How many troops were in Vietnam in December 1965?
200,000
100,000
250,000
When were there almost 20,000 advisers in Vietnam?
July 1964
March 1964
July 1963
When and where was the first anti-war protest and how many people took part?
1964, New York, 1000 Yale Students
1965, Washington, 5000 Students
what did the opinion polls of 1965 show?
80% Nation behind Johnson 70% feared domino theory 70% favoured sending US troops to stop South Vietnam falling
70% Nation behind Johnson 80% feared domino theory 80% favoured sending US troops to stop South Vietnam falling
everyone just wanted to party
Which two events triggered Johnson's escalation and Operation Rolling Thunder?
Battle of Ia Drang 1965
Christmas Eve Bar bombing by the Vietcong 1964
Phan Huy Quat government overthrown June 1965
Attack on American camp near Pleiku, killing 8, injuring 100 Feb 1965
Who opposed sending more troops in 1965
George Ball, Bobby Kennedy, Johsnon
Geroge Ball, Ambassador Taylor and the CIA
McNamara, General Westmoreland, General Curtis LeMay
How much of the Countryside did Thieu say the Vietcong controlled in 1965?
75%
9%
When was the Battle of Ia Drang and how long did it last?
November 1965, 34 days
August 1965, 1 week
November 1964, 30 days
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed on the 7th August 1964
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed on the 2nd August 1964
How many Amricans had dies in Vietnam by July 1964
200
58
420
Who set them-self on fire outside McNamara's Pentagon window
Ho Chi Minh
Norman Morrison
Norman Mailer
How Many Americans and PAVN died at the battle of Ia Drang
305 Americans, 6000 PAVN
200 Americans, 3610 PAVN
305 Americans, 3561 PAVN
350 Americans, 3651 PAVN
After the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Johnson's approval rating rose from 45% to 72%
After the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Johnson's approval rating fell from 72% to 45%
Who expressed doubts in May 1964 saying "I don't think we can fight them 10,000 miles from home"
Johnson
McNamara
Eugene McCarthy
Dean Rusk
George Ball
When did 25,000 protesters March on Washington?
April 1965
November 1964
January 1968
How many bombs were dropped on Vietnam daily between 1966 and 1968
800
700
1000
How many troops were in Vietnam in December 1966?
385,000
450,000
535,000
What percentage of the vote did Thieu get in 1966?
98.2%
37%
47%
0%
How many of the 2 million small unit Search And Destroy operations resulted in contact with the enemy?
<1%
50%
<10%
When did McNamara resign?
November 1967
November 1966
Why did African American soldiers show particular resentment to the war?
disproportionate black deaths: 13% men in Vietnam African American but 28% of combat troops.
African Americans felt cheated fighting for rights that they didn't have at home
They wanted more say in the war effort
They were all pacifists
When were draft cards publicly burned?
October 1967
June 1967
April 1967
How many arrests were made at the Washington Rally and how many National Gaurd troops were sent in?
65 arrests, 10,000
653 arrests, 2000
625 arrests, 17,000
How many Americans, Communists, ARVN and Civilians died in the January 1968 Tet Offensive?
3895, 58,373, 4954, 14,300
500, 50,766, 4954, 14,300
3895, 57,484, 4954, 1430
6105, 58,373, 3760, 14,900
When was the My Lai massacre and what was claimed to have happened?
March 17th, 128 civilians unfairly murdered
March 16th, 128 Vietcong killed
March 18th, 504 communists killed
In which battle did 10,000 communists and 500 Americans die?
Battle of Ap Bac
Battle of Ia Drang
Battle of Khe Sahn
Tet turned Clark Clifford, Dean Rusk and Richard Nixon against the war
In the weeks after tet, Johnson's approval rating fell...
...from 48% to 36%
...from 50%to 24%
....from 70% to 36%
How much was spent on the Great Society compared to the $120 billion spent on the war between 1965 and 1973?
$50 billion
$15.5 billion
$155 billion
Who did Nixon defeat to win the presidency in 1968?
Hubert Humprey
Bobby Kennedy
Why was Westmoreland moved to a desk job in 1968
Tet Offensive failure, American morale down, many lives lost
He was replacing McNamara
He had turned against the war
How far would guerrillas carry loads on the Ho Chi Minh trail
12 to 15 miles
4 miles
500 miles and 500 more
Who gave the Communists supply vehicles in 1964
China and The Soviet Union
America and South Korea
North Korea and China
What percentage of jungles were defoliated by Agent Orange?
20%
What was operation Phoenix?
Brutal interrogation of supposed Vietcong by American soldiers
Chemical warfare operation
Mass bombing campaigh
