President Lyndon Johnson complained that North Vietnamese naval forces had attacked US forces at sea off the coast of Vietnam. He used this to justify escalating the war. Where did this alleged attack take place?
  • The Gulf of Tonkin
  • The Cochin Gulf
  • The Gulf of Annam
  • The Mouths of the Mekong
Which powerful American Democrat senator chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and was a constant critic of US policy in Vietnam?
  • Wayne Morse
  • Bobby Kennedy
  • George McGovern
  • Fulbright
Communist forces launched a strong offensive in South Vietnam in 1968 at the time of the Vietnamese New Year. What name is given to this attack?
  • Tet
  • Tan Son Nut
  • Da Nang
  • My Lai
Which historic Vietnamese city was almost totally destroyed in this campaign?
  • Saigon
  • Haiphong
  • Hanoi
  • Huế
Many Communist troops fighting in South Vietnam were organised in units that were part of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). However, others were guerrillas recruited in the South to fight for the National Liberation Front. What Vietnamese name was given to these latter forces?
  • Viet Minh
  • Viet Cong
  • ARVIN
  • Montagnards
The US army officer, Lieutenant Calley, was accused of war crimes against villagers in which South Vietnamese hamlet during 1968?
  • Dien Bien Phu
  • My Lai
  • Nam Tranh
  • Nguyen Giap
Which North Vietnamese minister shared the Nobel Peace Prize for his skilful negotiations with the Americans in Paris?
  • Chou En Lai
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Le Duc Tho
  • Nguyen Cao Ki
Which American, an advisor to President Nixon, shared this Nobel Peace Prize for his persistent and patient negotiating style?
  • Kissinger
  • Haig
  • McNamara
  • Humphrey
Which US general commanded US ground troops in Vietnam, and asked for another 500,000 men to bring total US troop numbers up to 1,000,000?
  • Schwarzkopf
  • Powell
  • Westmoreland
  • MacArthur
What term of abuse was used by US troops to refer to their Vietnamese adversaries?
  • Grunts
  • Krauts
  • Gooks
  • Chinks
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