Vietnam War Quiz (It's Hard!)
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Who was the leader of South Vietnam until he was overthrown in a coup in 1963?
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Ho Chi Minh
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Bảo Đại
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Ngô Đình Diệm
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Nguyen Van Thieu
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What was the name of the controversial chemical defoliant used by American forces in Vietnam?
- Agent Orange
- Agent Smith
- Agent Red
- Agent Blue
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True or false: US President Dwight D. Eisenhower once claimed communist leader Ho Chi Minh would win a free election in Vietnam
- False
- True
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What did the Americans nickname the supposed secret headquarters of the Viet Cong?
- Jungle House
- Bamboo Pentagon
- Camp Communism
- Hidden Headquarters
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This infamous image of a Viet Cong prisoner being executed in Saigon took place during what major military offensive in 1968?
- Operation Rolling Thunder
- Ho Chi Minh Campaign
- Fall of Saigon
- Tet Offensive
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True or false: North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh once worked as a kitchen helper on a French steamship
- True
- False
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Who is this general who was in charge of the US war effort in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968?
- Norman Schwarzkopf
- William Westmoreland
- Martin Dempsey
- George McClellan
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Which US President said regarding the spread of communism: “You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly.”
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John F. Kennedy
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Harry Truman
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Richard Nixon
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Dwight Eisenhower
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True or false: The UK sent troops to fight in Vietnam
- True
- False
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When did South Vietnam fall to North Vietnam, ending the war?
- 1973
- 1975
- 1978
- 1979
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