Vietnamese War (Vocab Quiz)

Question 1

US sent their 1st ground troops to Vietnam (After claims of Viet attacks) :YEAR:

Answer 1

1965

Question 2

Turning point of Vietnam war, Tet offensive attack (South Vietnam), Anti-war movement, Richard Nixon :YEAR:

Answer 2

1968

Question 3

All of Vietnam became united and communist, war ends :YEAR:

Answer 3

1975

Question 4

FInal US troops left South Vietnam :YEAR:

Answer 4

1973

Question 5

Sent Military aid/advisors to Vietnam, supported war efforts, 1955-1960 :PERSON:

Answer 5

Dwight Eisenhower

Question 6

Made the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution :PERSON:

Answer 6

Lyndon B Johnson

Question 7

Elected in 1968, began to send US troops home in 1970, stepped up bombing and raids into Laos and Cambodia :PERSON:

Answer 7

Richard Nixon

Question 8

1960-1963, secretly began sending small troops of US forces to Vietnam :PERSON:

Answer 8

John F Kennedy

Question 9

1953-1954, Site of a French base in Northwest Vietnam, surrounded by rebels :PLACE:

Answer 9

Dien Bein Phu

Question 10

Elected for Vietnam “unification” election,US supported, SOUTH VIETNAM didn’t take part in election / loss :PERSON:

Answer 10

Ngo Dihn DIem

Question 11

Long time Vietnamese nationalist, led vietminh, North Vietnamese :PERSON:

Answer 11

Ho Chi Minh

Question 12

Chinese politician, communist, helped Vietcong and North :PERSON:

Answer 12

Mao Zedong

Question 13

Vietnamese gunboats attacked the US here, resolution ( stated that the US would respond to any armed attacks against them or Vietcong) :PLACE:

Answer 13

Gulf of Tonkin

Question 14

China VS South Vietnam, South trying to expell china :PLACE:

Answer 14

South China Sea

Question 15

Helped Vietcong (Country)

Answer 15

China

Question 16

Nixon sent secret bombings and raids here, interdependent (COUNTRY)

Answer 16

Cambodia

Question 17

US bombed here (1965, 1968, 1972) , current capital of Vietnam, battle of ________

Answer 17

Hanoi

Question 18

Provided economic and military aid to North Vietnam (Country)

Answer 18

North Korea

Question 19

Last major event of Vietnam war, accepted surrender

Answer 19

Saigon

Question 20

Peace agreement, made French leave northern area, made Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos independent

Answer 20

Geneva Accords

Question 21

Supporters of Minh, South (Group)

Answer 21

Vietcong

Question 22

Opposed South and the US, Minh (GROUP)

Answer 22

Vietminh

Question 23

Policy to keep communism where it already was and to prevent it from spreading

Answer 23

Containment

Question 24

Stated if 1 nation in area became communist, neighboring nations would too

Answer 24

domino theory

Question 25

North and Vietcong, launched attack on South, former peace holiday “denied”

Answer 25

Tet Offensive

Question 26

18-25 yo protesters, mostly supported government and war

Answer 26

establishment

Question 27

where North and South Korea splits and borders

Answer 27

38th parallel

Question 28

the temp split of Vietnam to North and South areas

Answer 28

17th paralell