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1
Q

When was the Gulf of Tonkin, and what did the resolution entail?

A

It took place in early August 1964, and the resolution gave Johnson loads of power

2
Q

When did ‘Operation Barrel Roll’ start?

A

14th December 1964

3
Q

When did ‘Operation Rolling Thunder’ start?

A

7th February 1965

4
Q

When did the first US marines arrive in Vietnam?

A

3,500 marines arrived in Da Nang on 8th March 1965; by June there were 200,000+ in Vietnam

5
Q

How often did bombs fall in Vietnam?

A

A bomb fell every 5 minutes for 5 years

6
Q

What was the average age of a US soldier in Vietnam?

A

19

7
Q

When was Camp Holloway, and how many were killed?

A

1965, and 8

8
Q

When was the fight at La Drang, and how many were killed?

A

It took place in November 1965, 300 US were killed, Napalm was brought in and 3,561 out of 6,000 VC were killed

9
Q

How much did China and the USSR pay to Vietnam in assistance?

A

Together they payed over $2 billion between 1965 and 1968

10
Q

How many civilians did the VC kill?

A

Between 1966 and 1971 the VC killed about 27,000 civilians who opposed them

11
Q

How many soldiers did Hanoi supply every year under conscription?

A

100,000

12
Q

What equipment did the USSR supply the VC with?

A

8,000 anti-aircraft guns and 200 anti-aircraft missile sites

13
Q

How many Vietnamese worked on the Ho Chi Minh trail to keep it open?

A

Up to 40,000

14
Q

What percentage of American deaths were caused by booby traps?

A

11%

15
Q

How far did the tunnels around Saigon run for?

A

320km

16
Q

How many VC died in war?

A

Between 500,000 and 1 million

17
Q

How many US troops served in Vietnam?

A

Around 2.8 million- 2 million through conscription

18
Q

How long did most US soldiers serve for?

A

1 year

19
Q

How many US were treated in 1971?

A

5,000 for wounds and 20,000 for drug use

20
Q

How many cases of desertion were there?

A

Between 1966 and 1973 there were 503,000 cases of desertion

21
Q

What percentage of US died within their first 3 months in Vietnam?

A

43%

22
Q

What was fragging, and how many cases of it were there?

A

Fragging was the killing of officers by troops, and between 1970 and 1971 there were over 200 cases of it

23
Q

When was colour television available?

A

Mid 1960s

24
Q

How many US casualties were there yearly?

A

There were less than 2,000 US casualties in 1965 but there were 14,000 in 1968

25
Q

When was the Vietnam Veterans Against the War founded?

A

1967

26
Q

When did the anti-war movement start?

A
  1. Martin Luther King joined 200,000 marchers in New York
27
Q

When was the Tet Offensive?

A

January 1968

28
Q

What happened during the Tet Offensive?

A

80,000 VC attacked 100+ towns during the holiday of Tet, the American Embassy in Saigon was taken

29
Q

When was the My Lai massacre and how many were killed?

A

It took place on 16th March 1968, and 500 unarmed civilians were killed

30
Q

What was Operation Phoenix, and when was it set up?

A

It was set up in 1968 by the CIA and the aim was to identify and arrest at least 3,000 VC suspects each month. In total they arrested 28,000

31
Q

When did ‘Operation Rolling Thunder’ end?

A

It ended in October 1968, after 3.5 years

32
Q

Who took over from Johnson, and when?

A

Nixon took over on 20th January 1969

33
Q

What was Vietnamisation and when did it start?

A

It was the building up of the SVA, and it started in 1969

34
Q

How many draft dodgers were wanted in 1969?

A

34,000

35
Q

How many men avoided conscription?

A

250,000

36
Q

When did the USA start bombing Cambodia?

A

1970; there were 3,500+ bombing raids

37
Q

When did Secretary of State Kissinger and Le Duc meet?

A

1970

38
Q

When were 4 students shot at Kent State?

A

4th May 1970

39
Q

When did the US invade Laos?

A

February 1971; 15,000 enemy troops were killed

40
Q

How many US troops were there in Vietnam in 1972?

A

29,000

41
Q

When and where was the ceasefire signed?

A

The ceasefire was signed in January 1973 in Paris; war officially ended in 25th January and it took 3 months to withdraw all of the US troops

42
Q

How many protests did the Kent State shootings spark off?

A

400

43
Q

Who was the main general for the VC?

A

General Giap

44
Q

By 1968, how much was the USA spending on the war effort annually?

A

$20 billion

45
Q

How many soldiers did the VS lose during the Tet Offensive?

A

Between 10,000 and 45,000

46
Q

During the Tet Offensive, the VC assumed something would happen and it didn’t. What was it?

A

They thought that the people of South Vietnam would rise up with them (they didn’t)

47
Q

How long did it take the US soldiers to recover the taken towns after the Tet Offensive?

A

A month