Show:
The
Vietnam
War
Jeopardy
Game
100

This country was the Colonial power that controlled Indochina from the 1800's-1954 (excluding the years of WWII)

France

100

This country controlled Indochina during WWII

Japan

100
Where did the war take place?
In Vietnam
100

French Indo China consisted of these three modern countries

Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

100

When did the Vietnam war officially end?

1975

200
Who was leading North Vietnam when the war started?
Ho Chi Minh
200
Who was the leader of South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
200
Why did Ho Chi Minh invade South Vietnam?
He wanted to unite Vietnam uder communist rule
200

The Viet Cong consisted of 2 types of Vietnamese people. Name one of the two types of people that joined the Viet Cong Forces

-Communists in South Vietnam

-Southern Vietnamese  who citizens who were opposed to Diem's rule

200

What was the name of the main route used by the North to get supplies, ammunition, and troops into Vietnam?

Ho Chi Minh Trail

300

This was Nixon's plan to hand responsibility for the Vietnam war to South Vietnam

Vietnamization

300

What was Diem known for as a leader of South Vietnam?

corruption, self-serving leadership, his inability to connect with the South Vietnamese
300

The peace talks took place in this city

Paris

300
Who was the President of the United States when troops were first sent to Vietnam?
Lyndon Johnson
300
Who was elected president towards the middle of US involvement in the war?
Richard Nixon
400
Where did most fighting take place in Vietnam?
the jungle
400

This substance was meant to kill vegetation during Operation Ranch Hand

Agent Orange

400

What was President Nixon's secret plan to end the Vietnam War?

Vietnamization

400

What type of warfare did the Vietnamese engage in with the United States?

Guerilla Warfare

400
Why did Congress decide to let troops go to Vietnam?
North Vietnameese troops fired at two US ships
500

This president decided not to run for re-election in 1968

Lyndon Johnson

500
After Operation Rolling Thunder, what did the Viet Cong do to avoid US Air Strickes?

Move into complex tunnel systems

500

This incident is what led to an escalation in US Troop presence in Vietnam

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

500

North and South Vietnam were separated at this paralell

The 17th

500

This incident involved a massacre of innocent Vietamese civilians by US Troops who were on a Search and Destroy Mission

My Lai Massacre