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Who was leading NOrth Vietnam when the war started?
Who is: Ho Chi Minh
Who was the President of the United States when troops were first sent to Vietnam?
Who is: Lyndon Johnson?
Who was the Commander of U.S. troops from 1964-1968?
Who is: General William Westmoreland?
What was the TET Offensive?
What is:The offensive, launched during the Tet holiday (Vietnamese Lunar New Year), was a strategic gamble by North Vietnamese leaders to exploit a perceived weakness in the South Vietnamese government and military and to convince the US that the war was unwinnable, forcing them to negotiate or withdraw.
Wher did most of the fighting take place in Vietnam?
What is: The Jungle?
Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
Who is: Ngo Dinh Diem?
Who was elected president towards the middle of U.S. involvement in the war?
Who is: Richard Nixon?
Who was the commander of U.S. troops from 1968-1973?
Who is Creighton Abrams?
What were the Pentagon Papers?
What is: The Pentagon Papers were a top-secret, 47-volume Department of Defense study of US involvement in the Vietnam War from 1945 to 1967, commissioned by Robert McNamara and later leaked to the public by Daniel Ellsberg, revealing government deception and expansion of the war effort
How many South Vietnamese soldiers were killed?
What is: 230,000
Why did Ho Chi Minh invade South Vietnam?
What is: He wanted to unite Vietnam under communist rule?
Why did Congress decide to let troops go to Vietnam?
What is: NOrth VIetnameese troops fired at two U.S. ships?
How many U.S. troops were Killed, and how many were wounded?
What is: 58,119 Killed?
What is: 153,303 wounded?
How did coverage of the My Lai Massacre and the release of the Pentagon Papers reflect an ongoing credibility gap?
What is: Both events revealed ongoing withholding of information by military or government officials leading to mistrust by the American public.
How many North Vietnamese soldiers were killed?
What is 1,100,000
When did North Vietnam capture Saigon?
What is: April 30, 1975
When did the war Start, and Stop?
What is : 1959 start, and 1975 end?
What two prominent leaders were killed during the Vietname War?
Who is: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Who is. Robert F. Kennedy?
How did the invasion of Cambodia lead to the shootings at Kent State and the confrontation at Jackso State Universisty?
What is: The invasion sparked angry protest on many college campuses in protest of Nixon invading Cambodia?
How many U.S. soldiers were missing in action?
What is: 1,948?
When did the U.S. send troops to Vietnam?
What is: 1965?
When was Vietnam divided into North and South Vietnam?
What is: 1954?
When was a peace Accord signed in Paris?
What is January 27, 1974?
What did signing parties agree to in the Paris Peace Accords?
What is: The parties agreed to a cease-fire and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Vietnam. POW's would be exchanged, but NOrth Vietnamese troops would remain in South Vienam.
What did Vietnam name itself after it was divided?
What is: Socialist Republic of Vietnam?