The Vietnam War

Question 1

Which event in 1968 is considered a turning point in the war?

Accepted Answer

The Tet Offensive

Question 2

What was the name of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos before 1954?

Accepted Answer

French Indochina

Question 3

Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Minh

Question 4

At which American university were four students killed by the National Guard during a protest?

Accepted Answer

Kent State

Question 5

Which President first sent American combat troops into Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Johnson

Question 6

Which of these American celebrities opposed the war in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

Why did the USA support South Vietnam against North Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

To prevent the spread of Communism

Question 8

What organisation fought to free Indochina from French colonial rule?

Accepted Answer

The Viet Minh

Question 9

Which of these was NOT an American response to guerrilla warfare?

Accepted Answer

Invading North Vietnam

Question 10

Which President began the process of getting America out of Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Nixon

Question 11

What did the People's Army of North Vietnam do once the USA was out of the war?

Accepted Answer

Invade South Vietnam

Question 12

In what year did the US Army pull out of Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

1973

Question 13

Which country occupied Indochina during World War 2?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 14

What did Nixon NOT do in order to help create an agreement to end the war?

Accepted Answer

Pull American soldiers out of Vietnam

Question 15

Which of these was NOT a guerrilla tactic used in the Vietnam war?

Accepted Answer

Human wave attack

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