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Viet Nam: 1955-1970, Part III

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Viet Nam 19551970  Part III game quiz
"This is another in a series of quizzes about the American involvment in Viet Nam."

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1. Regular troops of the Vietnamese People's Liberation Army (VLPA) were professional soldiers called Chu Luc.
    True
    False


2. Which American battle group engaged the NVA at the Ia Drang Valley in October of 1965?
    3rd Cavalry Division
    7th Cavalry Division
    9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
    1st Cavalry Division


3. Which US carrier suffered a massive fire and numerous explosions off the coast of Viet Nam on 29 July, 1967?
    USS Defiance
    USS Constellation
    USS Forrestal
    USS Enterprise


4. Major General Bruno Hochmuth was commander of the 3rd Marine Division in Viet Nam in 1967. What happened to him on 14 November, 1967?
    He was shot by a VC sniper
    He was captured by the NVA
    He died in a helicopter accident
    He lost a leg at Khe Sanh


5. The siege of Khe Sanh lasted how many days ?
    59
    41
    65
    77


6. B-52 bombing in support of besieged Khe Sanh was called Operation:
    Michigan
    Niagara
    Victoria
    Red Harvest


7. When damage to the airstrip at Khe Sanh made landing C-130s impossible, resupply was conducted by using these aircraft.
    C-141s
    C-123s
    UH-1s
    C-97s


8. Although the Tet Offensive was suppressed in most of the country within 7-10 days, this city endured a battle of nearly one month before it was recaptured.
    Hue
    Kontum
    Da Nang
    Bien Hoa


9. Military Assistance Command, Viet Nam's headquarters was located where?
    Camh Ranh Bay
    Clark Air Base
    Bien Hoa Air Base
    Tan Son Nhut Air Base


10. The Tet Offensive began at 1:30 a.m. on:
    26 January 1968
    30 January 1969
    31 January 1968
    2 February 1968


11. What river bisects the city of Hue?
    Yellow
    Red
    Perfume
    Hue


12. Units from the ARVN and 101st Airborne assaulted Hill 937 or Ap Bia Mountain in May 0f 1969. After nine seperate assaults over a six day period the hill was finally captured. What was this hill called by the men who fought for it?
    Hamburger Hill
    The Devil's Ridge
    Pork Chop Hill
    Hell Mountain


13. Who took over as Commander MACV in March of 1968, replacing Westmoreland?
    Paul T. Shuey
    Creighton W. Abrams
    David C. Jones
    Earle G. Wheeler


14. In April of 1969 reports began to surface about a crime involving Charley Company, 11th Brigade, America l Division, the previous March. What was that incident?
    the rape of civilian women at Dalat
    My Lai Massacre
    the theft of over 100 M-16s at Nha Trang
    a drug smuggling ring led by US troops


15. Ho Chi Minh died in Hanoi in:
    May 1969
    September 1969
    September 1970
    May 1967

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