
A

How many kids did you kill today?

19
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  1. What was the name of shops opened for anti-war, ex-servicemen to get coffee and doughnuts?
A

GI coffeehouses

20
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  1. In 1970 there were 209 fraggings? What is fragging?
A

Killing your own officer

21
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  1. Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland and Fred Gardner were famous actors. What did they set up to protest against the war?
A

The FTA tour (Free the Army roadshow)

22
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  1. What did the VVAW stand for?
A

Vietnam Veterans Against the War

23
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  1. What was the name given to the investigations held in Detroit in December 1970 about US atrocities in Vietnam?
A

Winter Soldier Investigations

24
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  1. What was the name of the hearings set up in 1971 to try and find a way out of Vietnam?
A

Fulbright Hearings

25
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  1. What was the name of the VVAW ex-soldier who gave the most famous evidence at these hearings?
A

John Kerry

26
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  1. What was the name of the disabled ex-soldier who became a campaigner against war?
A

Ron Kovic

27
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  1. What was the name of the scandal which ended in Nixon’s resignation?
A

Watergate

28
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28.Where did peace talks start in May 1968 and lasted until January 1973?

A

Paris

29
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  1. Which two men had secret meetings for three years between 1969 and 1972?
A

Kissinger and Tho

30
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  1. Who was leader of South Vietnam, who was appalled by the Paris Peace Accords in 1973?
A

Thieu

31
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  1. Why couldn’t the USA keep up the promises made to protect South Vietnam at the Paris Peace Accords?
A

Stock market crash and world oil crisis meant less money for war.

32
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  1. Why did the North feel confident enough to break the Paris Accords and attack the South in 1975?
A

US Congress wouldn’t allow Ford to commit any more money to Vietnam.

33
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  1. What was the codename of the US evacuation of South Vietnam?
A

Operation Frequent Wind

34
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  1. On what date did the North defeat the South and reunite Vietnam?
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April 30th 1975

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