The Vietnam War: 1961-1989

Question 0

When were French troops sent to protect French missionary?

Answer 0

1857

Question 1

When did French Christian Missionaries arrive in Vietnam?

Answer 1

16th century

Question 2

When did the Vietnamese Emperor surrender and sign a peace treaty with France?

Answer 2

1868

Question 3

When did China sign an agreement accepting French control over Vietnam?

Answer 3

1885

Question 4

When did the French add Laos and Cambodia to their empire?

Answer 4

1893

Question 5

When did Japan invade Vietnam, causing the French to surrender?

Answer 5

September 1940

Question 6

When was Vietnam returned to the French, and the Vietminh beginning a war against the French?

Answer 6

1946

Question 7

When did the Vietminh defeat the French and in how many days?

Answer 7

1954

56 days

Question 8

When was a meeting of foreign ministers held in Geneva about Vietnam?

Answer 8

1954

Question 9

What parallel was Vietnam to be divided along?

Answer 9

The 17th parallel

Question 10

Who was to rule North Vietnam?

Answer 10

Ho Chi Minh

Question 11

Who was to rule South Vietnam?

Answer 11

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 12

When were elections to decide Vietnam to be held?

Answer 12

1956

Question 13

When was Diem elected for president?

Answer 13

1955

Question 14

In what year was the “denounce the communists” camping held to destroy anti- government groups?

Answer 14

1955

Question 15

In what year did Ho Chi Minh set up the Vietcong?

Answer 15

1960

Question 16

When was JFK elected president?

Answer 16

January 20, 1960

Question 17

Fill in the gaps of the following quote by JFK:
“pay any _____, bear any _____, meet any _____, support any _____, oppose any _____ to assure the _____ and success of _____ liberty.”

Answer 17

Price; burden; hardship; friend; foe; survival; liberty

Question 18

In what year did JFK send the South Vietnamese more money, and how many US military advisors?

Answer 18

1961; 100

Question 19

By 1963, how many US advisors were in Vietnam?

Answer 19

15,000

Question 20

When was Diem assassinated by the south Vietnamese generals?

Answer 20

November 1, 1963

Question 21

When was JFK assassinated?

Answer 21

November 22, 1963

Question 22

Who succeeded Kennedy in 1963?

Answer 22

Lyndon Johnson (LBJ)

Question 23

When was the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?

Answer 23

1964

Question 24

When was RFK assassinated?

Answer 24

1968

Question 25

When and what did Nixon announce he was seeking in Vietnam, and what was the consequence?

Answer 25

1969; seeking “peace with honour”; resulted in withdrawal of US troops

Question 26

In what year did massive protests occur when Nixon announced US troops had entered Cambodia?

Answer 26

1970

Question 27

In 1969, how many troops were in Vietnam?

Answer 27

484,330

Question 28

How many troops were in Vietnam by 1971

Answer 28

158,000

Question 29

When was the Tet Offensive?

Answer 29

January 1968

Question 30

When were the last of the US troops withdrawn from Vietnam?

Answer 30

March 1973

Question 31

By th end of 1973, how many troops did the south Vietnamese army have armed with US weaponry?

Answer 31

1,000,000

Question 32

When was Siagon surrounded by North Vietnamese troops?

Answer 32

Mid-1975

Question 33

Death Toll: 
\_\_\_\_\_ Vietcong soldiers;
\_\_\_\_\_ South Vietnamese troops;
\_\_\_\_\_ civilians;
\_\_\_\_\_US troops;
\_\_\_\_\_ Australian troops

Answer 33

900,0000+
223,000+
1,000,000+ 
58,000+ 
About 500