Vietnam War : Escalation

Question 1

Why was Ho Chi Minh so popular ?

Answer 1

Main hero in defeating the French

Question 2

How many French died at Dien Bien Phu ?

Answer 2

3,000

Question 3

What did the Geneva agreement establish ?

Answer 3

17th parallel - USA take the south until economy rebuilt, Ho Chi Minh take north : Free elections once rebuilt

Question 4

Why did America not want the free elections ?

Answer 4

Fear of communism, breaks the Truman doctrine

Question 5

Who was placed in charge of the south ?

Answer 5

Diem

Question 6

How much did the USA give Diem to stop communism ?

Answer 6

$1.6 billion - spent it on himself

Question 7

Why did the south become unpopular?

Answer 7

Diem hated Buddhists who were mostly peasants which made up most of the population

Question 8

When was the Hamlet relocation Programme introduced ?

Answer 8

1962 - JFK

Question 9

How many Hamlets were made due to the programme ?

Answer 9

3,000 housed 4 million peasants

Question 10

When was the gulf of Tonkin resolution passed ?

Answer 10

1965 - LBJ given the right to intervene

Question 11

How many deaths were caused by booby traps ?

Answer 11

11%

Question 12

How many deaths caused by small fire arms ?

Answer 12

51%

Question 13

How many VC troops were in the South ?

Answer 13

170,000

Question 14

How much did it cost to kill 1 VC with bombing ?

Answer 14

$400,000 : 1

Question 15

How much did the war cost per year ?

Answer 15

$20 Billion

Question 16

How many bombs were dropped during operation Rolling thunder ?

Answer 16

nearly 1 million Tonnes

Question 17

What was the aim of bombing ?

Answer 17

To force the north to negotiate