Battle of La Drang Valley
What happened on the morning of November 14th?
The 1st Cavalry landed at the Zone X-Ray at the base of the Chu Pong mountain.
Who was the South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
What year did the Vietnam war start?
1954
What was the main reason south Vietnam had to go to war?
North Vietnam was
communist and didn’t
support what south Vietnam did.
What trail was destroyed in Vietnam due to the war?
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
By the end of the first day, how many people was Calvery reduced to?
340 Men
Who was the South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam
William Westmoreland
What year did the Vietnam war end?
1975
Who joined to help south Vietnam fight the war?
The United States
What 2 major cities were bombed in the war?
Haiphong and Hanoi
Before the Battle of la Drang was over, how many Americans had been killed?
305 Americans
Who was the president for the U.S during the Vietnam conflict and sent 500 troops to help south Vietnam?
John F Kennedy
What day were 500 unarmed villagers killed by U.S. Army troops?
March 16th, 1968
What theory was one of the reasons the U.S joined the war?
The Domino theory
How many South Vietnamese soldiers died during the war?
Between 200,000 and 250,000