The Vietnam War - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which European country colonized Vietnam?	France	97%
What did the initials VC stand for?	Viet Cong	88%
What was the capital of North Vietnam?	Hanoi	81%
Who was the President of North Vietnam from 1945-1969?	Ho Chi Minh	80%
What was the capital of South Vietnam?	Saigon	76%
What American herbicide caused negative health consequences to those exposed?	Agent {Orange}	73%
What military strategy did American troops use to fight guerrillas?	{Search} and Destroy	72%
What country did the U.S. invade in 1970?	Cambodia	71%
What terrifying flammable gel did the U.S. drop on its enemies?	Napalm	71%
What was the preferred rifle of the Communist forces?	AK-47	69%
What communist group massacred millions of people in Cambodia?	Khmer {Rouge}	69%
Who was the leader of that group?	Pol Pot	65%
What theory said that if Vietnam became communist, other countries would fall as well?	{Domino} Theory	63%
What future U.S. Presidential nominee was tortured by the Vietnamese?	John McCain	54%
On what holiday did Communist forces launch a devastating offensive in 1968?	Tet	53%
What naval attack brought the U.S. into the war - but may have never happened?	Gulf of {Tonkin} Incident	48%
What is the Vietnam War known as in Vietnam?	Resistance War against {America}	43%
At what Ohio University were 4 protestors killed in 1970?	{Kent} State	41%
What infamous massacre involved U.S. troops killing civilians in 1968?	{My} {Lai} Massacre	32%
What ethnic group of hill people emigrated in large numbers to the U.S. after the war?	Hmong	24%

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