Back in Nam
Cuba
World Leaders of the Vietnam War
Marvel Hero Alter Egos
100
Before WWII, Vietnam was part of this colony, named for its controller and two larger neighbors?
What is French Indochina?
100
John F. Kennedy inherited the plan to invade Cuba from this WWII general's administration.
Who is Eisenhower?
100
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
100
In the comics, Emma Frost of the X-Men married Iron Man, this billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist.
Who is Tony Stark?
200
This country failed to retake Vietnam from Ho Chi Minh after World War II.
Who is France?
200
This location was chosen as the landing site for the CIA invasion of Cuba due to its proximity to Havana.
What is the Bay of Pigs?
200
This president, the first to hold the office after FDR offered aid and advisors to the French in Vietnam.
Who is Truman?
200
This blind lawyer is the alter ego of one of Marvel's most iconic heroes. His series Daredevil: Born Again is conisdered one of the greatest comic runs ever printed.
Who is Matt Murdock?
300
This was the name given to Ho Chi Minh's resistance force against the French and Japanese.
What is the Vietminh?
300
In October of 1962, President Kennedy signed an executive order putting Cuba into one of these, during which no shipments from Russia were allowed in or out of the country.
What is a Quarantine?
300
This WWII legend increased American support for South Vietnam by sending more money and advisors during his two terms.
Who is Eisenhower?
300
She is the Invisible Woman, often considered to be the most powerful member of the Fantastic 4; and yes, I will take her maiden name or married name.
Who is Sue Storm/Richards?
400
Ho Chi Minh weaponized this type of psychological strategy to remind the people of Vietnam how they had suffered under colonial rule.
What is Agit-Prop?
400
This is the name given to the two weeks standoff between the United States and Soviet Union over the presence of Russian nukes in one of our Southern neighbors. The closest the world has ever come to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
400
Though his predecessors send aid to South Vietnam, this New Englander was the first president to put boots on the ground.
Who is JFK?
400
While Flash Thompson, Mac Gargan, and Mary Jane Watson have all had stints as Venom, he has always been the only perfect host for the alien superhero. (He is the best written Marvel character btw, sorry I don't make the rules)
Who is Eddie Brock?
500
This master of guerilla warfare was Ho Chi Minh's top general and was responsible for defeating the invading French Army.
Who is General Giap?
500
To try and prevent deterioration of relations with other Latin American countries, JFK created this union in which the U.S. and countries in North and South America were challenged to work together for the mutual benefit of each other.
What is the Alliance for Progress?
500
He was the capitalist leader of South Vietnam. Though he opposed Ho Chi Minh, his government would become increasingly unpopular due to rampant corruption and lack or regulation on businesses.
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
500
While Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, Kaine, and Ben Riley (man that's a lot of Spider-Mans) protect the streets of New York in present day, he stands alone against the evil Alchemax Corporation as the Spider-Man of the year 2099.
Who is Miguel O'Hara?