Johnson described the Tonkin Gulf Resolution as .......
'Like grandma's nightshirt - it covered everything'
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What event began on the 31st January 1968?
Tet Offensive
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What was the word used to describe the replacement of American soldiers with ARVN troops?
Vietnamization
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What did French Colonel de Castries name the strongholds after in the battle of Dien Bien Phu?
Former mistresses
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Who was the US President at the start of the Indo-China Conflict (before in 1960)
Dwight Eisenhower
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Who said that..."Even if we should have to endure the hardest privations and the worst sufferings, let us be ready to make every sacrifice. We shall be victorious....
Ho Chi Minh
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How many days did the Battle of Dien Bien Phu last?
55 days
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What does WHAMO stand for?
Winning the hearts and minds of.. the people
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Approximately how many US soldiers were killed in Vietnam?
56,370 - 1154 MIA
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Who was the Commander of the United States forces in Vietnam from 1964-1968?
General Westmoreland
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What was the metaphor used to describe the conflict between America and the Viet Cong?
Elephant vs the flea
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What was significant about the 2nd September 1945?
Ho declared Vietnam as independent (overthrew the Japanese)
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What was the idea behind the 'Mad Man Theory'?
Nixon wanted the North Vietnam Government to believe he was a crazy 'red baiter' and would use nuclear warfare to end the war in Vietnam.
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How many more bombs were dropped on Vietnam compared to the whole of WWII
three times as many
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Who was the French Commander-in-chief during the battle of Dien Bien Phu?
Henri Navarre
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Who said 'I will not be the first president of the Unites States to lose a war!'
Richard Nixon
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What happened between the 2nd and 4th August 1964?
Tonkin Gulf Incident
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How was the Nixon Doctrine different to the Domino Theory?
It stated that it would provide equipment and aid to help fight communism but not manpower. Compared to allowing military intervention to stop the spread of Communism
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Who sang war song about the Vietnam conflict - 'Goodnight Saigon'
Billy Joel
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Who the US president at the end of the Vietnam War? (1975)
General Ford
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What is this quote referring to... 'if Mickey Mouse took power in Saigon, no one would have noticed'Who said I look at
South Vietnamese Government after Diem's assassination between 1963-1965
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What was the date of the battle of Long Tan
18th August 1966
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Where would you traditionally find a enunch?
In the imperial palace - Hue
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What was the name of the two American destroyed supposedly attacked in the Tonkin Gulf?