Conflict in Asia - Vietnam

• What group did Ho Chi Minh form to fight the Japanese and then the French

  The Viet Minh
• how much money did the US provide to France to fight against the communists

  500 million per year
• What was the name of the battle lost by the French in 1954

  Dien Bien Phu
• what agreement was signed in 1954 that split Vietnam in half

  Geneva agreement
• where was Vietnam split

  along the 17th parallel
• who was put in place to rule the republic of south Vietnam

  Diem
• why was diem (leader of south Vietnam) disliked

  harsh to peasants, treated buddhists badly and corrupt
• which 66 year old monk set himself on fire in the street in protest

  Thich Quang Duc
• how much money did the USA give the corrupt republic of south Vietnam in the 1950s

  1.6 billion
• what organisation was set ip in 1960 to fight against the corrupt government of the south 


  The national front for the liberation of south Vietnam AKA Viet Cong
• what did JFK introduce in 1962 aimed at keeping the peasants away from communism 


  strategic hamlet relocation programme
• how many non military advisors were In Vietnam by 1962 and 1964 


  11,500 and 23,000
• where were US boats attacked by the Viet Cong in August 1964


  Gulf of Tonkin
• how many US marines arrived at Da Nang in march 1965


  3500
• what is the domino theory

  the name of the theory which thought that Vietnam becoming communist would lead to other countries becoming communist
• how many soldiers did the VC and NVA have by 1965


  170,000
• what was the tactic called when the VC stayed close to US troops to reduce the impact of bombing

  hanging on to American belts
• what percentage of US casualties were caused by VC booby traps

  11
• how long were the tunnel complexes used by the VC

  240 KM
• how many Vietnamese civilians provided supplied for the VC by using the Ho Chi Minh trail

  40,000
• what was the total amount of aid provided to the North Vietnamese by China and the USSR

  2 billion
• name of the US bombing campaign that started in February 1965

  Operation rolling thunder
• how many US helicopters were destroyed

  5000
• how much did it cost, according to life magazine to kill one Viet Cong

  400,000
• how many tonnes of Nepalm were dropped between 1965 and 1973

  20,000
• how many litres of agent orange were used during the war

  82 million
• what were search and destroy missions informally known as 


  zippo raids
• what is the name of the village which witnessed the massacre of 400 people in march 1968


  My lai
• when did the my lai massacre take place

  march 1968
• who was put in prison as a result of my lai massacre

  Lt Calley
• How many people in Washington protested against the my lai massacre in November 1969


  700,000
• what was the name of the Viet Cong attack on 100 targets in January 1968


  Tet offensive
• How many Viet Cong died in the tet offensive

  10,000
• Which CBS journalist reported after the Tea offensive that "Vietnam is an unwinnable war"

  Walter Cronkite
• How many Vietnamese civilians died in 1968 as a result of bombing raids

  300,000
• Which president replaced Lyndon B. Johnson in January 1969

  Richard Nixon
• What was the name of Nixons policy of removing US troops and replacing them with south Vietnamese troops called

  Vietnamisation
• how big was the south Vietnamese army by 1970


  1 million (it only had 82,000 in 1968)
• what was the 1972 Viet Cong attack on the south Called 


  The spring Offensive
• During operation Linebacker 1 between May and October 1972, how many tonnes of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam


  150,000 tonnes