Notable Names
What did Thich Quang Duc famously do?
He lit himself on fire.
The use of more than 91 million liters of ____ in Vietnam killed about 3.1 million hectares of diverse jungle life.
Agent Orange
Instead of counting acres of land controlled by each nation the military counted ______.
Bodies of the deceased.
Did President Kennedy escalate or deescalate American involvement in Vietnam significantly during his presidency?
Escalated
What does the MIA in POW MIA stand for?
"Missing in action"
The Vietnamese holiday on which the Battle of Saigon commenced.
Tet or the Lunar New Year
Members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of this university’s students after they attempted to protest the war.
Kent State
The U.S. military operation that consisted of dropping thousands of tons of explosives over large areas, hoping the Vietnamese would give in.
Operation Rolling Thunder
The Presidential party of Richard Nixon?
Republican
The bracelet often worn as a symbol of support.
(which bears the name and date a service member went missing)
What is POW/MIA bracelet
A fear that if one Southeast Asian nation fell to communism, others would also fall.
The Domino Theory
Where were two U.S. ships supposedly fired at, causing America to more officially go to war with Vietnam?
The Golf of Tonkin
What year did the war start?
A. 1949
B. 1975
C. 1959
C. 1959
Leader of North Vietnam when the war started?
Ho Chi Minh
what is the motto of POW/MIA?
"You are not forgotten"
The title for the South Vietnam communist guerilla group.
Viet Cong
On what terrain did most of the fighting take place in Vietnam?
The jungle or the rainforest
When did the war end?
A. 1976
B. 1975
C. 1974
D. 1973
B. 1975
President of the United States when troops were first sent to Vietnam?
President Lyndon Johnson
What color ribbon is displayed to show hope and support for POW/MIA?
A.Purple ribbon
B.Yellow ribbon
C.Red ribbon
D.Orange ribbon
The Yellow Ribbon
The fault of President Nixon, their official title is The History of U.S. Decision-Making in Vietnam. What is their more recognized name?
The Pentagon Papers
The American policy of helping the South Vietnamese create reinforced villages to fend off Viet-Con attacks is known as the______ ______ program?
The Strategic Hamlet Program
About how many US soldiers were missing in action soon after the Vietnam War? (within 200)
Approximately 2,646 soldiers.
who was the Leader of South Vietnam during the war until he was assassinated in 1963?
Ngo Dinh Diem
POW/MIA Recognition Day is commemorated in the United States on the third Friday of what month each year?
September 20th