VietNam, The Jungle

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

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

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

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

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

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 Arc-Light Operation Linebacker 2 Operation Linebacker 1 Operation Rolling Thunder

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

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

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

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

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 Thieu General Giap General Ky General Ngo

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

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

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 Kissinger Agnew Clifford

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 once ... and young' 'We were combat soldiers' 'We were soldiers' 'Young Soldiers'