Nixon's War (1969-1975)

Question 1

What was Vietnamisation

Answer 1

Nixon’s plan to train and fund the ARVN so they could take the over from the USA and all US troops could be withdrawn

Question 2

When was Vietnamisation announced

Answer 2

3rd November 1969

Question 3

How many helicopters did Nixon send the ARVN (vietnamisation)

Answer 3

600

Question 4

How much of S.Vietnam’s population had joined up in vietnamisation

Answer 4

half

Question 5

How many US troops were withdrawn from Vietnam in June 1969

Answer 5

25,000

Question 6

By The end of 1969, how many US troops had been withdrawn

Answer 6

60,000

Question 7

When did Nixon give permission for the bombing of Cambodia

Answer 7

March 1969

Question 8

When was the bombing of Cambodia uncovered by the US press

Answer 8

May 1969 - this led to a wave of anti-war protests

Question 9

Who did Nixon send to the Paris Peace Talks in 1969

Answer 9

Henry Cabot - the talks lasted all year but no agreement was made

Question 10

Who met with Le Duc Tho, North Vietnam’s chief negotiator, in secret but also let to achieving nothing

Answer 10

Henry Kissinger

Question 11

When did the ARVN attack N.Vietnamese troops in Laos

Answer 11

Feb 1971 - this attack was supported by US helicopters and bombs but they were beaten back

Question 12

When did the N.Vietnamese launch a major successful attack into S.Vietnam

Answer 12

March 1972

Question 13

When did USA and USSR begin to talk about how to limit nuclear weapons in order to make friends; which led to Nixon asking USSR to pressure on N.Vietnam to end the war

Answer 13

1970

Question 14

When did Nixon become the first US president to visit communist China; and then asked them to encourage N.Vietnam to end the war

Answer 14

Feb 1972

Question 15

When did Nixon say they have invaded Cambodia on TV

Answer 15

30th April 1970

Question 16

How many students were killed at Kent State University in May 1970 during a protest against the invasion of Cambodia

Answer 16

4

Question 17

At which other University were 2 students killed while protesting against the bombing of Cambodia

Answer 17

Jackson State

Question 18

What is the name given to the people who voted for Nixon in the 1972 election despite the anti-war protests

Answer 18

Silent Majority

Question 19

When was the Paris Peace Accord signed to end the war in Vietnam

Answer 19

Jan 1963

Question 20

When were the last US troops withdrawn from Vietnam

Answer 20

March 1973

Question 21

What happened after the US withdrew from Vietnam

Answer 21

-the US congress blocked funding to South Vietnam
-Nixon had to resign because of the Watergate scandal
-North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam - by 1975 they had taken Saigon and renamed it Ho Chi Minh city.

Question 22

How much money did USA spend on the war as a whole

Answer 22

$170 billon ($1 trillion today)

Question 23

How many US troops were killed in the war, and what the average age of the soldiers

Answer 23

58,000, which the average age of 23

Question 24

How many US troops were injured in the war

Answer 24

300,000 - many veterans were affected psychologically as well as physically

Question 25

How many civilian deaths and injuries were there in the war

Answer 25

estimated 2 million deaths, 5 million injured.

Question 26

How many Vietnamese soldiers were killed and injured in the war

Answer 26

1 million dead, 2 million injured

Question 27

How many refugees were displaced due to war

Answer 27

11 million

Question 28

How many children were the out of relationships between US soldiers and Vietnamese women

Answer 28

100,000

Question 29

how many infants were flown out of Vietnam to other countries in 1975, called operation babylift

Answer 29

3000 - the ones that remained were seen as different as the Vietnamese people