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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was President at the beginning of the Vietnam War?
100
1954
When did the Vietnam War start?
100
the Second Indochina War
What is another name for the Vietnam War?
100
23 years old
What was the average age of death during the war?
100
To prevent communism
Why did the U.S join the War?
200
Harry S. Truman
Who sent U.S troops to Vietnam to fight against communism?
200
1975
When did the Vietnam War end?
200
1954
What year did Vietnam split into two different parts?
200
$146 billion
What was the National debt raised by?
200
He did not want communism to spread throughout the world then America
Why did Dwight Eisenhower contribute to the Vietnam War?
300
58,200 people
How many Americans were killed?
300
Nearly 2/3 men
How many men serving in the war were volunteers?
300
C-Rations
What did the U.S soldiers eat?
300
South Vietnam
Which country tried to prevent communism?
300
the "Rolling Thunder"
In 1965 what was the first bombing called?
400
Nixon
Who withdrew American forces in 1973?
400
240 men
How many men were awarded the Metal of Honor during the war?
400
to prevent communism
Why did the U.S join the war?
400
Hanoi Hotel
What hotel were Americans tortured?
400
Australia & New Zealand
Who were close allies of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization(SEATO)
500
about 7,484 women
How many women served as nurses?
500
to seperate the North and the South from passing with weapons
Why was the DMZ established?
500
$165 billion
How much money did the U.S spend on the Vietnam War?
500
Vietcong
What were the South Vietnamese called?
500
Indonesia, Singalpore, Thailand ,Malaysia, & the Philippines
Who stayed free of communism after the war?