VietNam, The Jungle

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1. What happened on May 7,1954 at a place called Dien Bien Phu? French victory French defeat American defeat South Vietnamese victory

2. In March of 1965 the first large American combat units arrived at what South Vietnamese area? Danang Saigon Cam Ranh Bay Hue

3. What do the letters ARVN stand for? Army of the Republic of VietNam Army Vietnamese North American Relief for VietNam American Veterans of Nam

4. What do the letters NVA stand for? No Veterans Allowed North Vietnamese Army Never Again No Vietnamese Allowed

5. What was the primary infantry weapon used by the Communist forces? M-14 AK-47 M1 Garand Old Japanese WWII rifles

6. Who was the commander of the American forces in Vietnam from 1964-1968? Answer: (One Word(surname only))

7. Who are the Montagnards? Yard workers Indigenous Vietnamese NVA infiltrators French mercernaries

8. What was the name of the bombing campaign against North Vietnamese territory, carried out by the US Air Force and the US Navy between February 65' and October 68' ? Operation Rolling Thunder Operation Linebacker 1 Operation Arc-Light Operation Linebacker 2

9. What was the name of the US heavy bomber used in these Operations? B-29 B-1 B-52 B-2

10. What is a punji stick? ancient war club Asian candy bamboo stake Vietnamese bat

11. What area of South Vietnam had the largest most complex tunnel system used by the Viet Cong? Cu Chi Pleiku Dak To Quang Tri

12. What city was the ancient royal capital of Vietnam? Hue Danang Saigon Hanoi

13. What was the name of the major Communist offensive of 1968? Answer: (One Word)

14. Who was the commander-in-chief of the Communist forces? General Ngo General Thieu General Giap General Ky

15. What is the name of the route used by North Vietnam to infiltrate troops and supplies into the South? Freedom Trail The Trail Ho Chi Minh Trail Southern Trail

16. What was the name of the firebase near the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) which the Communists laid siege to in 1967-1968? Ia Drang Phu Bai Khe San Cam Lo

17. Whom did Clark Clifford replace as the US Secretary of Defense? Answer: (One Word surname only ,capitalize where necessary)

18. Along with North Vietnamese representative Le Duc Tho, who was the person that signed for the United States at the Paris Peace Accords? Nixon Clifford Agnew Kissinger

19. Who replaced General Westmoreland? General Kidd General Ky none of the above General Abrams

20. The movie 'We were soldiers' is based on what book? 'We were soldiers' 'We were soldiers once ... and young' 'We were combat soldiers' 'Young Soldiers'