GCSE Vietnam Knowledge Test Flashcards
What group did Ho Chi Minh form to fight the Japanese and then the French?
Viet Minh
How much money did the US provide to France to fight against the communists?
$500 million per year
What was the name of the battle lost by the French in 1954?
Dien Bien Phu
What agreement was signed in 1954 which split Vietnam in half along the 17th parallel?
The Geneva Agreement
Who was put in place to rule the Republic of South Vietnam?
Diem
What three reasons were there for why he was disliked?
Harsh to peasants, treated Buddhists badly and corrupt.
Which 66 year old monk burnt himself to death in protest?
Thich Quang Duc
How much money did the USA give the corrupt Republic of South Vietnam in the 1950s?
$1.6 billion
What organisation was set up in 1960 to fight against the corrupt government of the south?
The National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (Viet Cong)
What did JFK introduce in 1962 aiming at keeping the peasants away from Communism?
The Strategic Hamlet Relocation Programme
How many non-military advisors were there in Vietnam by 1962 and 1964?
11,500 and 23,000
Where were US boats attacked by the Viet Cong in August 1964?
The Gulf of Tonkin
How many US marines arrived at Da Nang in March 1965?
3500
What was the name of the theory which taught that Vietnam becoming Communist might lead to other countries also falling to Communism?
Domino Theory
How many soldiers did the VC and NVA have by 1965?
170,000
What was the tactics called where the VC stayed close to US troops to reduce the impact of bombing?
Hanging on to American belts
What percentage of US casualties were caused by VC booby traps?
11%
How long were the tunnel complexes used by the VC?
240km
How many Vietnamese civilians provided supplies for the VC by using the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
40,000
What was the total amount of aid provided to the North Vietnamese by China and the USSR?
$2 billion
What was the name of the bombing campaign that started in February 1965?
Operation Rolling Thunder
How many US helicopters were destroyed?
5000
How much did it cost, according to Life Magazine, to kill one Viet Cong?
$400,000
How many tonnes of Napalm were dropped between 1965-73?
20,000
How many litres of Agent Orange were used during the war?
82 million litres
What percentage of US casualties were caused by booby traps?
11%
What were search and destroy missions informally known as?
Zippo raids
What was the name of the village which witnessed the massacre of 400 people in March 1968?
My Lai
Who was put in prison as a result of this massacre?
Lt Calley
How many people protested against the massacre, in Washington, in November 1969?
700,000
What was the name of the Viet Cong attack on 100 targets in January 1968?
Tet Offensive
How many Viet Cong died in this attack?
10,000
Which CBS journalist reported after this attack that “Vietnam is an unwinnable war”?
Walter Cronkite
How many Vietnamese civilians died in 1968 mainly as a result of bombing raids?
300,000
Which president replaced LBJ in January, 1969?
Richard Nixon
What was his policy of removing US troops and replacing them with South Vietnamese troops called?
Vietnamisation
The South Vietnamese army had 82,000 soldiers in 1968. How big was it by 1970?
1 million
What was the 1972 Viet Cong attack on the South called?
The Spring Offensive
During Operation Linebacker 1 between May and October 1972, how many tonnes of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam?
150,000 tons
In 1970 Nixon started SALT talks with the USSR to limit nuclear weapons. What does SALT stand for?
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Which two countries did Nixon visit in 1972 in a bid to put pressure of North Vietnam to end the war?
USSR and China
Which country did the USA invade in March 1969, in Operation Menu, in an attempt to destroy Communist help for the VC?
Cambodia
What was the name of the Communist group in this country under the leadership of Pol Pot?
Khmer Rouge
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?
Operation Lam Son 719
What John Lennon song was adopted by the peace movement in 1969?
Give peace a chance
What percentage of TV reports showed dead or wounded people?
25%
How many people watched the shocking images of the execution of a VC soldier live on US TV?
20 million
What was Ronald Haeberle famous for?
Photgraphing the dead at My Lai
Which famous boxer burnt his draft card?
Muhammad Ali
How many students at Berkeley, Yale and Stanford Universities protested against the Vietnam war in 1968?
40,000
After 4 student were killed at Kent State University, how many students went on strike?
4 million
Finish this chant.. Hey, Hey LBJ…….
How many kids did you kill today?
What was the name of shops opened for anti-war, ex-servicemen to get coffee and doughnuts?
GI coffeehouses
In 1970 there were 209 fraggings? What is fragging?
Killing your own officer
Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland and Fred Gardner were famous actors. What did they set up to protest against the war?
The FTA tour (Free the Army roadshow)
What did the VVAW stand for?
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
What was the name given to the investigations held in Detroit in December 1970 about US atrocities in Vietnam?
Winter Soldier Investigations
What was the name of the hearings set up in 1971 to try and find a way out of Vietnam?
Fulbright Hearings
What was the name of the VVAW ex-soldier who gave the most famous evidence at these hearings?
John Kerry
What was the name of the disabled ex-soldier who became a campaigner against war?
Ron Kovic
What was the name of the scandal which ended in Nixon’s resignation?
Watergate
Where did peace talks start in May 1968 and lasted until January 1973?
Paris
Which two men had secret meetings for three years between 1969 and 1972?
Kissinger and Tho
Who was leader of South Vietnam, who was appalled by the Paris Peace Accords in 1973?
Thieu
Why couldn’t the USA keep up the promises made to protect South Vietnam at the Paris Peace Accords?
Stock market crash and world oil crisis meant less money for war.
Why did the North feel confident enough to break the Paris Accords and attack the South in 1975?
US Congress wouldn’t allow Ford to commit any more money to Vietnam.
What was the codename of the US evacuation of South Vietnam?
Operation Frequent Wind
On what date did the North defeat the South and reunite Vietnam?
April 30th 1975
