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When was Vietnam divided into South and North Vietnam?
1954
How many people were killed in the Vietnam war?
2.5 Million
Where did the war take place?
In Vietnam
When did the war start?
1955
When did the war end?
1975
Who was leading North Vietnam when the war started?
Ho Chi Minh
Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Why did Ho Chi Minh invade South Vietnam?
He wanted to unite Vietnam under the Communist rule.
When did the US send troops to Vietnam
July 1965
When did North Vietnam capture Saigon?
April 30th 1975
Who was the commander of the US troops from 1964-1968?
General William Westmoreland
Who was the commander of US troops from 1968-1973
Creighton Abrams
When was a peace accord signed in Paris?
January 27th 1974
Who was the President of the United States when troops were first sent to Vietnam?
Who was elected president towards the middle of the US involvement in the war?
Richard Nixon
Where did most fighting take place in Vietnam?
The jungle
When did peace talks begin?
January 25th 1969
When did Vietnam officially become united under Communist rule?
July 2nd 1976
What did Vietnam name itself after it was divided?
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Why did Congress decide to let troops go to Vietnam?
North Vietnamese troops fired at two US ships
How many US soldiers were killed?
58,119
How many US troops were wounded?
153,303
How many US soldiers were missing in action?
1,948
How many South Vietnamese soldiers were killed?
230,000
How many North Vietnamese soldiers were killed?
1,100,000