Tet Offensive & My Lai Massacre

Question 1

When was the Tet Offensive

Answer 1

January 1968

Question 2

When was the war going well?

Answer 2

1965-1967

Question 3

When was us confidence shattered?

Answer 3

January 1968 tet offensive

Question 4

How many cities did the vc attack during the Tet Offensive?

Answer 4

Over 100

Question 5

What did one vc commando unit try to capture during the Tet offensive?

Answer 5

The US embassy in Saigon

Question 6

How many vc fighters tied down a much larger us force in Saigon during the Tet Offensive?

Answer 6

4500

Question 7

How many vc soldiers were lost in Tet Offensive?

Answer 7

10,000

Question 8

How many US troops were in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive?

Answer 8

500,000

Question 9

How much a year was US spending on the war?

Answer 9

$20 billion a year

Question 10

what ancient city was destroyed in Tet Offensive?

Answer 10

Hue

Question 11

What CBS journalist asked “what the hell is going on I thought we were winning the war”

Answer 11

Walter Cronkite

Question 12

When did a peace conference begin in Paris?

Answer 12

March 1968

Question 13

When was the My Lai Massacre?

Answer 13

March 1968

Question 14

Where did the Charlie company start a search and destroy mission in March 1968?

Answer 14

Quang ngai

Question 15

How many VC fighters were the Charlie company told they would find in Quang Ngai?

Answer 15

200

Question 16

How many civilians were killed in My Lai?

Answer 16

300-400 in 4 hours

Question 17

How many weapons were recovered?

Answer 17

3

Question 18

Who did the commanding officers report say had been killed?

Answer 18

20 non combatants the rest VC

Question 19

How long was it after the My Lai Masscare that a letter arrived at the offices of 30 politicians in Washington??

Answer 19

12 months

Question 20

Who wrote a letter about the My Lai Massacre to the government?

Answer 20

Ronald Ridenhour

Question 21

What did some soldiers call My Lai?

Answer 21

Pinkville

Question 22

What magazine published photos of the massacre taken by an official army officer?

Answer 22

Life magazine

Question 23

What investigation was triggered after the publishing of photos in life magazine?

Answer 23

The trial for the mass murder of Lieutenant William Calley

Question 24

How many people was Calley charged with murdering?

Answer 24

109 in September 1969

Question 25

In March 1971, how many civilians was Calley found guilty of murdering?

Answer 25

22

Question 26

What was Calley sentenced to?

Answer 26

20 years hard labour

Question 27

When was Calley released?

Answer 27

November 1974- after 3 years

Question 28

How many politicians and military leaders did Ronald Ridenhower send letters to?

Answer 28

30

Question 29

Who ordered an immediate enquiry after receiving a letter from Ronald Ridenhour?

Answer 29

General Westmoreland

Question 30

Why were local villagers unlikely to be in My Lai?

Answer 30

It was a Saturday and they would be away at market

Question 31

When did US troops land?

Answer 31

7:30am

Question 32

What did the US troops do immediately after landing?

Answer 32

Firing at buildings

Hand grenades were thrown into houses and crops and livestock destroyed

Question 33

What happened to villagers that tried to run away?

Answer 33

Shot or stabbed