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When was Vietnam divided into North and South Vietnam?
1954
How many people were killed in the Vietnam War?
What did Ho Chi Minh accomplish? (Leader of the North Vietnam)
He led a long and ultimately successful campaign to make Vietnam independent.
What was the purpose of the Vietnam War?
The Vietnam War was fought to determine which political regime would gain control of the country and reunify it after the French occupation.
When was Jhon F. Kennedy elected president?
1960
Who was leading North Vietnam when the war started?
Ho Chi Minh
Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
What did Ngo Dinh Diem do? (Leader of the South Vietnam)
As president of South Vietnam (1955–63), Ngo Dinh Diem assumed dictatorial powers.
Why was the United States a part of the Vietnam War?
To spread communism throughout Southeast Asia.
Was the Vietnam War the longest war in American history?
Yes
Who was the commander of US troops from 1964-1968?
General William Westmoreland
Who was the commander of US troops from 1968-1973?
Creighton Abrams
What is Agent Orange?
Agent Orange is a mixture of herbicides used during the Vietnam War by the U.S. military to defoliate forests and clear other vegetation.
What was the Tet Offensive?
The major military assault on South Vietnam.
The United States
Where did the most fighting take place in Vietnam?
The Jungle
When did the peace talks begin?
1969
When was the Vietnam War?
1954-1975
When did Chemical Warfare start?
April 22, 1915
What event of the war caused many Americans to realize that, contrary to what they had been told, victory was not near?
Tet Offensive
How many U.S. soldiers were killed?
58,000
Was the Vietnam War technically a war?
Yes
Where was the Vietnam War fought?
Southeast Asia east of Thailand.
What year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
1963
A Buddhist monk set himself aflame in response to what?
South Vietnamese Pres. Ngo Dinh Diem’s religious repression