The
Vietnam
War
Jeopardy
Game
100
When was Vietnam divided into north and south Vietnam?
1954
100
How many people were killed in the Vietnam war?
2.5 million
100
Where did the war take place?
In Vietnam
100
When did the war start?
1959
100
When did the war end?
1975
200
Who was leading North Vietnam when the war started?
Ho Chi Minh
200
Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
200
Why did Ho Chi Minh invade South Vietnam?
He wanted to unite Vietnam uder communist rule
200
When did the US send troops to Vietnam?
1965
200
When did North Vietnam capture Saigon?
April 30, 1975
300
Who was the commander of US troops from 1964-1968?
General William Westmoreland
300
Who was the commander of US troops from 1968-1973?
Creighton Abrams
300
When was a peace accord signed in Paris?
January 27, 1974
300
Who was the President of the United States when troops were first sent to Vietnam?
Lyndon Johnson
300
Who was elected president towards the middle of US involvement in the war?
Richard Nixon
400
Where did most fighting take place in Vietnam?
the jungle
400
When did peace talks begin?
January 25, 1969
400
When did Vietnam officialy become united under communist rule?
July 2, 1976
400
What did Vietnam name itself after it was divided?
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
400
Why did Congress decide to let troops go to Vietnam?
North Vietnameese troops fired at two US ships
500
How many US soldiers were killed?
58,119
500
How many US troops were wounded?
153,303
500
How many US soldiers were missing in action?
1,948
500
How many South Vietnamese soldiers were killed?
230,000
500
How many North Vietnamese soldiers were killed?
1,100,000
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