Conflict in Asia - Vietnam

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    • 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
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